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Mayo Clinic Q&A: What makes the Mediterranean diet so healthy for your heart?

Extensive research over the years continues to pinpoint the Mediterranean diet as one of the best for your heart.

Joe Bugner, 75, British Boxing Champ Who Slugged It Out With Ali, Dies

“In the first fight,” Bugner told The Guardian, “I caught him with a beautiful right hand, and he said: ‘Damn, good punch, white boy, do it again!’"

Common heart attack drug doesn’t work and may raise risk of death for some women, new studies say

CNN – A class of drugs called beta-blockers — used for decades as a first-line treatment after a heart attack— doesn’t benefit the vast majority of patients and may contribute to a higher risk of hospitalization and death in some women but not in men, according to groundbreaking new research. “These findings will reshape all international clinical guidelines on the use of beta-blockers in men and women and should spark a long-needed, sex-specific approach to...

Type 2 diabetes prevented with adherence to Mediterranean diet and exercise, study finds

“Our study shows that modest, sustained changes in diet and lifestyle could prevent millions of cases of type 2 diabetes worldwide.”

Two men fell gravely ill last year; their infections link to deaths in the ’80s

ARS TECHNICA – Four men in Georgia, all living in the same county, mysteriously became infected with a potentially deadly soil bacterium that's normally found in the tropics and subtropics, particularly Southeast Asia and northern Australia. The four cases were tied together not just by their shared location but also by the bacterial strain; whole genome sequencing showed the bacteria causing all four infections were highly related, suggesting a shared source of their infections. But this...

Alaska woman seriously injured in bear attack while jogging near her home

Between 2000 to 2017, state health officials reported 10 fatal attacks and 68 hospitalizations due to bear-related injuries.

These 3 sex moves are most likely to break your penis — how to be safe so you won’t need surgery

Rough sex is a common cause of injuries where a partner inadvertently hurts the other, and can be minimized by taking a slower, cautious, graduated approach with good communication.

Everyday Habits to Lower Breast Cancer Risk

Balance Your Diet Your food choices may help cut your odds of having breast cancer, though scientists are doing more research to learn how diet affects the disease. Focus on vegetables, fruits, beans, and whole grains, which should make up two-thirds of your plate. Reserve the other third for lean protein such as poultry or fish. More than 5 cups a day of plant-based fare is a good guideline. Limit Alcohol If you’re a woman who has two or...

Mediterranean diet may offset genetic risk of Alzheimer’s

A new study led by investigators from Mass General Brigham, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard suggests that a Mediterranean-style diet may help reduce dementia risk. The study, published in Nature Medicine, found that people at the highest genetic risk for Alzheimer's disease benefited more from following a Mediterranean-style diet, showing a greater reduction in dementia risk compared to those at lower genetic risk. "One reason we wanted to...

What Does It Take to Get Men to See a Doctor?

Men in the U.S. live six fewer years than women. One clinic is trying to persuade men that getting checked out could save their life.

7 Ways to Soothe Your Nighttime Anxiety

TIME – Sweet dreams are more like a pipe dream when 12 a.m. turns into 2 a.m.—and you still can’t stop worrying about all the work you have to do, the bills you need to pay, the argument you had with your sister, and the feeling that you maybe, probably, definitely are going to die sooner than you should because of a lack of sleep. Experts say almost everyone experiences this kind of middle-of-the-night panic...

5 dead, 108 sickened in New York City Legionnaires’ disease outbreak

USA TODAY – The death toll in New York City's Legionnaires’ disease outbreak has risen to five with more than 100 cases confirmed across five ZIP codes in Central Harlem, local health officials announced. Since the outbreak began on July 25, the New York City Health Department has reported 108 cases of Legionnaires' disease in Central Harlem — a historically Black neighborhood in Upper Manhattan. The latest death was reported on Aug. 18 after health officials...

It’s Almost Flu Season. Should You Still Get a Shot, and Will Insurance Cover It?

PolitiFact – For parents of school-aged children, the fall to-do list can seem ever-growing. Buy school supplies. Fill out endless school forms. Block off parent-teacher nights. Do the kids’ tennis shoes still fit? Somewhere, at some point, you might remember flu shots. Get your flu shot. Get their flu shots. Or should you? Can you? Is that still a thing? Amid political chatter about vaccines and the government entities that oversee them, it’s understandable to wonder where...

No Food, No Water, a Broken Leg: How a Hiker Survived a Harrowing Week in the Wild

Karl Brodowsky

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