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  • A black man drinks a bottle of water after a race. (Photo: runffwpu/Pexels)

    Drinking Water

    Growing research has found that bottled water has its own challenges — and regular tap water may be better in most situations.Read More
    23 Jan 2025
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  • Maraschino cherries with stems. (Photo: Millefore Images/Getty Images)

    Banned

    On Jan. 15, 2025, the FDA announced the ban of Red No. 3, an artificial dye additive used to give thousands of food products a vibrant red color.Read More
    16 Jan 2025
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  • Weight Loss & GLP-1s

    You have likely heard about GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy for managing diabetes and obesity. But what are GLP-1 medications, and how do they work? Read More
    09 Jan 2025
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  • Black girl decorating a Christmas tree. (Photo: UPMC)

    Holiday Safety Tips

    From family get-togethers to shopping, the holidays can keep you busy. But wintry weather, holiday parties and festive decorations can pose a risk for children.Read More
    19 Dec 2024
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  • Woman with shingles on the skin she feels very painful. (Photo: Getty Images)

    Shingles

    Shingles is caused by the varicella-zoster virus, the virus that causes chickenpox. It lies dormant in the nervous system then reemerges as painful rashes.Read More
    12 Dec 2024
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A new study found a surprising link between bullying and eating disorders. (Illustration: Mark Dubowski/Duke Medicine)

New Study

17 Nov 2015
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Anorexia, binge eating, bingeing, bingeing and purging, Bulimia, Bullying, bullying in schools, Cyber Bullying, Cynthia Bulik, Duke Medicine, Eating Disorders, purging, study, William Copeland.
Link Found Between Bullying & Eating Disorders Being bullied in childhood has been associated with increased risk for anxiety, depression and even eating disorders. But according to new research, it’s not only the victims who could be at risk psychologically, but also the
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A Mayo Clinic study showed energy drinks could lead to heart problems. (Illustration: Sam Wooley)

New Study

10 Nov 2015
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5-Hour Energy, American Beverage Association, american heart association, Anna Svatikova, arrhythmia, blood pressure, caffeine, cardiac events, dietary supplement, EFSA, energy, energy drinks, European Food Safety Authority, fight-or-flight, Food and Drug Administration, gingseng, guarana, heart attack, heart rate, JAMA, Journal of the American Medical Association, Mayo Clinic, Monster, noeephinephrine, Red Bull, Rockstar, stress hormones, stroke, supplemental facts label, taurine, Vitamin B
Energy Drinks May Cause Heart Problems We’ve all heard that “Red Bull give you wings,” but could it and other energy drinks like Monster, Rockstar and 5-Hour Energy also give you a heart attack? Some say the caffeine-packed drinks give them energy, but for
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A study by Johns Hopkins Medicine found that lack of quality sleep puts you in a worse mood than not getting enough sleep. (Photo: Fotolia)

Moody Blues

03 Nov 2015
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anger, bad mood, behavioral sciences, blood oxygen, brain waves, cheerfulness, deep sleep, delayed bedtime, enough sleep, eye movements, friendliness, good mood, health care workers, heart rate, insomnia, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, leg movements, moods, National Sleep Foundation, new parents, Patrick Finan, polysomnography, positive mood, psychiatry, quality sleep, restorative sleep, sleep stages, slow-wave sleep, sympathy, Uninterrupted sleep
Interrupted Sleep Worse Than Lack of Sleep After a bad night’s sleep, you are not likely to be in the best of moods. But according to a new study led by Johns Hopkins Medicine, your bad mood may be due to lack of quality sleep, rather than not getting enough sleep.
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New guidelines also suggest a woman be able to get her first mammogram as early as 40. (Photo: Shutterstock)

New Guidelines

27 Oct 2015
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age 45, American Cancer Society, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, breast cancer screening guidelines, Dr. Richard C. Wender, Dr. Susann Schetter, first mammogram, Journal of the American Medical Association, mammogram, Penn State Hershey Breast Center, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
ACS Recommends First Mammogram at 45 The American Cancer Society’s new breast cancer screening guidelines could cause many women to wonder when they should have their first mammogram. The society now recommends that all women begin having yearly mammograms at age 45, and switch
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Mole Mapper

20 Oct 2015
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app, apple, Bethesda, cancer biologist, citizen science, Courtney Webster, crowd-sourcing, Dan E. Webster, Department of Dermatology, dermatologist, Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma, iphone, iTunes app store, melanoma, Melanoma Community Registry, Melanoma Research Program, Mole Mapper, moles, National Cancer Institute, OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, research fellow, ResearchKit, Sage Bionetworks, Sancy Leachman, School of Medicine, Seattle, Stanford University
Melanoma? There’s an iPhone App for That A Bethesda man has developed a new iPhone application that enables users to measure and track their moles by comparing their potential trouble spots over time. Dan E. Webster, a research fellow and cancer biologist at the National
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Halloween

13 Oct 2015
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allergies, allergy-safe treats, chocolate, Dum Dums, egg, FDA, Food Allergy Research & Education, Haribo gummy bears, Hershey bars, Laffy Taffy, milk, Milky Way, peanut, Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital, potatoe chips, Reese's Halloween, Skittles, Smarties, Snickers, Starburst, SweeTARTS, The Teal Pumpkin Project, Three Musketeers, Tracy Fausnight, Trick-or-Treat
The Trick to Finding Allergy-Safe Treats Hershey bars, Snickers and Reese’s may be trick-or-treat night staples, but for children who have food allergies, these type of treats can be dangerous. As professionals debate why more children have food allergies these days compared to
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