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Scientists May Have Actually Found the Cure for the Common Cold

Here’s some good news as we head into cold and flu season: Scientists may have found the cure for the common cold. “Our grandmas have always been asking us, ‘If you’re so smart, why haven’t you come up with a cure for the common cold?” one of the study’s co-authors, Jan Carette, PhD, associate professor of microbiology and immunology at Stanford University School of Medicine, said in a statement. No offense to Grandma, […]

todaySeptember 25, 2019

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Jillian Michaels Says Switch Healthy Lifestyle got Her PCOS Under Control

Health and fitness expert Jillian Michaels is opening up about struggling with the hormonal disorder PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome) as a teenager. Michaels learned she had PCOS at 15 years old in an “incredibly painful” way. “I discovered it because I had a cyst burst on one of my ovaries,” Michaels recently shared with Yahoo Lifestyle. She was in so much pain that her mother thought Michael’s appendix was bursting. […]

todaySeptember 24, 2019

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Generic Zantac Distribution Being Halted Worldwide Amid Carcinogen Scare

There's a global effort to remove versions of Zantac, the popular gastrointestinal medication from the marketplace, because they're finding that a key ingredient is tainted with a potential carcinogen.  One of India’s largest generic drugmakers halted all shipments to customers worldwide as Italy ordered a recall of some of the medication.   Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd., based in India, said it is suspending all distribution of its ranitidine, the generic […]

todaySeptember 23, 2019

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Health Experts Back Treatment for Kids With Peanut Allergies

Government experts on Friday backed an experimental treatment for children with peanut allergies that could become the first federally approved option for preventing life-threatening reactions.  The treatment is daily capsules of peanut powder that gradually help children build up a tolerance.   The outside panel of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted overwhelmingly in favor of the treatment from Aimmune Therapeutics. The nonbinding vote amounts to an endorsement […]

todaySeptember 19, 2019

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The Science Behind Older Age Weight Gain

If you have ever wondered the "why, why, why???" about that frustrating and confounding weight gain that creeps up on us as we age, wonder no more.  An extensive scientific study conducted by monitoring the fat cells in 54 men and women over an average period of 13 years reveals the answers.   In that 13-year period, all subjects, regardless of whether they gained or lost weight, showed decreases in […]

todaySeptember 18, 2019

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High-Protein Bedtime Snacks are No Problem for Active Women

If you're a physically active woman who has fore sworn bedtime snacks, fear not!  Go ahead and crack open the fridge after sundown for a protein-rich treat, according to new Florida State University-led research.   In a study of women weight lifters, nutrition scientists at FSU showed that protein consumption before bed compared to protein consumption during the day does not disturb overnight belly fat metabolism or whole-body fat burn.  […]

todaySeptember 17, 2019

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Is Your Teen’s Time on Social Media Affecting their Mental Health?

For some adolescents and teenagers, using social media like Twitter or Instagram can be as easy as breathing, and costs about as much. But a new study released Wednesday suggests there could be a hidden price: their mental health.   Young people who spend more than 3 hours a day on social media are susceptible to depression, anxiety and other illnesses and are more likely to internalize bad feelings about […]

todaySeptember 16, 2019

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Number of Uninsured Children Rises… Again

For decades, getting more children to have health insurance was a cause with strong bipartisan support, and the uninsured rate has steadily declined. Now that trend is reversing. For the second year in a row, there was an uptick — 5.5% of children under age 19 did not have health insurance last year.  And according to data just released from the U.S. Census Bureau, nearly half a million more kids […]

todaySeptember 13, 2019

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September is National Suicide Prevention Month

There are an average of 123 suicides each day in the United States. It’s the tenth leading cause of death in America — second leading for ages 25-34, and third leading for ages 15-24.   The progress to first acknowledge the issue to taking steps to prevent it has been a slow one.  In 1958 the very first suicide prevention center opened, and it wasn't until 1970 that a suicide […]

todaySeptember 12, 2019

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