Category: 6. Health

About 38 percent of people in the United States have high cholesterol, doubling their risk of heart disease. Considering that heart disease is the leading cause of death in America, that number can cause real problems for you or your loved ones.

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A REAL-WORLD comparative study from a Moroccan tertiary centre has found that transperineal (TP) prostate biopsy offers similar cancer detection rates to the traditional transrectal (TR) approach, while reducing infectious complications…

People with stronger muscles are more likely to harbor a particular species of bacteria in their guts, and when this bacterial species was fed to mice, they became stronger, a new study finds.

The study authors say the microbe has the potential…

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, but eating a nutritious diet can help reduce the risk.

Professor Sarah Berry, a nutrition scientist who specializes in cardiovascular…

NIRSEVIMAB was linked to fewer respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) hospitalizations and severe neonatal outcomes than maternal vaccination with the RSV prefusion F protein (RSVpreF) vaccination in France.

RSV Hospitalization Risk Was Lower

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Microplastics, plastic particles smaller than 5 millimeters, can be found in land, air, and water, and have infiltrated our food chain, resulting in far-reaching health consequences for humans and nonhumans alike. In 2020, scientists…

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Many parents think their child’s snoring is a sign of “sleeping soundly,” but this could be a warning sign of sleep apnea. As an ear, nose, and throat (ENT) specialist, I often see parents in my clinic seeking help for their child’s developmental…

As soon as a pregnancy test comes back positive, all eyes turn to the mother-to-be: for her health and that of the unborn child, she is advised not to smoke, not to drink alcohol, to avoid certain foods, to stay calm, and not to stress out. But a…