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Chocolate and Health: A New Twist on an Old DebateScientists may finally be zeroing in on how chocolate's health powerhouse – cocoa flavonols – affect the body.- Frequent Flyers: Read This Before Your Next FlightResearchers are linking flight-related exposures – like low cabin pressure, cosmic radiation, and trace chemicals in cabin air – to cancer, blood clots, and neurological symptoms in flight crews. Some warn frequent flyers could be at risk too.
- Pregnant and Taking Tylenol? 5 Things to Know Right NowMedical organizations and leading doctors reject a call to change the safety label on acetaminophen – commonly known by the brand name Tylenol – after the president said that taking the drug during pregnancy is linked to a "very increased risk of autism."
- Weight Loss Drugs May Help Your Heart -- and Your PsoriasisEmerging research suggests GLP-1s -- popular weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy -- may unexpectedly reduce psoriasis-related health risks, including heart disease.
- Science Reveals 5 Overeating Traps -- Are You Caught in One?Researchers have identified five distinct patterns of overeating that can sabotage weight loss efforts, even among the most diligent dieters. Recognizing them may be key to maintaining a healthy weight.
- The Unexpected Heart Attack Risk for Women Under 65If you’re a woman under 65, science just gave you a new reason to pay attention to ambiguous symptoms — even if you don’t have traditional risk factors for a heart attack.
- Why Are There So Many Ways Smartphones Can Make Us Sick?From hemorrhoids to herpes to memory loss and even relationship problems, why do researchers keep discovering new, and surprisingly strange, ways our phones may be harming us?
- 10 Questions ‘Healthy Adults’ Should Ask About the COVID ShotCOVID boosters are no longer routine for healthy young adults – but should you still get one? Experts suggest you ask yourself these questions when making up your mind.
- The Secret to Walking More: It’s Not Counting StepsWith step goals varying across studies, experts say it’s time to focus less on the numbers – and more on this underappreciated, research-backed approach.
- Why a Common Allergy Nasal Spray Might Prevent COVIDEarly research suggests that azelastine, a common over-the-counter nasal spray that treats seasonal allergies, may offer a way to reduce your chances of getting COVID-19. The key may be that the spray helps keep the nose lining calm, experts say.
- Ease Into Fall With This Science-Backed Mood BoosterFeeling some end-of-summer blues? You can't stop the seasons from changing, but you can use the science of savoring to improve your mood and well-being as you make the most of what's left of the sun-soaked months.
- Skip the Confusion: A Guide to Fall VaccinesFall vaccine season is here, along with fresh confusion on who needs which vaccine, and when. It doesn’t have to be that way: Here’s your fall vaccine guide – without the noise.
- Cancer Link to Body Ink: What to Know About New Tattoo DataNew research links tattoos with cancer. Here's what scientists know about the potential connection, and their advice for you if you have a tattoo or you're thinking about getting inked.
- A Presidential Fitness Test Won't Help Kids, but This WillThe reestablishment of the Presidential Fitness Test drew plenty of backlash. But is the test really as bad as critics claim? And if it won't help get kids moving, what will?
- The Real Risks of Turning to AI for TherapyAs more people turn to AI chatbots for mental health support, experts warn the tools aren’t built for therapy, raising concerns about bias, safety, privacy, and the risks of replacing real human care.
- The Surge in Type 1 Diabetes, and the New Ways to Fight ItType 1 diabetes rates are rising, but breakthrough drugs and devices are changing what it means to live with the disease.
- The Push to Diagnose MS Years Before Symptoms StartNew research suggests that multiple sclerosis starts 15 years before it's diagnosed. The study builds on a larger body of research that aims to someday help doctors identify the disease before symptoms start.
- The Internet Is Turning You Into Someone You’d Hate IRLWe increasingly live two lives, one online, one off. And the online life is becoming the dominant — and more miserable — for us all. Why won’t we help ourselves?
- Back Pain Relief From This Therapy Can Last for YearsA new study shows that a treatment called cognitive functional therapy (CFT), which blends physical therapy with a psychology-based approach, can give lasting relief to adults who have disabling low-back pain.
- Fans Can Help in High Heat — but Only If You Use Them RightNew research finds that electric fans may help cool you down even in 100 F heat — especially when combined with skin wetting and proper hydration — but become ineffective or harmful at higher temperatures.
- Obesity’s Cancer Link Is Worse Than You ThinkAs new research spotlights the obesity-cancer connection, experts warn we’ve underestimated just how much excess weight – and the complex biology behind it – can fuel the disease.
- Why BMI Still Won’t DieMore and more doctors and scientists say BMI alone won’t tell you much about health, yet it remains the standard assessment for diagnosing obesity. Here’s why.
- Why COVID 'Razor Blade' Sore Throat Hurts So BadA painful sore throat is a signature symptom of an Omicron subvariant called NB.1.8.1, or Nimbus. It now makes up about a third of U.S. COVID-19 cases. Find out what you can do to get relief.
- We May Soon Have a Blood Test to Predict Postpartum DepressionThe innovative advance could shift treatment from response to prevention, and redefine how we think about this common maternal condition.
- Why Step Count Remains the Most Impactful Fitness StatIncreasing daily movement, particularly through step count, may be the most effective measure for enhancing longevity and overall wellness.
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