Category: Health Fitness

Health Fitness

How Can I Cut PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals?’

They’re almost everywhere. And they’re bad. But there are some things you can do to avoid them.

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Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Honors Ambros and Ruvkun for MicroRNA Discovery

The prize was awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for their discovery of microRNA, which helps determine how cells

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Stories of Marijuana’s Little-Known Harms: ‘It Took Over Everything’

A growing number of marijuana users in the U.S. are experiencing severe health problems like these.

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Nighttime Depression Is a Real Thing

There are lots of reasons your mood might tank at night. Here’s how to address the bedtime blues.

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Rwanda’s Doctors and Nurses Hit Hard by Deadly Marburg Virus

The Health Ministry has reported that 80 percent of the infected are health care professionals.

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‘Mom, I Want to Live’: A Young Girl Battles War and Cancer

Sonya Liakh was diagnosed with eye cancer at age 2. After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine disrupted her treatment, her family

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As America’s Marijuana Use Grows, So Do the Risks

The drug, legal in much of the country, is widely seen as nonaddictive and safe. For some users, these assumptions

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Two New Bird Flu Cases Diagnosed in California, Officials Say

Both patients were dairy workers whose illnesses were mild. Investigators are continuing to evaluate the contacts of a Missouri patient

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What to Know About the Marburg Virus Disease Outbreak

In Rwanda, 11 deaths have been reported from this rare but deadly disease. Two people tested negative in Germany this

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Gilead Agrees to Allow Generic Version of Groundbreaking H.I.V. Shot in Poor Countries

Many middle-income countries are left out of the deal, widening a gulf in access to critical medicines.