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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.

Viagra shows promise in fight against cancer spread

Researchers say the findings are encouraging, but stress that much more testing is needed before Viagra could be considered as a potential cancer treatment.

What changes in your fingernails may reveal about your heart and liver

Nail color, shape, and texture can carry early clues to serious systemic disease.

Coffee drinkers have up to a 47 percent lower risk of liver cancer

A large study has found a link between coffee consumption and liver health.

8 warning signs your liver may be in trouble – and when to see a doctor

Most Americans cannot name more than one, yet spotting them early can save the organ.

How to protect your back with simple daily habits

Many people experience back pain in their daily lives, but according to a physiotherapist, small changes in both habits and mindset can help improve...

Most people with prediabetes may be able to reverse it: what the evidence shows

A landmark NIH trial cut new diabetes cases by 58 percent with modest lifestyle changes.