Thursday 30 August 2018

Is Dairy Due for a 'Heart Health Makeover'?

But new research involving 24,000 U.S. adults suggests milk and milk-derived products don't pose the dire health risks suggested by prior research, and maybe those old warnings should be relaxed.



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Sleep Apnea Might Raise Odds for Painful Gout

People with sleep apnea had a 42 percent higher risk of gout, the study found.



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Pediatricians Change Child Car Seat Guidelines

The previous advice from the American Academy of Pediatrics was to stop using a rear-facing seat when a child was 2 years old.



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Even Low Levels of Toxic Metals Put Heart at Risk

Their analysis of 37 studies that included nearly 350,000 people linked arsenic exposure to a 23 percent increased risk of coronary heart disease and a 30 percent increased risk of cardiovascular disease.



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Alarming Rise in Antibiotic-Resistant UTIs in U.S.

Forty-four percent of the 1,754 UTIs studied were contracted outside a hospital, the highest rate ever reported in the United States, according to the study published recently in the journal Annals of Emergency Medicine.



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