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Experimental weight-loss procedure could lower appetite by singeing part of stomach
A six-month clinical trial in which 10 obese women received the procedure resulted in a nearly 8% loss of body…
Study: Zinc may reduce cold symptoms by two days
The theory behind zinc is that the essential mineral, which is found in many foods, might interfere with the…
Sedentary behavior in childhood linked to heart damage
Sedentary behavior contributed as much as 40% to the total increase in heart size between the ages of 17 and…
More than 321,000 U.S. children lost a parent to drug overdose deaths in a decade
About 27 children per 100,000 had a parent die from an overdose in 2011. Ten years later, 63 children per…
Nine in 10 U.S. adults have syndrome that leads to heart disease
Among adults age 20 or older, only 10.6% did not have some level of CKM syndrome -- interrelated factors that…
Experimental device yields fresh hope for patients with spinal cord injuries
1 of 2 | A tiny, flexible electronic device that wraps around the spinal cord could represent a…
Neuropathy very common, but underdiagnosed, study says
1 of 2 | “Neuropathy is a painful, disabling condition for many people who have it. It affects…
CDC warns of new COVID-19 variants nicknamed FLiRT
Researchers say the FLiRT variants display some concerning changes. One is alterations in the virus' spike…
AstraZeneca pulls COVID-19 vaccine from global markets
AstraZeneca Wednesday said it was pulling its Vaxzevria COVID-19 vaccine pictured here from sale globally for…
Calls to poison centers involving synthetic cannabis jump
A total of 1,746 calls regarding synthetic weed were received by poison centers in 2021, but that number nearly…