Life’s Simple 7: Making these lifestyle changes reduces chronic disease, even if you have a genetic risk
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More than 14M children globally have not received a dose of any vaccine: WHO
More than 14 million children around the world have not received a single dose of any vaccine, according to new...
Four people dead in Florida from flesh-eating bacteria found in coastal waters
A type of flesh-eating bacteria has killed four people in Florida so far this year. The state’s health department confirmed the deaths...
A person in the US has died from the plague. Here’s what you should know
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Nerve pain drug gabapentin linked to increased dementia, cognitive impairment risks
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Receiving six or more prescriptions of the drug gabapentin for low back pain is associated with...
Antidepressant Withdrawal Is a Major Public Health Issue, Experts Warn : ScienceAlert
A new review of antidepressant withdrawal effects – written by academics, many of whom have close ties to drug manufacturers...
Nearly a third of U.S. teens have prediabetes, CDC says
About 1 in 3 young people who are 12 to 17 years old have prediabetes, new national data show, putting...
8-year-old with rare, fatal disease shows dramatic improvement on experimental treatment
The 8-year-old boy declined rapidly over only a few months. In August 2023, he was running and playing soccer, but...
What is new ‘Stratus’ Covid strain? Symptoms to look out for as UK cases grow
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