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Men are much more likely than women to die early from the world’s 20 leading health problems, a new global study shows.This post was originally published on this site

Energy drinks are a multibillion-dollar industry and are the most consumed supplement not under the control of the Food and Drug Administration other than multivitamins. It’s a bit like the “Wild West” in the sense […]

Scientists are learning more about the association between dietary intake and cancer. This connection is becoming increasingly clear for colorectal cancer and for the link between alcohol and cancers. We’ll take a deep dive into […]

The FDA has rehired at least some workers tasked with releasing public records generated by the agency’s regulatory activities, two employees said. The recall reverses firings carried out roughly a month ago by the Department […]

Body Mass Index, or BMI, is a number that reflects the relationship between your height and weight. It’s widely used in health care and public health to categorize body size and estimate potential risk for […]

For decades, Californians, and by extension, Americans, have lived alongside unhealthy flame-retardant chemicals embedded in their furniture, thanks to a few lines in a 1970s state law.This post was originally published on this site

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the National Institutes of Health announced a new initiative called “Generation Gold Standard” to develop next-generation, universal vaccines using a beta-propiolactone (BPL)-inactivated, whole-virus platform.This post was […]

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s motto is ” Make America Healthy Again,” but government cuts could make it harder to know if that’s happening.This post was originally published on this site

New research in the Canadian Medical Association Journal found an increase in asthma-related emergency department (ED) visits across Ontario following heavy smoke in early June 2023.This post was originally published on this site