Mango May Support Weight and Blood Sugar, New Research Shows

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• December 9, 2025
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Whether you slice mango and eat it plain, sprinkle it with tajín, toss it into a salad or blend it into a smoothie, new research suggests this tropical fruit may offer more than great flavor. 

Researchers at Illinois Institute of Technology reviewed 29 studie...

New National Guidelines Aim to Cut Infections in Nursing Homes

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• December 9, 2025
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Infections are a major concern in nursing homes, where many residents are older, recovering from illness or living with long-term health conditions. 

Germs like drug-resistant bacteria, viruses that cause flu and COVID can spread quickly in these settings and can be...

More Parents Refuse Vitamin K Shot for Newborns, Study Finds

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• December 9, 2025
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More parents are saying no to vitamin K shots for their newborns, and experts warn babies could be at serious risk.

A study published Dec. 8 in JAMA found that refusal of vitamin K, a shot given shortly after birth to prevent dangerous bleeding, has skyrocketed ...

Some Blood Pressure Pills Recalled for Possible Contamination

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• December 9, 2025
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A widely used blood pressure medication is being pulled from shelves after testing suggested some batches may contain traces of other drugs.

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals has recalled several lots of bisoprolol fumarate and hydrochlorothiazide tablets (sold under the brand na...

Want To Avoid Having A Troublesome Teen? Get Boys Involved In Youth Sports, Study Says

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• December 9, 2025
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Worried your boy is going to be a difficult teen, in constant friction with parents, teachers and other authority figures?

Get him involved in sports, a new study suggests.

Boys who participated in organized sports between 6 to 10 years of age were less likely to s...

Climate Change Might Dull Children's Intellectual Growth

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• December 9, 2025
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Climate change could pose a threat to children’s intellectual development, a new study says.

Kids growing up under higher-than-usual temperatures – average temps above 86 degrees Fahrenheit – are less likely to meet developmental milestones for literacy...

Older Caregivers' Loneliness Relieved By An Unlikely Source, Study Reveals

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• December 9, 2025
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Lonely caregivers might find solace from an unexpected source — the internet.

Staying connected through the internet can help older caregivers feel less lonely and cope better with the stress of caring for ailing family or friends, researchers recently reported in ...

Pandemic School Closures Linked To More Mental Health Problems Among Kids

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• December 9, 2025
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School closures are linked to significant mental health problems – depression, anxiety, ADHD – among children during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study reports.

Kids whose schools reopened sooner during the pandemic had lower rates of mental health problems t...

Timing Is Everything In Cancer Immunotherapy, Experts Say

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• December 9, 2025
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Cancer survival might depend on what time of day you get your treatment, a new study says.

Lung cancer patients who received IV immunotherapy doses earlier in the day tended to live longer, according to results published online Dec. 8 in the journal Cancer.

Agent Orange Linked To Rare Bone Marrow Cancers

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• December 9, 2025
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Soldiers exposed to the Vietnam War-era defoliant Agent Orange have a higher risk of a rare form of bone marrow cancer, a major new study has found.

The study found that people exposed to Agent Orange face a higher risk of developing myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), a bon...

Two Deaths Linked to Rabies-Infected Kidney Transplant

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• December 8, 2025
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A rare case of rabies linked to an organ transplant has resulted in two deaths, federal health officials announced.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that a man in Idaho became infected with rabies after a skunk scratched his leg in Octob...

210,000 Portable Power Banks Sold on Amazon Recalled After Fire Reports

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• December 8, 2025
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A popular portable phone charger sold online has been recalled after reports that it can overheat and catch fire, federal officials said.

The recall covers about 210,000 INIU-branded lithium-ion power banks sold on Amazon between August 2021 and April 2022, according to ...

Do Not Eat Wild Mushrooms, Officials Warn After Poisonings Turn Deadly

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• December 8, 2025
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California health officials are warning people not to collect or eat wild mushrooms after a toxin found in some types poisoned nearly two dozen people and killed one.

The California Poison Control System reported 21 cases linked to a toxin called amatoxin, found in a mus...

Educational Video Game Helps Kids Learn Science, Study Finds

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• December 8, 2025
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Video games often have a bad reputation as being a distraction, but a new study suggests they may help kids build important science skills.

University of Georgia researchers created an educational video game that helps elementary school students learn about the human bod...

Air Pollution Undermines Health Benefits Of Exercise, Evidence Says

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• December 8, 2025
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Air pollution can undermine some of the health benefits active folks expect to derive from regular exercise, a new study says.

The protective effect exercise should have on people’s risk of death was cut by half among those living in areas with heavy air pollution,...

Laughing Gas Relieves Depression, Evidence Says

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• December 8, 2025
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Laughing gas might live up to its name for people struggling with depression, a major new study says.

Treatment with nitrous oxide can provide rapid relief for people with depression, especially those who aren’t helped by antidepressants, researchers reported recen...

TikTok Videos Mislead On Epilepsy Care, Experts Say

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• December 8, 2025
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Fake clickbait TikTok videos about epilepsy treatments are receiving more views than accurate, evidence-based offerings, a new study says.

More than half of TikTok videos regarding epilepsy featured claims that were false, misleading and potentially harmful, researchers ...

Want To Save Rural Hospitals? Send Patients Home To Recover, Study Argues

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• December 8, 2025
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Discharging hospital patients early to recover at home might be key to saving rural health care, a new study says.

Rural patients cost a good deal less to care for during recovery at home than in a hospital, researchers recently reported in JAMA Network Open.

One Million More U.S. Kids Became Obese During COVID Pandemic

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• December 8, 2025
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Roughly 1 million American kids became obese during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study says.

Childhood obesity rates in the U.S. rose from around 21% pre-pandemic to nearly 23% during the global health crisis, researchers reported Dec. 2 in the journal Pediatrics