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Health news • Jun 21

Early-onset cancers are on the rise. Knowing your family history is crucial.

Researchers have not been able to find a single cause for the rise in early-onset cancers. Instead, research suggests a myriad of factors play a role…

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Health news • Jun 21

How fast you should be able to walk a mile at every age — and what it can say about your longevity

It's not just how far you walk, as pace can also reveal important information about health and longevity.

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Health news • Jun 21

Measles warning issued across DMV region following confirmed case

A confirmed case of measles has prompted health officials to issue a warning for residents across Washington D.C., Maryland, and Virginia.

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Health news • Jun 21

“Wow, that’s a lot”: Woman Pulls The Ultimate Power Move On Her Co-Worker After Years of Lunchroom Harassment

A woman on Reddit posted a picture of a burrito “bigger than my forearm” that she wholeheartedly enjoyed at her desk. She described it as her response to a...

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Health news • Jun 21

After Opening Up About Cancer, A Man Feels Hurt When His Friend Shifts The Focus To Herself

We all have people in our lives who seem to make everything, and I mean EVERYTHING, about themselves. It's pretty frustrating to deal with folks like this...

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Health news • Jun 21

Doctors Say These Are the Top 5 Foods That Cause Inflammation

A doctor and dietitian reveal the top foods that cause inflammation to limit or avoid, plus the key features of an anti-inflammatory diet.

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Health news • Jun 21

Clues to psilocybin's epigenetic effects on people with alcohol use disorder

Some psychedelics, psychoactive substances that alter people's mood, perceptions and mental processes, were recently found to be promising alternative...

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Health news • Jun 21

Tubulin prevents toxic brain protein clumps linked to Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s

Scientists at Baylor College of Medicine may have uncovered a promising new way to combat Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. Instead of trying to stop Tau...

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Health news • Jun 21

3 Weekend Habits That Are Quietly Increasing Your Diabetes Risk

Your weekend habits can play a big role in developing type 2 diabetes. Diabetes experts share common weekend habits that can increase diabetes risk over...

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Health news • Jun 21

6 Canned Foods to Eat to Lower Blood Pressure, According to Dietitians

Canned foods are less expensive than fresh produce and can help you eat more fruits and veggies, which can help lower blood pressure.

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Health news • Jun 21

Biological Clocks Reveal Hidden Factors That Speed Up Aging

The wellness industry loves biological 'clocks'. They're a way of using particular measurements in your body (samples from your blood, your cheek cells,...

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Health news • Jun 21

Scientists Say This 1 Vitamin May Protect Your Brain as You Age

A new study found that older adults with higher vitamin C levels were more likely to have more gray matter and stronger brain connectivity.

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Health news • Jun 21

Dementia May Have Turned Doctor Into a Predator

The story of an Indiana small-town doctor who went from medical missionary and Sunday school teacher to convicted predator gets a far stranger second act in...

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Health news • Jun 21

The hantavirus quarantine is over. Here’s what cruise passengers and scientists learned.

After weeks in quarantine, the Americans evacuated from a cruise ship struck by a deadly hantavirus outbreak are set to return to their regular lives.

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Health news • Jun 21

Can Sparkling Water Increase Your Risk Of Colorectal Cancer?

If you sip on canned sparkling water or seltzer regularly, listen up.

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Health news • Jun 21

No more painful biopsies? How a new blood test will transform cancer detection

New liquid biopsies aim to deliver simpler, more accurate cancer detection by analysing DNA fragment size in blood samples.

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Health news • Jun 21

Trust in medical research has tanked. Gillette might have the answer.

Gillette Children's hospital for disabled children and adults in St. Paul is paying laymen and former patients to help shape clinical trials, pick research...

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Health news • Jun 21

Second person suspected of Ebola put in isolation, health ministry says

The person is the second individual to have returned from the Democratic Republic of the Congo recently, suffering from symptoms that might indicate the...

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Health news • Jun 21

Yale study finds nearly half of older adults improved with age

A long-term Yale study is challenging one of the biggest myths about aging. Nearly half of adults over 65 improved physically, mentally, or both over time,...

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Health news • Jun 21

Maryland resident with measles traveled through Dulles, DC clinic

WASHINGTON (7News) — Health officials in Maryland and the District of Columbia are investigating a confirmed measles case involving a Maryland resident who...

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