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Debunking 7 common brain health myths — including a multitasking mistake that messes with memory

Following these myths about brain health could put your long-term cognitive function in jeopardy.

Weighing the benefits and risks of hormone therapy for menopause as FDA considers removing “black box” warnings

"We have to look at your risk and calculate your risk score."

Eddie Giacomin, Rangers’ Goalie and Fan Favorite, Dies at 86

A Hall of Famer, he led the N.H.L. in shutouts and single-season victories three times and was stunned when the Rangers let him go in his 10th season.

This man can see again, thanks to a tooth implanted in his eye

CNN – When Brent Chapman was 13, he took ibuprofen during a Christmas basketball game. It was a drug he had taken before, but what happened next was anything but routine: He had a severe reaction that caused burns all over his body, including on the surface of his eyes. Chapman was in a coma for 27 days. He lost his left eye to an infection and lost most of his vision in the other....

Jack Daniels, Legendary Coach and Innovative Scientist, Dies at Age 92

The elite coach popularized exercise science among recreational runners.

Clinic Workers Fired After Posting Pics Of Women’s Discharge

The now-deleted clip, originally posted by a user under the handle @angieuncut, showed a group of staff gathered around a medical chair, appearing to ridicule what seems to be discharge left on exam room paper by a patient.

Skin Care Products That May Not Work

Anti-Cellulite Lotion Lotion is a moisturizer that can hydrate your skin. This can make it look smoother. An anti-cellulite product with caffeine may tighten the surface of your skin for a little while. This can make your cellulite harder to see, but it doesn’t get rid of it. Lotion can’t get deep enough under your skin to break up your fat. Try this instead: Talk to your dermatologist. There are treatments that can make your cellulite less...

This Breakthrough Drug May Be the Ultimate Baldness Cure

Men's Health – Researchers have developed a new drug that regrows hair by reactivating dormant hair follicle cells. The approach is different than current treatments, which only slow down hair loss. It reactivates hair follicles by boosting the body’s natural availability of lactate, which directly affects the follicles’ ability to grow hair. Safety trials are done and a trial to test its effectiveness is planned for next year. For millennia, thick, healthy hair has symbolized both masculine...

Six-time Stanley Cup winner Ken Dryden dies of cancer at 78

The Montreal Canadiens goaltender and Hall of Fame member worked as a lawyer, author and politician after retiring at 31 from the sport that made him famous.

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...

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