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09 Dec
One Source of Sugar Is Especially Bad for Your Heart, New Study Finds
Researchers compare the impact of three classes of sugar on cardiovascular disease and find sugar-sweetened beverages may do the most harm.
06 Dec
U.S. Global Health Rankings Predicted to Drop as Life Expectancy Stalls
A new analysis of life expectancy, mortality and morbidity related to more than 350 diseases finds the U.S. is falling behind dozens of other countries in key health rankings.
05 Dec
Dark Chocolate May Help Prevent Type 2 Diabetes, New Study Finds
People who eat 5 servings per week of dark chocolate have a significantly lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to researchers at Harvard.
1 in 3 Older Americans Say They Feel Lonely, Poll Finds
If you are middle-aged or older, you may often feel lonely and isolated as you deal with the strains of daily life.
Now, a new survey suggests you are far from alone: More than one-third of middle-aged and senior Americans feel that way.
The good news? That means that loneliness and isolation has mostly returned to pre-pandemic rate...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- December 9, 2024
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Trump Says RFK Jr. Free to Revisit Discredited Autism/Vaccine Link
If Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is approved to head the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, he will be free to revisit a long-debunked link between autism and childhood vaccines, President-elect Donald Trump said Sunday.
The remarks came during an exclusive interview with "Meet the Press."
“I think somebody has to find out,&...
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
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- December 9, 2024
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EPA Bans Two Solvents Linked to Cancer
Two commonly used solvents that have been linked to cancer were banned Monday by the Environmental Protection Agency.
The solvents, known as trichloroethylene (TCE) and perchloroethylene (Perc), are used in in cleaners, spot removers, lubricants, glue and automative care products.
“It’s simply unacceptable to continue to ...
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
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- December 9, 2024
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Global Warming's Heat Is Killing the World's Young
Heat waves caused by climate change have been thought to pose the greatest risk to the world’s elderly, but a new study from Mexico suggests that’s not the case at all.
Instead, three-quarters (75%) of heat-related deaths are occurring there among people younger than 35, researchers reported Dec. 6 in the journal Science Ad...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- December 9, 2024
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There's a 'Sweet Spot' for Daily Sugar Intake & Heart Health
When it comes to sweets, the type a person chooses can have a significant impact on their heart health, a new study finds.
Sugary drinks significantly increase a person’s risk of stroke, heart failure, irregular heartbeat and other heart health problems, results showed.
But adding honey to a bowl of oatmeal or eating an occasio...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- December 9, 2024
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Dolphins Are Testing Positive for Fentanyl
Most Americans understand how deeply the dangerous opioid fentanyl has permeated the illicit drug market.
Now, it's even infiltrated the bodies of Gulf of Mexico dolphins.
Researchers at Texas A&M University report that they've detected traces of fentanyl in the blubber of 30 of 89 bottlenose dolphins living off the coast of Texa...
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
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- December 9, 2024
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