Category: 6. Health
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How Trump Administration Actions Might Affect Polio Eradication
UNICEF and fellow partners of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative held a gathering on World Polio Day on October 24, 2025, near the ruins of the smallpox hospital and the FDR Hope Memorial on Roosevelt Island. Pictured here are speakers at…
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Diverticulitis on the rise among young Americans: Know its meaning, symptoms and treatment
There’s no time better than now to become mindful of what, when and how you eat. The gut is one of the most powerful yet weak parts of the body and any kind of problem in it, can lead to diseases and conditions…
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Colorectal cancer rising among young adults: Top LA surgeon lists five foods and drinks to avoid |
Colorectal cancer, which is also the most common type of gastrointestinal cancer, is increasing globally. Of late, there has been an alarming rise in the incidence of early-onset colorectal cancer. A recent analysis by the Centers for Disease…
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‘Junk’ DNA Could Be Recruited to Destroy Cancer Cells From Within : ScienceAlert
Sections of DNA once dismissed as dormant and useless could in fact be recruited to fight certain types of drug-resistant blood cancers, new research has revealed.
Known as ‘junk’ DNA, these bits of DNA don’t encode proteins, so were…
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Adult ADHD is diagnosed when you are ‘functionally impaired’. But what does that mean?
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects around 2.5% of adults and 7% of children. It causes difficulties with attention, impulsivity and hyperactivity.
If unrecognised and untreated,…
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What Happens to Your Blood Sugar When You’re Stressed
- Chronic stress can impact every aspect of your health, including raising blood sugar.
- It does this by increasing stress hormones, disrupting sleep and encouraging emotional eating.
- Exercising, prioritizing sleep and engaging in hobbies may help…
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NHS hospitals to test AI tool that helps diagnose and treat prostate cancer | Prostate cancer
A tool that uses artificial intelligence to help diagnose men with prostate cancer and guide decisions about treatment is to be tested in NHS hospitals, researchers have announced.
The £1.9m Vanguard Path study, funded by Prostate Cancer UK and…
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