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Air Pollution and Brain Health
Air pollution may up the risk of dementia.
19 Sep
E-cigarettes and Pot
Teens are loading more than nicotine into e-cigarettes.
18 Sep
Three New Studies On Aspirin Therapy
Do the risks of daily aspirin therapy outweigh the benefits?
Dennis Thompson September 20, 2018
Opioid Overdose Crisis May Have Begun Decades Ago
THURSDAY, Sept. 20, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- The opioid epidemic has been front-page news for a few years now, with rising overdose deaths driving an overall decrease in Americans' average life expectancy.
But a new study suggests that the opioid epidemic is, in fact, nothing new.
Death rates from drug overdoses in the United... Full Page
Steven Reinberg September 20, 2018
Your Puppy Can Make You Very Sick: CDC
THURSDAY, Sept. 20, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Puppies can be cute and cuddly, but they also carry germs that might make you very sick, a new government report warns.
An outbreak of antibiotic-resistant Campylobacter infections in 2017 and 2018 that sickened 118 people in 18 states was traced to pet store puppies, according to t... Full Page
Mary Elizabeth Dallas September 20, 2018
Heart Defects, Sleep Apnea a Deadly Mix for Infants
THURSDAY, Sept. 20, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Infants who are born with heart defects are four times more likely to die in the hospital if they also have sleep apnea, new research indicates.
Scientists at the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson found this potentially deadly combination is also linked to longer and more c... Full Page
E.J. Mundell September 20, 2018
U.S. Alzheimer's Cases to Nearly Triple by 2060
THURSDAY, Sept. 20, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- By 2060, almost 14 million Americans will suffer from Alzheimer's disease, a number that's nearly three times as high as today, a new report projects.
"This study shows that as the U.S. population increases, the number of people affected by Alzheimer's disease and related dementias will rise... Full Page
Steven Reinberg September 20, 2018
Mediterranean Diet May Cut Stroke Risk for Women, But Not Men
THURSDAY, Sept. 20, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- The Mediterranean diet may do more than help you reach and maintain a healthy weight: New research suggests that women who follow it also lower their stroke risk.
But men did not reap the same benefit from the diet, which concentrates on fish, fruits, nuts, vegetables and beans, and avoids... Full Page
Amy Norton September 20, 2018
We All Carry a Personal Cloud of Germs, Chemicals
THURSDAY, Sept. 20, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- You might feel squeaky clean after that morning shower, but you carry an invisible cloud of bacteria, viruses, fungi and chemicals every day.
That's one of the lessons from the first study to take a deep dive into the human "exposome" -- the collection of microbes, plant particles and chemic... Full Page
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