11340 Articles Matching "risk"
Her Apartment Might Have Put Her Son’s Health at Risk. But ‘I Have Nowhere Else to Go.’
Dec 02, 2022The United States is suffering from a severe shortage of affordable housing. But elected officials have done little to fix a problem that puts many Americans at greater risk for sickness and shortens...
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A New Use for Dating Apps: Chasing STDs
Dec 01, 2022For contact tracers of sexually transmitted diseases, telephones and text messages have become ineffective. Dating apps increasingly are their best bet for informing people of their exposure...
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FDA considering shift toward individual risk-based assessments for blood donors
Dec 01, 2022The US Food and Drug Administration is considering shifting its blood donation policy away from blanket assessments toward questionnaires that focus more on individual risk, it said...
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Despite ongoing Covid risks, more employees consider cutting back on health-care benefits
Dec 01, 2022Just as many workers want to scale back, new research on long Covid underscores the importance of having comprehensive medical...
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Move Faster, Live Longer? A Little More Effort Goes a Long Way
Dec 01, 2022Boosting the intensity of your workouts even a little may significantly reduce your risk of heart disease and add years to your...
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'Living in despair and hopelessness': A lack of affordable housing can put people's health at risk
Dec 01, 2022Rents soared during the pandemic, exacerbating a shortage of available housing in most U.S. cities. The result will be growing numbers of people stuck in substandard housing, often with environmental hazards that put them at higher risk for asthma, lead poisoning and other medical...
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Healthy Plant-Based Diets Lower Men's Odds for Colon Cancer
Nov 30, 2022A study of American men finds those who ate the highest average daily amounts of healthy plant-based foods had a 22% lower risk of colon cancer compared to those who ate the lowest amounts of these...
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Early research suggests promising use of AI to predict risk of heart attack or stroke using a single chest X-ray
Nov 30, 2022Early research suggests a promising use of artificial intelligence to predict the 10-year risk of death from a heart attack or stroke from a single chest...
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Mother loses peripheral vision from apparent exposure to mercury in beauty creams. Toxic levels in her home put family at risk, say experts
Nov 29, 2022A woman lost part of her vision and inadvertently put her family at risk of mercury poisoning, most likely from using skin whitening products containing high levels of mercury, a case report shared exclusively with CNN...
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A Purpose in Life Might Lengthen Your Life
Nov 29, 2022A new study finds a greater sense of purpose was linked to a lower risk of premature death risk among people of all races and...
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Is It Long COVID, or Dementia, or Both?
Nov 29, 2022Scientists are starting to confirm what doctors, patients, and their families can already see: Older patients who have had COVID-19 have a higher risk of getting...
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Should Older Seniors Risk Major Surgery? New Research Offers Guidance
Nov 29, 2022An important new study offers much-needed data to inform older Americans of the risks and benefits they must weigh when facing major...
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Cutting Table Salt Tied to Lower Heart Disease Risk
Nov 29, 2022Researchers say their findings are good news because they suggest you don't have to cut out salt entirely to reduce your heart disease risk, just minimize adding extra to your...
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The biggest security risks of using fitness trackers and apps to monitor your health
Nov 27, 2022Fitness trackers and apps from Google's Fitbit to Apple Watch and Strava help stay on top of health and wellness, but secure personal data before sporting...
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Research helps seniors make informed decisions about risks, benefits of major surgery
Nov 26, 2022Nearly 1 in 7 older adults die within a year of undergoing major surgery, according to an important new study that sheds much-needed light on the risks seniors face when having invasive...
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ADHD Medication Might Help In Treating Amphetamine Addiction
Nov 26, 2022A recent JAMA Psychiatry study found that an ADHD medicine called lisdexamfetamine reduced the risk of hospitalization due to amphetamine or methamphetamine addiciton by 18% and 14% for deaths caused by substance abuse...
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Can ADHD Medications Increase The Risk Of Cardiovascular Disease?
Nov 25, 2022Despite the fact that there is sufficient evidence that proves ADHD medications can help in reducing the neurodevelopmental condition’s core symptoms, researchers have raised concerns about both stimulants and nonstimulant medications’ cardiovascular...
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Myocarditis After COVID Vaccine Still Rare, But Risks Remain
Nov 23, 2022Still, the number of people who developed myocarditis, or heart inflammation, after vaccination is many times less than what's seen after COVID-19...
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NIH DREAM Study Finds Viagra and Cialis Do Not Reduce Risk of Alzheimer's and Related Dementias
Nov 22, 2022
Results from the National Institutes of Health’s Drug Repurposing for Effective Alzheimer’s Medicines (DREAM) study show that sildenafil (Viagra) and tadalafil (Cialis) may not be suitable candidates for treating dementia. These findings are contrary to similar, previously reported research from ano......
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Study Demonstrates For The First Time That Ticks Weaken Skin's Immune Response
Nov 22, 2022
Hitherto, scientists have not fully understood why ticks are such dangerous disease vectors. A research team led by Johanna Strobl and Georg Stary from MedUni Vienna's Department of Dermatology shows that tick saliva inhibits the skin's defence function, thereby increasing the risk of diseases such ......
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