Will it be a cheeseburger or a salad? What will they think of me? A new study finds you’re more likely to choose to eat healthy if you’re with an “outsider” because you don’t want them to have a poor opinion of you. The study consisted of a series of experiments with several hundred adults… read on > read on >
Liposuction typically is used to flatten your stomach or shape up your booty, but a new study argues that it could also help people suffering from arthritis of the fingers. Injections of body fat into aching, arthritic finger joints appear to produce significant and lasting improvements in hand function and a decrease in pain, German… read on > read on >
A single booster dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine can be given to 5- to 11-year-olds, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today. The third shot can be given at least five months after healthy kids complete the two-dose vaccine series, the FDA said. Its action, which now goes to the U.S. Centers for… read on > read on >
Vaccination against the virus that causes most cervical cancers has spurred a widespread reduction of infections among young Americans — including those who are unvaccinated, a new government study finds. The study, by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, looked at the impact of the nation’s HPV vaccination program, which began in 2006.… read on > read on >
More than 50,000 premature deaths would be prevented in the United States each year if fine particle air pollution from the burning of fossil fuels were eliminated, researchers say. Curbing this source of pollution would also save more than $600 billion a year in health care costs due to related illness and death, their study… read on > read on >
Dogs’ ultra-sensitive noses can detect illegal drugs and even cancer, and a new study suggests they may also be able to sniff out COVID-19 in airline passengers. Not only that, these trained canines can do so with an accuracy comparable to a PCR nose and throat swab test, the researchers noted. “Our preliminary observations suggest… read on > read on >
A middle-aged woman learned the hard way that herbal supplements can cause harm. The 56-year-old suffered a dangerous heart rhythm disorder after taking high doses of hemp oil containing CBD (cannabidiol), and CBG (cannabigerol) and berberine supplements. She told doctors she was using the supplements to help her manage a stressful work schedule. According to… read on > read on >
As the United States mourns one million deaths from COVID-19, a new study indicates the grim tally could have been worse. Use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine prevented more than 110,000 deaths and 690,000 hospitalizations in the United States in 2021, researchers report. The vaccine also prevented 8.7 million symptomatic cases of infection and saved… read on > read on >
Wildfires, like the one currently raging in New Mexico, are known to cause upticks in breathing issues and heart attacks in their immediate wake for folks who live nearby. Now, new Canadian research shows that these fires may also increase risk for lung and brain cancer over time. People who lived within about 30 miles… read on > read on >
Long-distance travel will likely prove a nearly insurmountable barrier to some women seeking abortion if Roe v. Wade is overturned as expected, a new study concludes. Women who need an abortion are more than twice as likely to delay the procedure or decide to continue their pregnancy if they live 50 or more miles from… read on > read on >
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