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27 Jan
Taking Vitamin D May Reduce Your Risk for Autoimmune Disease, New Study Finds
Study participants who took vitamin D supplements were significantly less likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis and other autoimmune diseases, researchers say.
26 Jan
Asthma Patients Share What It’s Like to Mask Up During COVID
The majority of asthma patients report that wearing a mask sometimes affects breathing, a new study finds.
25 Jan
Does Drinking Alcohol Raise Your Risk for Cancer?
Few Americans are aware that alcohol consumption increases the risk for 7 types of cancer, a new study finds.
Did Your Gene Screen Turn Up Dangerous DNA? Study Finds Real Risk Is Low
THURSDAY, Jan. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Most gene variants that have been labeled "pathogenic" may make only a small difference in a person's risk of actually developing disease, a new study suggests.
Scouring genetic data on more than 72,000 individuals, researchers found that most of the gene variants believed to c...
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
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Hospital Defends Decision to Deny Heart Transplant to Unvaccinated Man
In response to claims that a man was denied a heart transplant because he refused to get vaccinated against COVID-19, Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston said Wednesday that its transplant policies mirror those used across the United States.
In a crowdfunding appeal for 31-year-old D.J. Ferguson, a father of two, his family said the hos...
- Robert Preidt and Robin Foster
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Months After Moderna Booster, Antibodies Decline Faster With Omicron
An initial surge in antibody levels against the Omicron variant after a booster dose of the Moderna COVID vaccine wanes within six months, but the antibodies remained effective against it in lab tests, a new study finds.
Researchers analyzed antibody levels in volunteers who received the booster after two doses of the Moderna mRNA vaccine....
- Robert Preidt
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AHA News: Dr. Jeremiah Stamler, the 'Father of Preventive Cardiology,' Dies at 102
Dr. Jeremiah Stamler, a trailblazing cardiologist who helped people understand the critical connection between healthy lifestyle and heart health – and who continued his passionate work well beyond his 100th birthday – died early Wednesday.
Stamler, known as "the father of preventive cardiology," was 102. He died at his home in Sag Har...
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AHA News: Sound the Fiber Alarm! Most of Us Need More of It in Our Diet
There are a lot of health factors to keep in mind as we navigate through the dietary day: calories, carbohydrates, protein, saturated fat, vitamins and minerals, to name a few.
Did you forget fiber? A lot of people do.
"We've known this forever, and it has to get rediscovered all the time," said Joanne Slavin, professor of food scien...
- American Heart Association News
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More Berries, Red Wine in Diet Might Slow Parkinson's
THURSDAY, Jan. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Red wine may be a guilty pleasure, but new research shows it might also be a powerful weapon against the ravages of Parkinson's disease.
Why? The antioxidants in red wine, and fruit such as berries for that matter, might slow progression of the movement disorder, a new study su...
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
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