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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.

Your high blood pressure may have a hormonal cause that most doctors never test for

A treatable hormonal disorder drives high blood pressure in millions, yet almost no one gets checked.

What your eyes can reveal about your heart, blood pressure and more

A dilated eye exam can flag high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes before symptoms surface.

A new AI tool could help men with almost no sperm become biological fathers

An AI system built to hunt for distant stars is now hunting for sperm.

8 early warning signs of Parkinson’s disease – some appear decades before diagnosis

Loss of smell, acting out dreams and chronic constipation can appear years before diagnosis.

Your shampoo and plastic containers may be quietly raising your blood pressure during pregnancy

A Harvard-led study links phthalates in fragranced products to higher blood pressure in pregnant women.

The heart scan most people never get may show whether you really need a statin

A quick, low-radiation CT can split adults in the statin gray zone by real risk.