A new study suggests that one path to successful weight loss might be culinary boredom — eating the same food over and over.
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Australian researchers say they’re a step closer to developing a simple smell test that may help predict which older adults will develop cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease.
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Most Americans believe that prescription medications are the most effective treatments for many common illnesses, but a Consumer Reports survey of more than 45,000 people finds that three-fourths of us are turning to alternative therapies like yoga and acupuncture.
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Brain and blood chemistry changes indicative of Alzheimer’s disease can be detected 10 to 20 years before memory loss and other cognitive symptoms develop, according to doctors studying families with inherited forms of the disease.
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The FDA warns patients taking the atrial fibrillation drug Multaq (dronedarone) to call their doctors. Multaq doubled deaths and strokes in a study of patients with permanent atrial fibrillation.
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Kids whose moms work outside the home are no more likely to have behavioral or emotional problems at age 5 than kids whose moms stayed at home, a study shows.
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Breastfeeding for at least six months appears to reduce the risk of a child developing asthma, new Dutch research suggests.
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There is an ongoing “explosion” of deadly hepatitis C among men who have sex with men. It’s spread mainly by anal sex, often enhanced by methamphetamine, according to a CDC report.
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Findings from a new study suggest that being optimistic may reduce your risk of stroke.
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Australian researchers report they’re a step closer to developing a simple blood test for the early detection of Alzheimer’s disease.
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