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Study: Two weeks of no exercise enough to damage fit people's bodies

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Study: Two weeks of no exercise enough to damage fit people's bodies

Sept. 20 -- Two weeks of reduced physical activity caused changes in health markers for diabetes and heart disease in formerly fit people in a study in England, though researchers say getting active again reversed the changes.

Hysterectomy procedure linked to worse cancer outcomes

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Hysterectomy procedure linked to worse cancer outcomes

Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders at greater risk of type 2 diabetes than whites at normal weights

Health News // 15 hours ago

Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders at greater risk of type 2 diabetes than whites at normal weights

Offering choices may lead children to eat more vegetables

Health News // 15 hours ago

Offering choices may lead children to eat more vegetables

Keeping blood sugar steady helps you live longer with diabetes

Health News // 15 hours ago

Keeping blood sugar steady helps you live longer with diabetes

People with Type 2 diabetes who have more swings in their blood sugar levels were more than twice as likely to die early, compared to folks with more stable blood sugar management, new research found.

Opioid prescriptions for eye surgery patients surge

Health News // 16 hours ago

Opioid prescriptions for eye surgery patients surge

The percentage of people who filled an opioid prescription after an eye operation tripled between 2000 and 2014, a new study reports.

FDA announces criminal investigation into vape-linked lung illnesses

Health News // 19 hours ago

FDA announces criminal investigation into vape-linked lung illnesses

Sept. 19 (UPI) -- The CDC has counted at least 530 cases of e-cigarette-linked lung illnesses in the last several weeks, and the FDA has collected more than 150 vapor cartridge products for testing.

Labs confirm 1st new case of polio in Philippines in 26 years

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Labs confirm 1st new case of polio in Philippines in 26 years

Sept. 19 (UPI) -- Nearly two decades after the World Health Organization declared polio eradicated in the Philippines, the malady has returned in a new outbreak, officials said Thursday.

Pelosi unveils plan to lower drug costs with more gov't authority, fiscal penalties

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Pelosi unveils plan to lower drug costs with more gov't authority, fiscal penalties

Sept. 19 (UPI) -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveiled a plan Thursday designed to lower the cost of prescription drugs by giving U.S. health officials more power to negotiate prices and financial penalties for companies that don't.

Intense video game play can trigger irregular heartbeat, fainting

Health News // 22 hours ago

Intense video game play can trigger irregular heartbeat, fainting

Sept. 19 -- Video games that guarantee heart-stopping action might come dangerously close to fulfilling that promise in some players as a handful of gamers have passed out during intense sessions.

Chemicals from heat-not-burn tobacco devices safer, but not harmless

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Chemicals from heat-not-burn tobacco devices safer, but not harmless

Sept. 19 -- Researchers say that heat-not-burn tobacco devices are better than cigarettes, but say the aerosols inhaled by users still pose a risk to health.

Combination therapy shows promise against fast-growing lung cancer

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Combination therapy shows promise against fast-growing lung cancer

Sept. 19 (UPI) -- A trio of genetic pathway inhibiting compounds shrunk lung tumors in mice and human cancer cells caused by a mutation in the KRAS gene, suggesting a new treatment method for adenocarcinomas.

C-section delivery might alter newborn's 'microbiome'

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C-section delivery might alter newborn's 'microbiome'

New research reveals that the bacterial composition of a newborn's gut may be dependent on how the baby is delivered.

Slight genetic tweak could make Ebola harmless to humans

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Slight genetic tweak could make Ebola harmless to humans

Changing just a single protein in the DNA of the Ebola virus appears to activate the body's immune system to fight off the deadly infection, researchers report.

New research gives clues to link between obesity, abnormal bowel habits

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New research gives clues to link between obesity, abnormal bowel habits

Sept. 18 (UPI) -- People with obesity or severe obesity are 60 percent more likely to have chronic diarrhea than those with normal BMI, according to a study that suggests BMI is important to consider when treating abnormal bowel habits.

Study: Postmenopausal women have higher bad cholesterol levels

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Study: Postmenopausal women have higher bad cholesterol levels

Sept. 18 (UPI) -- Post-menopausal women, on average, have higher levels of bad cholesterol than premenopausal women, putting them at a higher risk for heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases

Having a dog or cat helps buffer loss of a spouse

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Having a dog or cat helps buffer loss of a spouse

Having a pet may help ease the pain of losing a loved one, new research suggests.

Opioid epidemic tied to doubling of dangerous heart infections

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Opioid epidemic tied to doubling of dangerous heart infections

Addiction and overdose deaths aren't the only consequence of America's opioid epidemic. Cases of a potentially deadly heart infection have risen alarmingly, too, a new study finds.

Two-drug combo more effective at lowering blood sugar in diabetes patients

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Two-drug combo more effective at lowering blood sugar in diabetes patients

Sept. 18 (UPI) -- Prescribing metformin and vildagliptin to people newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes reduced their long-term blood sugar levels more than single-drug therapy in a recent study.

Narcissism fades around middle age for most, study finds

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Narcissism fades around middle age for most, study finds

Sept. 18 -- Narcissism is not a good look at any age, but new research suggests it fades as people enter their 40s. However, the degree of decline in narcissism varies between individuals, researchers said.

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