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Data that shows that preventing Type 2 diabetes decreases the risk for dementia keeps getting stronger. A 2021 study found that the younger you are when diagno…
May 10, 2023WASHINGTON -- An experimental skin patch is showing promise to treat toddlers who are highly allergic to peanuts -- training their bodies to handle an accident…
May 10, 2023PHOTO DESCRIPTION: Nurses, doctors and hospital staff watch as colleagues participate in a pie eating contest Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at Wadley Regional Medica…
by Mallory Wyatt May 10, 2023Billie Eilish, Woody Harrelson and Mayim Bialik are vegans -- and they look like they're thriving. But according to a study in the journal Nutrients, 53% of ve…
May 8, 2023Around 5% of U.S. kids and adolescents have consistently high blood pressure and as many as 18% have elevated blood pressure readings, according to a scientifi…
May 7, 2023By ELIZABETH AYOOLA of NerdWallet
by The Associated Press May 7, 2023Q: What can bad stress do to your body? Things at work are really out of control because we're understaffed, and I have all sorts of weird symptoms I never had…
May 5, 2023WASHINGTON -- Eli Lilly and Co. said Wednesday its experimental Alzheimer's drug appeared to slow worsening of the mind-robbing disease in a large study.
by The Associated Press May 3, 2023Dolly Parton once said: "People say I look happy. I say, 'It's the Botox,'" Nicole Kidman disagrees: "I did try Botox, unfortunately, but I got out of it, and …
May 3, 2023Albert Broccoli was a producer of the James Bond movies, from "Dr. No" in 1962 to "License to Kill" in 1989 -- the 16th Bond film. He helped create one of the …
May 3, 2023Three interesting studies I wanted to make sure you heard about: First, researchers used MRIs to reveal sex-specific patterns in obese men and women's brain st…
May 2, 2023Writer Erica Jong may have had a "Fear of Flying," but for folks aged 65 and older, a fear of falling makes a lot more sense. According to the Centers for Dise…
May 1, 2023Certain women's health conditions garner more attention than others. For example, efforts to raise awareness of breast cancer are extensive and widely known. B…
May 1, 2023After spending 38 years in the Alabama prison system, one of the most violent and crowded in the nation, Larry Jordan felt lucky to live long enough to regain …
by Fred Clasen-Kelly, KFF Health News April 30, 2023Shortages of drugs like Adderall are growing in the United States, and experts see no clear path to resolving them. For patients, that can mean treatment delay…
by TOM MURPHY, AP Health Writer April 30, 2023