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Why your addictive personality is increasing your cancer risk

THE TELEGRAPH – Millions of people smoke, have too much alcohol, or are overweight or obese – all known risk factors for cancer. But there are other addictions that can be just as damaging to our health. It’s these lesser-known dependencies that are subtly increasing our risk of cancer that Dr Raphael Cuomo, a cancer epidemiologist and professor at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, wants to draw our attention to. Three ways to...

Heart attacks are no longer the leading cause of death in the US

NEW SCIENTIST – Deaths from heart attacks have plummeted in the US over the past 50 years, whereas deaths from chronic heart conditions have skyrocketed, probably due to people living longer. “We’ve made some really great progress in certain areas of heart disease mortality, but now we’re seeing this shift,” says Sara King at Stanford University in California. She and her colleagues collected data on heart disease deaths from 1970 to 2022 using the US Centers...

‘Fearless’ wingsuit flyer, 24, dies during 8,000-foot jump

NEW YORK POST – An experienced wingsuit flyer who starred in a documentary about his journey to become a champion skydiver has died during a jump from 8,000 feet. Liam Byrne, 24, plunged to his death on the Gitschen mountain in the Swiss Alps on Saturday in his latest jump in the specialized webbed suit, the BBC reported. Byrne, from Aberdeenshire in Scotland, had completed more than 4,000 jumps in his 10 years as a wingsuit...

‘I started to feel numb’: Woman recalls syringe attack at French music festival

“Someone tapped my left forearm. I started to feel numb in the muscle, like you do when you get a vaccine."

Cat naps, ‘piddle packs’ and amphetamines: Here’s what it can take to complete a marathon bombing run

CNN – The US bombing mission that targeted three nuclear facilities in Iran over the weekend was a massive undertaking that required its B-2 bomber pilots to test the limits of human endurance during a 37-hour mission. Seven stealth bombers carrying two crew members each flew nonstop halfway across the world and back in one of the longest air raids in modern military history. Melvin G. Deaile is one of few people who understands what it...

What’s Included in an Annual Physical Exam?

Your annual exam doesn't just check how you are right now. It can play a critical role in preventing health conditions.

The new coronavirus variant surging in China has arrived in the US.

Although the new coronavirus variant could be more contagious than earlier circulating variants, nothing so far suggests it is more severe.

A brain-dead Georgia woman is set to be taken off of life support after her baby was delivered

Adriana Smith has been on life support since February. Her case has made national headlines, drawing attention to the state’s six-week abortion ban.

Mayo Clinic Q and A: What are your options for managing BPH?

Mayo Clinic News Network DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Recently, I was diagnosed with BPH. This is all new to me, and I hope you can help me better understand the condition and how it's treated. ANSWER: Now that you've been diagnosed with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) — noncancerous tissue growth within the prostate — it's time for you and your healthcare team to talk about treatment options. These options depend on the severity of your symptoms, which can...

An Unexpected Cause of Chest Pain While Self-Pleasuring

cureus.com – We present a 60-year-old male with a history of hypertension, Liddle’s syndrome , obstructive sleep apnea, and chronic cannabis use for insomnia who arrived at a non-PCI hospital complaining of severe retrosternal chest pain lasting several hours in evolution that started upon masturbation. The pain was ripping in character, starting retrosternally and radiating to his neck and back. After evidence of rising troponin values , he was initially diagnosed with non-ST segment elevation myocardial...

Catherine, Princess of Wales, Unexpectedly Pulls Out of Royal Ascot

The princess canceled plans to attend the horse racing event on Wednesday as she tries to find the “right balance” in her recovery from cancer, Kensington Palace said.

Cannabis use linked to a doubled risk of heart disease death, new study finds

Daily marijuana users now outnumber daily drinkers for the first time ever, according to a Carnegie Mellon University report last year.

“I recently measured myself down there and noticed I gained about one inch”

One person dubbed the phenomenon “Ozemdick.”

Here’s What Happens to Your Blood Pressure When You Eat Blueberries Every Day

PARADE – The nutritional advice to eat fruit daily is pretty commonplace, but are all fruits created equal? We'll say this: Different fruits have different health benefits, so it’s probably best to consider your health goals when picking a few out. For example, if heart health is a concern, particularly lowering blood pressure, blueberries may be the fruit to add to your grocery list. It’s hard to be mad about this news when blueberries are so...

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