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A common diabetes drug could dampen some of the key benefits of exercise, a new study has found.Researchers from Rutgers University discovered that adults who took metformin, a widely used generic medication for Type 2 diabetes, while exercising saw smaller improvements in blood sugar control, blood vessel function and aerobic fitness than those who exercised without the drug.Published last month in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, the findings […]

Fiber is known to be a crucial part of a healthy diet, promoting fullness and gut health.As trends like "fibermaxxing" make high-fiber eating more popular, understanding the best sources is increasingly important for individual health, according to nutritionists.Longevity expert Peter Attia, a Stanford University physician based in Austin, Texas, spoke about how fiber aligns with a healthier lifestyle in a sneak peek of his newest "Ask Me Anything" episode of […]

A New Jersey man’s death is the first known to be linked to a tick-borne meat allergy, according to researchers at UVAHealth in Virginia.The unidentified man, 47, reportedly died last summer, four hours after eating a hamburger and just two weeks after a similar episode triggered by steak.With the summer episode, the man experienced severe abdominal pain, diarrhea and vomiting after eating the steak, a UVAHealth press release said.YOUNG LAWYER […]

Eating a certain type of food could increase the risk of getting a deadly cancer at a younger age, researchers say.A new study at Mass General Brigham has linked higher consumption of ultraprocessed foods, which largely include ready-to-eat foods with high levels of sugar, salt, saturated fat and food additives, to higher rates of precursors of early-onset colorectal cancer. The researchers analyzed more than two decades of data on the diets […]

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Colon cancer patients could live longer if they take GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy, a new study suggests.Researchers at UC San Diego studied more than 6,800 patients who were taking one of these popular similar diabetes and weight-loss medications.They found that the patients were much less likely to die within five years than those who weren’t taking the drugs.WHY MICRODOSING OZEMPIC COULD BECOME AS COMMON AS TAKING A MULTIVITAMIN Only […]

Texas health officials are sounding the alarm on a surge of a common childhood illness.The Texas Department of State Health Services (DHSH) revealed this week that there are nearly four times the number of whooping cough cases in the state compared to this time last year.According to provisional data, Texas has had over 3,500 cases of whooping cough, also called pertussis, through October 2025. EXPERT WARNS OF 'SILENT EPIDEMIC' THAT PUTS […]

A team of Mayo Clinic scientists have created a way to estimate a person’s risk of developing memory and thinking problems long before symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease begin, potentially changing how the disease is detected and treated in the future.The research, published in The Lancet Neurology, draws on decades of data from the Mayo Clinic Study of Aging, a long-running effort that tracks thousands of residents over time, according to […]

While gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) affects both men and women, men tend to experience more severe symptoms and complications.Studies show that men have higher acid exposure and are nearly twice as likely to develop Barrett’s esophagus, a condition that can lead to esophageal cancer if left untreated.Esophageal cancer is up to nine times more common in men, making them far more likely to progress from chronic reflux to serious outcomes.HIDDEN […]