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Check your fridge: Popular butter brand recalled over e. coli contamination fears
One specific batch of a popular butter has been pulled from Sprouts, Wegmans and Raley's over contamination fears.
Dietary Habits
Top 10 foods rich in lithium – and why this overlooked mineral matters for your brain
Lithium is best known as a psychiatric treatment, but in tiny amounts it’s naturally present in what we eat and drink. New research suggests this trace element could support...
Diseases
New study reveals why sugar could be more dangerous for some men
A new mouse study points to a hidden chain of events in the gut that may leave some men's livers more exposed to everyday sugar.
Tips for a Long Life
Scientists discover a village where women are three times more likely to reach 100
In the village outside the blue zone, women aged 70 have a roughly 1 in 7 chance of reaching 100.
Diseases
AI detects deadly cancer 475 days before doctors diagnose it
Researchers took hundreds of scans that experienced radiologists had read as unremarkable and asked a new model what the human eye had missed.
Exercise
How Many Push Ups should you be able to do? Amount sorted by age
Have you ever heard that completing 40 push-ups a day can significantly lower the risk of cardiovascular disease? Push-ups are an effective and simple way to measure upper body...
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Cardio Training
You don’t have to lose weight to improve your heart health, research suggests
If you carry extra weight, what you do each day may matter more for your heart than the number on the scale.
Diseases
These 8 symptoms could mean your thyroid is overactive
The symptoms look just like life catching up with you, but something quieter in the neck may be setting the pace.
Sleep
Sleeping more than 9 hours? Studies link it to a higher risk of early death
The usual advice is to sleep more, but researchers describe a ceiling few people realize is there.
Vitamins and Supplements
Daily fiber supplement eased knee arthritis pain in six-week trial
The link runs through your gut bacteria and the same hormone pathway that weight-loss drugs like Ozempic rely on.
Vitamins and Supplements
Your tongue may reveal health problems before you notice other symptoms
A pale, furry or bright red tongue can each mean something different, and some changes are worth calling your doctor about.
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Your first back pain prescription could more than double your opioid addiction risk
A huge Medicaid study tracked what patients were handed on day one, and that first prescription turned out to carry real weight.
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How eating fermented foods every day may change your gut and immune health
Stanford researchers added kimchi, kefir and kombucha to daily meals for ten weeks, and the blood work told its own story.
What your hair can reveal about your thyroid, iron and stress levels
Dry strands and sudden shedding can trace back to the same handful of common, treatable problems inside the body.
Check your fridge: Popular butter brand recalled over e. coli contamination fears
One specific batch of a popular butter has been pulled from Sprouts, Wegmans and Raley's over contamination fears.
8 minutes of exercise can lower your blood pressure
You don't need to spend hours at the gym to improve your blood pressure. Research shows that one particular type of exercise can make a significant difference in just a short amount of time.
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If your legs won’t stop moving in late pregnancy, your depression risk may triple
The nightly urge to move your legs in pregnancy is often shrugged off, but researchers now say it may flag something bigger.
Letting your teen sleep in on weekends may cut their depression risk by 41%
New research into American teenagers points to a weekend sleep habit many parents already allow, with a surprising upper limit on how far it should go.
12 Kidney Stone Red Flags That Should Send You Straight to the Doctor
Kidney stones trigger a distinctive cluster of symptoms, and recognizing all of them can help you tell a stone apart from a urinary tract infection or a pulled muscle before complications set in.
Podiatrists warn: You should never wear these shoes at home
Many people choose footwear based on comfort when spending time at home. However, according to podiatrists, one particular type of footwear can cause problems...
New research links frequent afternoon naps to dementia risk
Researchers followed hundreds of older Americans for a decade, and the pattern they spotted in daytime nappers may change how you think about dozing off after lunch.
This is what eating salmon twice a week does to your heart and cholesterol
The AHA puts fatty fish on your plate twice a week for a reason, and the evidence behind it reaches further than most people realize.
Why are women more likely to develop dementia? The answer lies far beyond biology
A new global study of nearly 40,000 adults finds the gap is real, and the reason is more surprising than you might expect.
4 in 10 cancers are linked to habits you may be able to change
A new US report puts a hard number on how much of the disease could trace back to everyday choices, and names where it starts.
Study punctures the 10,000-step myth
The round number everyone chases turns out to be the wrong one, and the real target sits lower than most people think.