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The Most Promising New Cholesterol Drug Fails Huge Trial

A drug that crushed a dangerous cholesterol particle by up to 80 percent still failed to stop a single extra heart attack or stroke....
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Alzheimer’s Odds Skew Against Women

Most women have no idea their own brain carries a higher risk of Alzheimer's disease than a man's does.Story SnapshotA recent survey found only...
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Gluten: Benefit or Harm to your Body?

A $30 billion industry has convinced millions of healthy people to avoid a protein that decades of large-scale research says poses no threat to...
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Slow Walkers, Big Trouble

Walking faster, not just walking more, may be the simplest way to add years to your life.Quick TakeA major review of over 34,000 older...
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Low Enzymes, Cancer Spike?

Doctors have long treated low liver enzyme numbers as good news on a lab report. A new analysis says that assumption deserves a second...
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How You Can Have Blocked Ears With No Ear Wax

Your ears can feel clogged with zero earwax because pressure and inflammation, not gunk, are often to blame.Story HighlightsEustachian tube problems are the top...
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Want Better BP Control? Look Beyond Medication

Wall sits and simple squeezing exercises may lower blood pressure more than a hard cardio sprint, and doctors say either one works alongside your...
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Congress Targets ‘Smarter-Than-Humans’ Machines

A sitting United States senator wants to make it illegal to build a machine smarter than every human on Earth combined.Quick TakeSenator Bernie Sanders...
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Never Reheat These Foods To Avoid Cancer

Reheating that pan of fried rice or topping off yesterday's french fries under the broiler might be doing more than warming your lunch —...
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Endometriosis: Chronic Pain, Missing Paychecks

Women battling endometriosis are losing the equivalent of a full month's pay every year, according to new research out of Hungary.Story SnapshotA 2026 Hungarian...

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