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What’s the best way to gauge someone’s heart health? Test their hand strength. At least, that’s the finding of a new study recently published in The Lancet. The study, which was carried out by medical researchers at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada, involved almost 140,000 patients from 17 different countries. All of the participants were […]
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Getting a daily dose of vitamin B could stave off skin cancer, a new study from Australia suggests. The study, which was carried out by researchers at the Dermatology University of Sydney, involved just under 400 participants. Those involved had contracted at least two skin cancers over the five years preceding the study. The participants […]
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The deaths of millions of chickens and turkeys as a result of the spreading bird flu are forcing poultry prices to steadily climb upwards. According to the Iowa Secretary of Agriculture, this is now the worst outbreak of the bird flu in United States history. The bird flu, which emerged earlier this year, is spreading […]
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A new study shows that people with Celiac disease are at a higher risk of developing neuropathy, or nerve damage. Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder that can result in significant intestinal damage when a person consumes gluten, which is typically found in wheat products. It’s a relatively new disease that health researchers are still […]
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) believes it’s time to end the long-running lifetime ban on blood donations by gay men. The FDA now recommends implementing a one-year waiting period following last sexual contact. For more than three decades it has been virtually impossible for a gay or bisexual man to donate blood. The policy […]
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