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People with multiple sclerosis (MS) may show warning signs long before classic symptoms appear — and mental health concerns could be among the first red flags, according to new research.A University of British Columbia (UBC) study, published last week in JAMA Network Open, examined the medical records of 2,038 patients with the autoimmune disease and compared them to 10,182 patients without it. The researchers found that future MS patients had elevated […]

Katie and Dustin Maletich, Oregon parents of four, have gone viral on social media for a parenting moment that’s sparked some debate.After Dustin’s 9-year-old stepson, Tommy, told his mother to "chill," he was instructed to do several push-ups and 60 squats as a form of discipline.The workout was met with a father-son conversation about the tone in which he should be speaking to his mother. Tommy was attentive and apologized […]

A Missouri resident has been infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba, possibly linked to water-skiing in the Lake of Ozarks.The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) confirmed the infection on Wednesday.The unidentified adult is hospitalized in an intensive care unit and being treated for primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), a deadly infection caused by Naegleria fowleri, commonly known as the brain-eating amoeba.DEATH CONFIRMED FROM RARE AND DEADLY 'BRAIN-EATING AMOEBA' […]

Living to see 100 is a major feat that has a common thread.Recent studies of centenarians – people who are in their 100s – have found that they suffer from fewer diseases overall, develop them more slowly and are less likely to experience fatal conditions compared to people who live shorter lives.One 2024 study from Sweden, published in the journal GeroScience, considered historical data from people over 60 years old […]

A fitness trend that took TikTok by storm, racking up more than 14 million views, may have some science behind it.The 12-3-30 treadmill workout, popularized by influencer Lauren Giraldo, promises a fat-burning, low-impact fitness solution: Walk at a 12% incline, at a pace of three miles per hour, for 30 minutes.But how does it compare to regular running?FORGET 10,000 STEPS — RESEARCH REVEALS THE REAL NUMBER YOU NEED FOR BETTER […]

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New research has discovered certain weight-loss medications could be associated with an increased risk of serious eye conditions, and even vision loss.Two studies, published in JAMA, analyzed how semaglutide and tirzepatide — which include popular drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound — impacted eye health in Americans with type 2 diabetes over a two-year period.One study found a modest risk of developing non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy (NAOIN) – […]

More Americans than ever are choosing not to drink alcohol, according to a new Gallup Poll.Only 54% of respondents to Gallup’s annual Consumption Habits survey conducted last month say they consume alcohol, which is the lowest on record in nearly 90 years. "This coincides with a growing belief among Americans that moderate alcohol consumption is bad for one’s health, now the majority view for the first time," Gallup said in a […]

A man who used ChatGPT for dietary advice ended up poisoning himself — and wound up in the hospital.The 60-year-old man, who was looking to eliminate table salt from his diet for health reasons, used the large language model (LLM) to get suggestions for what to replace it with, according to a case study published this week in the Annals of Internal Medicine.When ChatGPT suggested swapping sodium chloride (table salt) […]