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18 Mar
More Evidence Marijuana Increases Heart Attack Risk --Even in Healthy Users
Two new studies find active pot users are significantly more likely to experience a heart attack compared to nonusers, even if they’re young and have healthy blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar levels.
17 Mar
Nearly 1 in 3 Children Now Live With a Chronic Health Condition
A new study finds more than 30% of kids 5-17 years old are living with a chronic condition such as ADHD, autism, asthma and prediabetes.
14 Mar
Sugar-free Slushies Can Have Toxic Effects on Young Kids, Study Finds
Researchers are warning parents not to give children under the age of 7 sugar-free slushies made with glycerol, a common sugar substitute.
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RFK Jr. Suggests Letting Bird Flu Spread
A controversial proposal from U.S Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to let bird flu naturally spread through poultry farms is raising alarms among scientists -- who say the move could be inhumane and dangerous.
Kennedy recently suggested that instead of culling infected birds, farmers should instead allow the vir...
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Sarepta’s Gene Therapy Under Scrutiny After Patient Death
A patient has died while receiving Elevidys, a gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, marking the first known death linked to the treatment.
The company behind the drug, Sarepta Therapeutics, said that the patient suffered acute liver injury, a known side effect, The Associated Press reported. However, the "severity" of thi...
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Firearms Rarely Used For Protection Against Crime
People often say they own a gun to protect themselves and their families.
But firearms owners rarely use their weapon in self-defense, a new study says.
An overwhelming majority of gun owners -- 92% -- say they’ve never used their weapons to defend themselves, according to findings published March 14 in JAMA Network Open
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Where You Live Can Influence Recovery From Brain Injury
Where a person lives can influence their recovery from a traumatic brain injury, a new study says.
Based on their neighborhood’s characteristics, people are less likely to receive home rehab visits or go to a rehab clinic following a concussion or other traumatic brain injury (TBI), researchers report in the March/April issue of the ...
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Rare Hair Loss Condition Can Be Treated With Low Doses Of Antibiotic
Lower doses of a common antibiotic can curb hair loss caused by a rare skin condition, a new study says.
The antibiotic doxycycline is commonly used to treat lymphocytic scarring alopecia, a condition in which the body’s immune cells target hair follicles, researchers said.
But the relatively high doses of doxycycline used to p...
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Weed Users At Greater Risk For Heart Attack, Stroke
Weed users are much more likely to suffer a heart attack, stroke or other life-threatening heart condition than people who don’t indulge, a new study says.
Adults under 50 are more than six times as likely to suffer a heart attack if they use marijuana, compared to non-users, researchers reported March 18 in the journal JACC Adva...
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