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They feel your pain A new study suggests that patients whose doctors are more empathetic to their suffering tend to feel less lower back pain that patients whose doctors don’t...
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April 2, 2024Hormonal treatments making a comeback — with a twistIn the early 2000s, hormonal treatments for menopause fell out of favor, but they appear to be rebounding with a...
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March 26, 2024Unvested interestSince the 1920s, a visit to the dentist involving X-rays meant being draped with a lead vest or apron to shield against the harmful effects of radiation...
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March 19, 2024Kick to the headA new study finds that high school football students already have differences in their brains compared with swimmers, cross-country runners and tennis players, contrary to...
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March 12, 2024Brain or liverNew research suggests that in up to 10 percent of cases where a patient is diagnosed with dementia, the problem is actually undetected liver disease, which...
All The News That’s Fit: COVID and diets, a trailblazer and heart-stopping humor
FEBRUARY 27, 2024My COVID dietIt’s not time to go grocery shopping yet, but a new published study suggests that a plant-based diet might protect people against COVID-19 infections.The authors surveyed...
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FEBRUARY 20, 2024Male gelCurrently, male birth control consists of two approaches: condoms and vasectomies. The search for something more effective than the former and less drastic than the latter has...
All The News That’s Fit: Heart attack tolls, fishing for tapeworms and ladies with cavities
FEBRUARY 13, 2024Hearts and mindsSuffering a heart attack or other severe cardiac event is a life-threatening and life-changing event. Every year, roughly 805,000 people in the U.S. have a heart...
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FEBRUARY 6, 2024Muscular mitochondriaExercising is a popular New Year’s resolution, though usually for naught. Various studies have found that nearly one-quarter of people quit their resolutions by the end of...
All The News That’s Fit: Stomach acid, artistic wooziness and looking up
JANUARY 30, 2024Body of knowledgeGastric acid in the stomach has a normal pH level of 1.5 to 3.5; the lower the number, the greater the acidity. Battery acid, by comparison,...
All The News That’s Fit: Killer quads, cobra stretches and major melatonin
JANUARY 23, 2024Kneed to knowNew research suggests that stronger quad muscles (at the front of the thigh) relative to hamstrings (in the back) may lower the risk of a total...
All The News That’s Fit: A COVID winter, blue skin and deadly molasses
JANUARY 16, 2023Time flusWe’re in the fourth winter in the Age of COVID, but experts say this season of respiratory ailments appears to be returning to pre-pandemic normalcy. Anti-COVID efforts...
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JANUARY 9, 2024Such is life, what there is of itLife expectancy has been falling in the U.S. in recent years, slipping from 79 years old in 2019 to 76 in...
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DECEMBER 26, 2023Phobia of the weekNeoannophobiaFear of the New Year (uh oh, we’ve got bad news for you)Worth their weight in gold?New and emerging weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and...
All The News That’s Fit: FluMist, sleeplessness and contagious illnesses
DECEMBER 19, 2023One flu overBeginning as early as the 2024-25 flu season, it might be possible for qualifying patients to protect themselves using the nasal flu vaccine FluMist. The drugmaker,...
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DECEMBER 12, 2023Loneliness and Parkinson’s diseaseIncreasingly, loneliness is being linked to a host of medical conditions and diseases. The latest is the neurological disorder Parkinson’s disease. A new study found...
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DECEMBER 5, 2023It is no laughing matterCoulrophobia is the fear of clowns. You know, those face-painted fellows whose primary job is to spread happiness and joy. Outside of a Stephen...
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NOVEMBER 28, 2023Cheeky medicationsMany drugs today are based on large molecules, which can’t be taken in tablet form because they would either break down in the digestive tract or remain...
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NOVEMBER 21, 2023Say AIThe FDA has already approved eight new dentistry products or tools based on artificial intelligence. The idea is that AI software will help dentists more quickly and...
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NOVEMBER 14, 2023Banning togetherIn October, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law banning four common food additives: red dye No. 3, potassium bromate, brominated vegetable oil and propylparaben.That...
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NOVEMBER 7, 2023Food for thoughtHowever you eat them, Oreo cookies are tasty. They’re reportedly the bestselling cookie in the world, sold in more than 100 countries. There is much debate...
All The News That’s Fit: Witch criteria, wisdom teeth and electrolytes
OCTOBER 31, 2023Which is witchIf you happened to reside in Salem, Mass., in 1692-93, being a witch (or simply being accused of being one) was bad for your health. You...
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OCTOBER 24, 2023Mental health and genderA Lancet Psychiatry study that analyzed responses from a 21-year-long WHO survey projects that half of the world’s population will develop a mental disorder by...
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OCTOBER 17, 2023Postpartum depression drugOne in eight women experiences symptoms of postpartum depression following childbirth, including feelings of sadness, guilt and worthlessness, and in severe cases, thoughts of harming themselves...
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OCTOBER 10, 2023Get me that. Stat!The youngest and oldest five states, based on median age*:1. Utah, 31.3 years2. Washington, D.C., 34.33. Alaska, 354. Texas, 355. North Dakota, 35.230. West Virginia,...
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OCTOBER 3, 2023Take a bite of chitinChitin is a dietary fiber found abundantly in the exoskeletons of insects and crustaceans; the shells of crabs and lobsters, for example. New research...
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SEPTEMBER 26, 2023Sweet notesPeople with diabetes have trouble maintaining healthy levels of insulin in their blood, which requires them to externally supplement through injections or a pump. To make that...
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SEPTEMBER 19, 2023Counts1 in 6Ratio of parents who say they have a child who tells them their stomach hurts at least once a month1 in 3 Ratio of parents of...
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SEPTEMBER 12, 2023Horse senseA new study reports that adolescents who are inpatients at opioid addiction treatment centers are more likely to be offered horseback riding therapy than given full access...
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SEPTEMBER 5, 2023FlateauIn the ongoing war against obesity, we’re losing — and that’s a good thing. New research shows that in high-income countries, the obesity rate has slowed slightly. Rates...
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AUGUST 29, 2023SuperagersMost of us know someone in their 80s whose memory remains sharp, their movements lithe and agile, their minds as sound as someone half their age. Colloquially, they...
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AUGUST 22, 2023Weight, weight, don’t sell meNext-generation weight-loss drugs like Ozempic (originally developed to treat diabetes) are in high demand. Until perhaps people see the price tag. A new study...
All The News That’s Fit: Sleepy mice, brain glue and dental chairs
AUGUST 15, 2023Fly by night, or a mice night’s sleepA nice cut of filet mignon won’t soon serve as a recommended alternative to warm milk or a dose of melatonin...
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AUGUST 8, 2023There’s no air thereAs bad as air quality has been in parts of the U.S. due to smoke from the Canadian wildfires, there are places where it’s just...
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All The News That’s Fit: Leprosy, sobering gun stats and signs of hunger
JULY 25, 2023Body of knowledgeAmong our predecessors, the big toe was used for grasping, such as climbing trees or clinging to mom. These days, the digit is sometimes used as...
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JULY 18, 2023PTSD’s physical effectsPost-traumatic stress disorder has long been considered a psychological illness, but a new study describes how PTSD leaves behind physical indicators throughout the body.In analyses of...
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JULY 11, 2023Fly trapHumans aren’t the only animals aware of mortality. Elephants are known to grieve their dead. Crows conduct a sort of funeral for lost flock. Communal insects like...
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JULY 4, 2023Something fishy about hair lossFish oil consists mostly of fatty acids, particularly omega-3 fatty acids, whose consumption is touted as a way to reduce the risk of conditions...
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JUNE 27, 2023Medical historyThis week in 2000, a working draft reference of the human genome was announced at a White House ceremony, a combined effort of government scientists and the...
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JUNE 20, 2023AP machinesContinuous positive airway pressure machines, otherwise known as AP, are used to help persons with sleep apnea, who may experience periods of impaired breathing through the night...
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JUNE 13, 2023Dog walking, doctor talkingTaking your canine pal for a walk is good for both of you, but it’s not without its dangers. A Johns Hopkins University study looked...
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JUNE 6, 2023Got diabetes? Something to chew onA new study suggests that people with Type 2 diabetes who have full chewing function have blood sugar levels significantly lower than patients...
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MAY 30, 2023Define ‘healthy’Last fall, the Food and Drug istration published new guidelines about which foods could be labeled “healthy.” Some of the criteria: They needed to contain a certain...
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MAY 23, 2023Skipping a stepThe story is familiar: A diagnosis of breast cancer, followed by surgery to remove existing, low-risk tumors, then radiation and hormone therapy to lessen the chances...
All The News That’s Fit: Ingestible cameras, sensitive fingers and risky foods
MAY 16, 2023Not so hard to swallowMonitoring gastric distress is hard to do and often involves sliding camera-equipped scopes or catheters through the nose to internal places of interest. A...
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MAY 9, 2023It’s hard to be a teen girl these daysNew data suggests teen girls in American are being swept up in a wave of sadness and trauma, reports STAT,...
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MAY 2, 2023Shady side of the heatClimate change has resulted in more extreme weather, including hotter, longer heat waves, which in turn have elevated the danger to people’s health, especially...
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APRIL 25, 2023Browsing the newsPerhaps you’ve asked yourself (maybe while looking in a mirror), why do I have eyebrows? Some people are born without them, usually involving an inherited condition,...
All The News That’s Fit: Drugs on TV, gas and NutraSweet
APRIL 18, 2023Watch this ad, buy this drugDrug ads on TV are almost always annoying, but can be frightening, too, if you listen to the mandatory disclaimers about some of...