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Your anxiety could be a diet issue - Vox
🏥 health Vox 6 months ago

Your anxiety could be a diet issue - Vox

Poor nutrition could contribute to mental illness, but are supplements the answer?

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COVID or flu? Here's how to tell the difference - Yahoo Life UK
🏥 health Yahoo Entertainment 6 months ago

COVID or flu? Here's how to tell the difference - Yahoo Life UK

Flu, COVID and seasonal colds are all circulating this winter, and their symptoms can be surprisingly similar. Here’s how to tell them apart.

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DNA Study Reveals Carrier of World's Earliest-Known Plague - ScienceAlert
🏥 health ScienceAlert 6 months ago

DNA Study Reveals Carrier of World's Earliest-Known Plague - ScienceAlert

A plague that swept through Eurasia for 2,000 years – millennia before the Black Death of the Middle Ages – has only ever been detected in human remains, until now.

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We Asked a Doctor If Omega-3 Supplements Actually Support Heart Health - Verywell Health
🏥 health Verywellhealth.com 6 months ago

We Asked a Doctor If Omega-3 Supplements Actually Support Heart Health - Verywell Health

Omega-3 fatty acids are widely known to support heart health, but supplementing with them may not be as effective as getting them from food. Learn whether omega-3 supplements can help boost your heart health.

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The biggest mosquito-borne disease in the world has a cure. There’s just one problem - Vox
🏥 health Vox 6 months ago

The biggest mosquito-borne disease in the world has a cure. There’s just one problem - Vox

The virus is spreading globally, and mosnodenvir is the first drug to show antiviral activity in humans. But Johnson & Johnson halted development, leaving a health tool without a manufacturer.

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This vaccine adviser to RFK Jr. has some choice words for his critics - Politico
🏥 health Politico 6 months ago

This vaccine adviser to RFK Jr. has some choice words for his critics - Politico

MIT business professor Retsef Levi teaches about how health care decisions are made, but isn’t a doctor.

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My Husband Unleashed His Fantasy on Me Without My Permission. I Don’t Know if Our Marriage Can Survive This. - Slate
🏥 health Slate Magazine 6 months ago

My Husband Unleashed His Fantasy on Me Without My Permission. I Don’t Know if Our Marriage Can Survive This. - Slate

I'm not a urinal.

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Harvard gut discovery could change how we treat obesity and diabetes - ScienceDaily
🏥 health Science Daily 6 months ago

Harvard gut discovery could change how we treat obesity and diabetes - ScienceDaily

Scientists found that certain molecules made by gut bacteria travel to the liver and help control how the body uses energy. These molecules change depending on diet, genetics, and shifts in the microbiome. Some even improved insulin response in liver cells wh…

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Heart surgeon shares the four foods you should ‘absolutely avoid’ that will ‘actively poison’ your body - LADbible
🏥 health LADbible 6 months ago

Heart surgeon shares the four foods you should ‘absolutely avoid’ that will ‘actively poison’ your body - LADbible

Heart surgeon Dr Jeremy London has given advice around food and drinks you should be avoiding for your health

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A grad student’s wild idea triggers a major aging breakthrough - ScienceDaily
🏥 health Science Daily 6 months ago

A grad student’s wild idea triggers a major aging breakthrough - ScienceDaily

Senescent “zombie” cells are linked to aging and multiple diseases, but spotting them in living tissue has been notoriously difficult. Researchers at Mayo Clinic have now taken an inventive leap by using aptamers—tiny, shape-shifting DNA molecules—to selectiv…

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Atorvastatin recall may affect hundreds of thousands of patients – and reflects FDA’s troubles inspecting medicines manufactured overseas - Yahoo
🏥 health Yahoo Entertainment 6 months ago

Atorvastatin recall may affect hundreds of thousands of patients – and reflects FDA’s troubles inspecting medicines manufactured overseas - Yahoo

This recall affects America’s most prescribed drug. It’s the latest in a series of concerning manufacturing issues that have come to light over the past few ...

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25-year-old certified nutrition and health coach's go-to breakfast: 'It sets me up for success, it makes me feel good' - CNBC
🏥 health CNBC 6 months ago

25-year-old certified nutrition and health coach's go-to breakfast: 'It sets me up for success, it makes me feel good' - CNBC

Known as "Health with Hunter" on social media, this nutrition and health coach recommends this healthy breakfast to feel your best.

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Huge Study Finds Very Worrying Results for Medical Marijuana Patients - Futurism
🏥 health Futurism 6 months ago

Huge Study Finds Very Worrying Results for Medical Marijuana Patients - Futurism

Psychiatrists studied years of medical cannabis research and concluded that medical cannabis doesn't help patients on acute pain or insomnia.

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RFK Jr. has turned the CDC into ‘a zombie organization’ - thehill.com
🏥 health The Hill 6 months ago

RFK Jr. has turned the CDC into ‘a zombie organization’ - thehill.com

In less than a year, Kennedy, who has made baseless claims about the dangers posed by vaccines for decades, turned the CDC, once considered the global “gold standard” of public health agencies, into what Demetre Daskalakis, the former director of the National…

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UCSF doctors see more cases of this chronic disease in older adults. So they opened a new clinic - San Francisco Chronicle
🏥 health San Francisco Chronicle 6 months ago

UCSF doctors see more cases of this chronic disease in older adults. So they opened a new clinic - San Francisco Chronicle

UCSF’s IBD Longevity Clinic in San Francisco tailors care for patients 65+, uniting gastroenterology and geriatrics to address aging needs.

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I write about ultraprocessed foods, yet I still can’t tell you how to avoid them. Here’s why - CNN
🏥 health CNN 6 months ago

I write about ultraprocessed foods, yet I still can’t tell you how to avoid them. Here’s why - CNN

“Ultraprocessed” has become a bad word in our food supply, but regulators are struggling with how to define the term to help consumers. Here’s why that’s so hard to do.

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Doctor warns popular drink 'raises stroke risk by 300% and dementia by 290%' - The Mirror US
🏥 health Themirror.com 6 months ago

Doctor warns popular drink 'raises stroke risk by 300% and dementia by 290%' - The Mirror US

A doctor has warned that a popular drink could significantly increase your chances of developing stroke and dementia, with studies showing those who consume it daily face dramatically higher risks

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Comedy on 'prescription': Why performing stand-up is good for your health - BBC
🏥 health BBC News 6 months ago

Comedy on 'prescription': Why performing stand-up is good for your health - BBC

In the UK, new schemes to support mental health are introducing to people an unexpected skill: stand-up comedy.

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Dementia: How might cheese consumption affect risk? - Medical News Today
🏥 health Medical News Today 6 months ago

Dementia: How might cheese consumption affect risk? - Medical News Today

A study from Japan has found that people who regularly eat cheese may have a lower risk of dementia. However, there are some caveats to the findings.

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A yoga teacher says this is the simple three-move standing sequence she uses to improve posture and balance in older adults - Fit&Well
🏥 health Fitandwell.com 6 months ago

A yoga teacher says this is the simple three-move standing sequence she uses to improve posture and balance in older adults - Fit&Well

These standing poses are also great if you have sore knees

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