By Jack Phillips Researchers said in a new study that artificial sweeteners may be associated with a higher risk of heart disease, saying they “should not be considered a safe alternative to…
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By Jack Phillips A leading federal cybersecurity agency on Thursday urged users and administrators to update several older iPhone models and older MacOS versions due to a security flaw after…
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Recent Outbreaks of a Genus of Deadly Bacteria Raise a Major Concern
by EditorKBY Xiaoxu Sean Lin and Health 1+1 In brief: Listeria has a 20 percent mortality rate, and nearly every outbreak includes a fatality, making any increase in outbreaks a major…
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BY Health The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has issued recommendations against the use of two nutritional supplements to prevent cardiovascular disease and cancer. They are beta-carotene and vitamin…
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Loading Up on These Vegetables Increases Muscle Strength, Even Without Exercise
by EditorKBY Lori Alton Who would have thought that the zany cartoons we grew up with could contain accurate nutritional information? Viewers of a certain age might remember “Popeye the Sailor…
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BY Margie King Over 80 million Americans have insulin resistance that can lead to diabetes. And you could be on the road to diabetes for 10 years or more and…
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Study Sounds Alarm Over New Bacteria Increasingly Spreading Among Humans
by EditorKBy Jack Phillips A strain of antibiotic-resistant bacteria discovered in pigs is spreading to people and causing infections, according to a new study released this week. A strain of livestock-associated…