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Health news • Jul 02

Statins helping people with obesity match those of healthy weight on key metrics, study finds

Differences in unhealthy cholesterol levels and blood pressure found to have 'narrowed or disappeared' in over-40s.

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Health news • Jul 02

The diet that’s proven to lower blood pressure and prevent dementia

You've cut down on salt, swapped crisps for nuts and even reined in the booze. Yet your blood pressure is still creeping upwards. Sound familiar?

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Health news • Jul 02

Your coffee habit could have a surprising liver benefit, study finds

A new study involving 355,000 adults suggests that increased coffee consumption is linked to a lower risk of deadly liver cancer, cirrhosis,...

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Health news • Jul 02

On the front line of Congo’s Ebola outbreak

Al Jazeera's Catherine Wambua-Soi reports from Bunia, on the front line of the Ebola response.

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Health news • Jul 02

Uganda Reports Child Death From Marburg Virus Disease: How to Prevent Infection

According to Africa CDC, the case was identified in Kyegegwa district in western Uganda in a 1½-year-old child who later died. The case comes as Uganda is...

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Health news • Jul 02

Clinical trial aims to help heart failure patients

Patients will wear smart rings that can monitor if iron treatments help heart conditions.

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Health news • Jul 02

What Blood Tests Could Mean for Early Alzheimer’s Detection

New Alzheimer's blood tests and biomarkers may help detect disease earlier, but experts say routine risk testing still raises questions.

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Health news • Jul 02

Idaho dairies under quarantine as bird flu spreads, officials urge biosecurity measures

BOISE, Idaho — Idaho officials are stepping up biosecurity efforts as bird flu continues to spread across the state, with 71 dairies now under quarantine...

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Health news • Jul 02

US life expectancy on track to reach record high as death rate falls to record low in 2025

New mortality data from the federal government suggests that life expectancy probably hit another record high in 2025, as death rates have continued to fall...

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Health news • Jul 02

U.S. Death Rate Falls to Its Lowest Point on Record

CDC says continued drop in drug overdose deaths contributed to low rate, while influenza and pneumonia now rank among top 10 causes of death.

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Health news • Jul 02

Canadian boy, 11, dies of rabies after waking to bat on his face

Rabies infections are rare in Canada. There have been 28 human deaths due to rabies in the country since 1924.

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Health news • Jul 02

West Nile virus is surging earlier than it has in decades. Here’s how to protect yourself.

West Nile virus activity is starting earlier than it has in years, with the CDC warning it is now seeing the highest number of human cases of the nasty...

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Health news • Jul 02

Single Injection Reverses Osteoarthritis in Animals in Just 4 Weeks

The chronic loss of joint cartilage known as osteoarthritis causes pain and bone decay for hundreds of millions of people every day.

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Health news • Jul 02

11-year-old boy dies from rabies after waking up to bat on his face

A new medical report details how an 11-year-old boy died of rabies after waking up with a bat on his face while sleeping. Here's more on his death.

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Health news • Jul 02

Dr. Kadie Nausha Shares Expert Advice on Hearing Health and Common Ear Conditions

Dr. Kadie Nausha of Desert Ear, Nose & Throat explains the warning signs of hearing loss, common ear problems, hyperacusis, and how new technology is...

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Health news • Jul 02

West Nile virus season’s fastest start in decades spurs warning before 4th of July

Twelve states have reported cases. Arizona, by far, has had the most cases with 32 reported.

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Health news • Jul 02

South MS man fighting for his life after swimming, fishing in Coast waterways

His wife is a nurse, so this Hancock County family has always been careful to avoid bacteria in Coast waterways. Her husband still contracted a...

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Health news • Jul 02

Identification of cross-stage, cross-species malaria CD8+ T cell antigens

A major limitation on the development of a malaria vaccine is the lack of validated T cell epitope targets. Plasmodium falciparum is the most prevalent...

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Health news • Jul 02

Boy dies from rabies after waking up to bat on his face

According to a journal report, the unnamed boy died several weeks after the bat landed on his face while on vacation in Ontario.

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Health news • Jul 01

Restoring cortical disinhibition improves Huntington’s disease phenotypes

Huntington's disease (HD) is a devastating movement disorder without a cure at present1. Although the monogenic basis of HD is well defined2, the complex...

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