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Pharmaceutical residues could be polluting the aquatic environment

Pharmaceutical residues can end up in the aquatic environment after the body has absorbed what it needs.

Aim below 130/80: the blood pressure target tied to 15 percent less dementia

The largest randomized trial of its kind followed nearly 34,000 people for four years.

Hygiene mistakes you should avoid at the hair salon

Avoid these critical hygiene blunders during your next haircut

Forget counting calories: Here is the easiest way to lose weight

Focus on diet quality over calorie counting for sustainable weight loss and better heart health.

Over a third of all cancers are preventable, and WHO just identified the biggest causes

A landmark WHO analysis of 2022 data puts a hard number on how many cancers we could stop.

Pharmaceutical residues could be polluting the aquatic environment

Pharmaceutical residues can end up in the aquatic environment after the body has absorbed what it needs.

Aim below 130/80: the blood pressure target tied to 15 percent less dementia

The largest randomized trial of its kind followed nearly 34,000 people for four years.

Hygiene mistakes you should avoid at the hair salon

Avoid these critical hygiene blunders during your next haircut

Forget counting calories: Here is the easiest way to lose weight

Focus on diet quality over calorie counting for sustainable weight loss and better heart health.

Vaping was pitched as the safer pregnancy option: a new SUDI study complicates that

New research on infant deaths puts the "safer alternative" claim under fresh scrutiny.

5 early warning signs of COPD that most people brush off as normal

More than 16 million Americans have COPD, and millions more likely have it without knowing.

8 warning signs of celiac disease that are easy to mistake for something else

The average patient waits 6 to 10 years for a diagnosis, and the reasons are hiding in plain sight.

8 warning signs of heart failure that many people mistake for aging

Heart failure affects 6.7 million American adults, and its early signs mimic normal aging.

Summer heat is harder on your heart than you think, especially after 60

New research shows older adults carry the heaviest cardiovascular burden when temperatures spike.

Starting hormone therapy early in menopause may lower heart disease risk, not raise it

Two 2026 reviews say timing decides whether hormone therapy helps or harms the heart.