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Don’t Let Painful Joints Make You Sedentary
Fitness programs appropriate for people with arthritis are booming as the population ages. A growing number are backed by evidence and are free or low cost.
Teal Pumpkins Offer Halloween Safe Zone For Kids With Food Allergies
Food allergies can sap some of the fun out of Halloween, spooking kids and their parents with hidden allergens in candy. The Teal Pumpkin Project is organizing an effort to offer non-food items like glows sticks and bubbles, all while raising awareness…
Relax Red Meat Restrictions, Study Suggests. Not A Good Idea, Cancer Group Says.
Food Fight: A new study suggests limits on red and processed meat consumption aren’t necessary for long-term health. Cancer and other health organizations strongly disgree. Here’s how to weigh the new uncertainty.
FDA Urges Broader Access To Naloxone To Avoid Opioid Overdose Deaths
Naloxone is a drug that can reverse opioid overdoses and save lives, and it’s becoming more available. The FDA wants patients and their families to know they have access to it, and pharmacists to know they have the authority to dispense it in most stat…
Peanut allergy advances stir excitement, caution
For people with peanut allergies, new treatments in the pipeline offer the promise of tolerating small amounts of the same allergen that threatens them. A new study found clues about which patients may succeed on oral immunotherapy. Will patients find …
Listen Up: Hearing Aids May Do More Than Just Treat Hearing Loss
Hearing aids are a bigger deal than you thought. A new study links their use in older people with hearing loss to a lower risk of dementia, depression and fall-related injuries over three years, compared with those who didn’t wear hearing aids. New pro…
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