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How long young cancer patients survive often depends on the insurance they have
Cancer is becoming increasingly common among young people, with cases slowly and steadily rising every year for the ... Read More
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Environmental Nutrition: Spotlight on supplements: MCT Oil
MCT is a type of fat called medium chain triglycerides found naturally in coconut oil and palm kernel oil and offered as supplements. MCTs were developed in the 1950s from coconut and palm kernel oil, and were first used ...Read more
Does exercising in the evening affect sleep?
Q: I’ve heard that you shouldn’t exercise in the evening because it can interfere with restful sleep. Is this true?
A: Traditional sleep hygiene guidelines include the recommendation to avoid exercising late in the ...Read more
Mayo Clinic Q&A: Do children with scoliosis need treatment?
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My 10-year-old daughter was just diagnosed with scoliosis. The curve is 19 degrees, and I have read that it could worsen with time. Will she need to wear a brace? Or is surgery in her future?
ANSWER: ...Read more
How to choose the healthiest plant-based meat
Whether you’re trying to eat less meat or you’re a vegetarian or vegan, having a plant-based meal once (or a few times) a week is always a good thing. Research shows that eating a mostly plant-based diet can help ...Read more
Cheery Cherry News
A new study suggests natural compounds found in dark sweet cherries may help slow the growth and spread of one of the most aggressive forms of breast cancer.
Scientists at Texas A&M University said natural plant ...Read more
Still skating at 87: Inside a hockey league where age doesn’t stop the game
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- As players in the San Jose Sharks Masters League streak across the ice, Ed Asato trails behind the play, stick ready.
At 87, he still skates in the league’s over-60 division.
Though he isn’t as ...Read more
Demoralized CDC workforce reels from year of firings, funding cuts, and a shooting
On the coffee table at her home in Atlanta, Sarah Boim has a pile of documents from her old job at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. They are printouts of her employment records.
Boim lost her job in the ...Read more
Taking Probiotics After Antibiotics To Avoid Potential Problems
DEAR DR. ROACH: I read your recent column about a person who was refusing antibiotics due to a fear of a Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) recurrence. I am interested in your thoughts regarding people who take ...Read more
Helping maintain your weight loss from GLP-1s
A review in BMJ found that when folks have been on any weight-loss drug (for around 10 months) and then stop taking it, they returned to their baseline weight in 1.7 years. And if they were taking semaglutide or ...Read more
Why are people so proud that they are atheists or agnostics?
From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham
Q: Why are people so proud that they are atheists or agnostics? Is the reality of God based on what other people say? – R.G.
A: Has God designated any one person here on Earth...Read more
Travel Trending with Kathy Witt: Sailing the 'pura vida' way: Sea Cloud Spirit in Costa Rica and Panama
With their hugging posture and ever-present smile, sloths embody Costa Rica’s pura vida lifestyle like no other creature. As the national symbol of this conservation-minded destination, sloths represent Costa Rica’s ...Read more
Revolutionary toe-to-thumb surgery restores hand function after devastating injuries
BALTIMORE — Scott Price was working with a wood splitter when it kicked out a fragment of a log, pinning his left hand against a metal plate and severing his thumb and forefinger. After his local hospital in Poconos, ...Read more
Judge orders Trump administration to allow clergy access at Illinois' Broadview immigration facility for Easter holy days
CHICAGO — A federal judge on Tuesday allowed clergy members from the Chicago area to minister to migrants at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview during Easter and Holy Week, issuing the ...Read more
Ticks are the backyard threat southwestern Pennsylvania homeowners keep ignoring
As spring unfolds, new research highlights an issue for southwestern Pennsylvania residents: Most people know ticks are in their backyard, but few believe they’re actually at risk of contracting tick-borne illnesses.<...Read more
Benefits of mindfulness meditation go far beyond relaxation – here’s what it is and how to practice it
Imagine being asked to sit alone in a quiet room for 15 minutes with nothing to do – no phone, no music, no external distraction. In a well-known 2014 study, many participants found that task so challenging that they ...Read more
Mayo Clinic study demonstrates safety, feasibility of delivering chemotherapy at home
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — In a study published in NEJM Catalyst, Mayo Clinic researchers have demonstrated that chemotherapy can be safely delivered in patients' homes.
The study evaluated Mayo Clinic's Cancer CARE Beyond ...Read more
Nightmares, flashbacks, addiction: What human trafficking survivors face
PONTIAC, Mich. — By the time women arrive at the doorstep of Hope Against Trafficking, a nonprofit long-term recovery program for victims of human trafficking in Oakland County, their needs are extreme.
Some have not ...Read more
Minnesota risks rankling Trump by prioritizing diversity in federal health grants
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota risked irking President Donald Trump’s administration this month by prioritizing diversity in the use of nearly $200 million in new federal rural health grants
Hospitals applying for the ...Read more
Do you have the guts to be stronger, longer?
If you want to make sure your muscles stay stronger longer, you don't just want to do strength-training and aerobics and eat lean and plant-based proteins (though, of course, they're beneficial). A study published in Gut ...Read more
Woman Leaves Little To The Imagination With Comment To Son
DEAR ABBY: My wife and I are disgusted by something we (and our grandson) have never before encountered. Our ex-daughter-in-law of 10 years recently told our 16-year-old grandson she kicked her latest boyfriend out because...Read more
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- Ticks are the backyard threat southwestern Pennsylvania homeowners keep ignoring
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- Revolutionary toe-to-thumb surgery restores hand function after devastating injuries
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- Mayo Clinic Q&A: Do children with scoliosis need treatment?
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