Self-Employment Is Good For Heart Health, Especially For Women

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• June 3, 2025
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TUESDAY, June 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Being your own boss might seem potentially stressful, but self-employed women appear to have better heart health than those toiling for a company, a new study says.

Women working for themselves had lower rates of obesity, ph...

More Seniors Are Regular Weed Users

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• June 3, 2025
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TUESDAY, June 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Add weed use to goofy jokes, outdated clothes, old music and other things Grandpa and Grandma enjoy that could potentially embarrass their kids and grandkids.

Marijuana use has increased dramatically among seniors 65 and old...

Vape Package Warnings Can Deter Use, But Current Rules Are Lacking

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• June 3, 2025
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TUESDAY, June 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Warning labels placed on e-cigarettes can effectively discourage vaping, but the warning now required in the U.S. could be better, a new evidence review concludes.

Warnings that point out specific health risks of vaping are ...

FDA Issues Highest Alert Over Tomato Recall in 3 Southern States

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• June 2, 2025
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MONDAY, June 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Salmonella-tainted tomatoes in three southern states could cause severe illness or even death, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warns.

The FDA has updated an ongoing recall of tomatoes distributed in Georgia, North...

Cucumber-Linked Salmonella Outbreak Sickens Dozens Across 18 States

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• June 2, 2025
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MONDAY, June 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A growing salmonella outbreak tied to cucumbers has made at least 45 people sick across 18 states, U.S. health officials have warned.

The cucumbers came from Bedner Growers, a Florida-based company, and were distributed by Fr...

Exercise Cuts Colon Cancer Recurrence and Boosts Survival, Study Finds

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• June 2, 2025
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MONDAY, June 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A structured exercise program helped colon cancer survivors live longer and lowered their odds for a relapse, a major international study shows.

The program lasted three years and included regular meetings with a fitness coac...

Eating Healthier Can Protect Aging Brain

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• June 2, 2025
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MONDAY, June 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — It’s never too late to start eating right as a means of protecting your brain health, a new study says.

People who improved their healthy eating in middle-age had a 25% lower risk of lower risk of dementia, compared to ...

Cancer Treatment 'Brain Drain' Occurring In Rural Areas

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• June 2, 2025
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MONDAY, June 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — U.S. rural communities could be experiencing a “brain drain” when it comes to cancer care, a new study says.

Most new radiation oncologists — docs who treat cancer with radiation — are choosing to work...

Fluoride Ban Could Create Cavities For 1 Of Every 3 U.S. Kids

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• June 2, 2025
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MONDAY, June 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Removing fluoride from the U.S. water supply could result in more than 25 million more decayed teeth in children and teenagers within five years, a new study warns.

That’s the equivalent of a decayed tooth for 1 of ever...

Wildfire Smoke Dents Survival Odds For Lung Cancer Patients

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• June 2, 2025
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MONDAY, June 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Wildfire smoke could make it harder for people with lung cancer to survive, a new study says.

Californians with lung cancer who breathed smoke from wildfires had a 20% increased risk of dying from their cancer, researchers re...

Can A Vegan Diet Reduce Menopause Symptoms?

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• June 2, 2025
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MONDAY, June 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Hot flashes, night sweat and other symptoms making menopause hellish for you?

You might consider going vegan, a new study suggests

Severe hot flashes decreased by 92% among a group of menopausal women assigned to eat a ...

Dads Help Shape Eating Habits of Their Children

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• June 2, 2025
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MONDAY, June 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A dad’s eating habits can have a profound effect on their kid’s diets, even when those children are nothing but a twinkle in his eye, a new study says.

Men who established a healthy diet as teens were more likely ...

How Caffeine Affects Your Brain While You Sleep

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• June 1, 2025
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SUNDAY, June 1, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Your morning cup of coffee might help you power through the day — but could it be keeping your brain too alert at night, even while you sleep?

A new study suggests that caffeine doesn’t just affect your energy lev...

Feeling Work Stress? Your Dog Might Be Feeling It Too

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• May 31, 2025
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SATURDAY, May 31, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Stress from work doesn’t always stay at the office — and it may be affecting more than just your mood. 

A new study finds that your dog may be picking up on it, too, especially if you have a hard time letti...

Dr. Robert Jarvik, Inventor of First Human Artificial Heart, Dies at 79

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• May 30, 2025
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FRIDAY, May 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Dr. Robert Jarvik, the man behind the world’s first permanent artificial heart used in a human, has died. 

He was 79, The New York Times reported.

His wife, writer Marilyn vos Savant, said he died Mo...

FDA Chief: COVID Vaccine in Pregnancy Should Be Personal Choice

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• May 30, 2025
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FRIDAY, May 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Federal health officials have pulled back a key recommendation that pregnant women get the COVID-19 vaccine — causing sharp criticism from doctors and other experts.

The announcement came Tuesday from Health and Human S...

Hormel Recalls Over 256,000 Pounds of Canned Beef Stew

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• May 30, 2025
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FRIDAY, May 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Hormel Foods is recalling more than 256,000 pounds of its Dinty Moore Beef Stew amid reports that wood fragments were found in some cans, according to U.S. health officials.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety an...

Wildfire Smoke Threatens Heart, Lung Health For Months Afterward

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• May 30, 2025
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FRIDAY, May 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Skies choked with wildfire smoke can affect people’s heart and lung health for up to three months afterwards, a new study says.

The particle pollution created by wildfires continues to increase people’s risk of ho...

Combo Diabetes/High Blood Pressure Threatening More American Lives

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• May 30, 2025
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FRIDAY, May 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Twice as many Americans now face the increased risk of death that comes from having both high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes, a new study reports.

About 12% of the U.S. population had high blood pressure and type 2 diabet...

Eight Times More Young Adults Take Meds To Protect Against HIV Infection

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• May 30, 2025
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FRIDAY, May 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Eight times more young Americans are taking antiretroviral meds to protect them from HIV infection than a decade ago, a new study says.

About 208 of every 100,000 U.S. young adults were using pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP...