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Eating red meat and processed meat hikes heart disease, death risk: study
Drop the steak knife. After a controversial study last fall recommending that it was not necessary for people to change their diet in terms of red meat and processed meat, a large, carefully analyzed new…
What is the coronavirus illness blamed for multiple deaths in China?
Officials in China are racing to contain a deadly new strain of virus that has infected more than 2,700 people and left at least 81 dead. Chinese officials have blocked all transportation in and out of…
Breast implant illness
"I feel like I'm being poisoned." I will never forget the night I told my parents that I thought my breast implants were the cause of a decade's worth of unexplained medical phenomena. What started…
Five ways to quit smoking
Deciding that you are now ready to quit smoking is only half the battle. Knowing where to start on your path to becoming smoke-free can help you to take the leap. We have put together…
High blood pressure research
In this special feature, we collate some of the most intriguing hypertension studies from 2019. We particularly focus on nutrition, risk factors, and hypertension's relationship with dementia. Today, in the United States, around 1 in…
New Year’s resolutions: How to boost success rates
Do we make New Year's resolutions just to ignore them? Are they merely promises doomed to fail? In this feature, we ask whether, statistically speaking, these resolutions work, and what increases the chances of success.…
A new study identifies a link between vaping and depression.
A recent study concludes that people who smoke electronic cigarettes are twice as likely to report clinical depression as those who have never vaped. The correlation was particularly strong among younger people. Known as vaping,…
New evidence suggests that being physically active could help slash prostate cancer risk.
Researchers using a new method of assessing risk factors for prostate cancer have found an intriguing link between a lack of physical activity and an increased risk of this condition. According to data from the…
What is the difference between cold and flu?
Both flu (influenza) and cold are caused by viruses, and they can have similar symptoms. So how do we know if a person has the flu or a bad cold? In this article, we explain…
Vulvodynia: What you need to know
Vulvodynia and vestibulodynia refer to a chronic discomfort of the vulva, the part of a woman's body that protects the genitals. It includes the external female genitalia, including the mons pubis, the labia majora and…