All U.S. states have an obesity rate among their residents of higher than 20%, which is at least one in five adults — and many exceed that. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published its 2022 Adult Obesity Prevalence Maps on Thursday, detailing obesity rates for the 50 …
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The U.S. Marine Corps’ highest ranking officer has been hospitalized after suffering a heart attack. Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Eric M. Smith was hospitalized Sunday after suffering a “medical emergency,” according to a Marine Corps press release, with USNI reporting Monday that the top general suffered a heart …
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Do you ever feel a little off or minorly disoriented twice a year when the clocks change? You’re not alone. Daylight Saving Time can mess up our sleep patterns and routines, making us wonder if we’re early or late for everything. If you’re like me, you need a reliable way …
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Childhood pneumonia cases are surging in the Netherlands, a health agency in the country has reported. During the week of Nov. 13-19, there were 103 pneumonia cases in the Netherlands out of every 100,000 children between the ages of 5 and 14. That was an increase from 83 the prior …
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WARNING: This story contains graphic photos. A Colorado woman was gored by a mule deer buck outside her home and suffered a puncture wound to her leg, according to officials. The 67-year-old woman was outside the door of her home in the town of Silver Cliff when she was attacked …
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Didn’t get enough sleep during the week? Take heart — catching up on shuteye over the weekend could provide the bonus of improved cardiovascular health, according to a new study published in the journal Sleep Health. Researchers from Nanjing Medical University in China analyzed data from the National Health and …
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A newly approved medicinal cream made from pineapples could be a “game-changer” for burn patients, doctors say. At Stony Brook Medicine’s burn center in New York, doctors recently started using NexoBrid, which became commercially available on Sept. 20, to treat deep burns. This is a departure from surgical skin grafting, …
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A Canadian woman took to TikTok earlier this month to share that a cocktail she drank while traveling abroad left her blind. Her message was blunt: “A shot can kill you.” Ashley King, who lost her vision after methanol poisoning stemming from a drink she had while on vacation in …
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The summer heat can be tough on anyone’s body and mind — but the stakes are higher for seniors. Extreme heat may speed up “biological aging” in older individuals, raising concerns about its impact on long-term health, according to a recent study published in the journal Science Advances. Macie P. …
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A girls’ trip to a remote cabin in Kentucky nearly ended in tragedy when two women in their 80s took a soak in a hot tub and could not get themselves out of the heated water, rescuers said on Friday. The group was enjoying a dip in the hot tub …
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