Americans love sugar. Together we consumed nearly 11 million metric tons of it in 2016, according to the US Department of Agriculture, much of it … Is Soda Bad for Your Brain?Read more
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Moderate Alcohol Use Linked to Heart Chamber Damage
Enjoy a glass of wine with dinner or a nightcap before bed, but don’t count on their heart benefits. A new study by UC San … Moderate Alcohol Use Linked to Heart Chamber DamageRead more
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Woman Killed by a Superbug
Public health officials from Nevada are reporting on a case of a woman who died in Reno in September from an incurable infection. Testing showed … Woman Killed by a SuperbugRead more
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Survival of newborns, India ranks lower than Somalia
Newborns in India have a lesser chance of survival than babies born in Afghanistan and Somalia, according to the latest Global Burden of Disease (GBD) … Survival of newborns, India ranks lower than SomaliaRead more
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Moderate Drinking May Not Ward Off Heart Disease
Many people believe that having a glass of wine with dinner — or moderately drinking any kind of alcohol — will protect them from heart … Moderate Drinking May Not Ward Off Heart DiseaseRead more
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Burning more fat and less glucose could lead to diabetes
Making muscles burn more fat and less glucose can increase exercise endurance, but could simultaneously cause diabetes, says a team of scientists from Baylor College … Burning more fat and less glucose could lead to diabetesRead more
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Healthcare or Wealthcare?
A startling new report from the Congressional Budget Office is projecting 24 million people will lose health insurance coverage by 2026 under the Republican plan … Healthcare or Wealthcare?Read more
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Doctors Should Be Paid By Salary, Not Fee-for-Service
In a Journal of the American Medical Association Viewpoint article, Carnegie Mellon University’s George Loewenstein and the University of California, Los Angeles’ Ian Larkin outline … Doctors Should Be Paid By Salary, Not Fee-for-ServiceRead more
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Multidrug-resistant TB will rise in India
According to the latest issue of the journal, Multidrug Resistant-Tuberculosis (MDR-TB), a version of the disease where patients do not respond to first-line drugs, will … Multidrug-resistant TB will rise in IndiaRead more