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Jennifer Aniston breaks ‘extreme’ fear of flying with hypnosis: Does it work?

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Jennifer Aniston breaks ‘extreme’ fear of flying with hypnosis: Does it work?

Jennifer Aniston is revealing how she managed to get over her fear of flying, as flight anxiety heightens amid recent aviation news.In a recent interview with Travel + Leisure, the actress, best known for her role as Rachel Green in "Friends," shared that although she loves to travel, she has an "extreme fear of flying."Aniston would follow small rituals while boarding an airplane, including tapping the outside of the aircraft […]

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E. coli outbreak went unpublicized by FDA despite affecting 15 states: report

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E. coli outbreak went unpublicized by FDA despite affecting 15 states: report

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is coming under fire for not publicizing its own report into an E. coli outbreak last year that spread across 15 states and infected 89 people, one of whom died.The outbreak was linked to romaine lettuce — with the first case being recorded in St. Louis County in Missouri in early November 2024 — but the agency was unable to confirm the source in its […]

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New drug for Parkinson’s shown to be effective in clinical trials: ‘Very encouraged’

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New drug for Parkinson’s shown to be effective in clinical trials: ‘Very encouraged’

A new drug has shown promise in combating Parkinson’s disease while minimizing unwanted side effects.The once-daily pill, tavapadon, was found to relieve symptoms — including stiffness, coordination, tremors and movement — for a longer period of time for patients who were also taking at least 400 mg of levodopa a day and were experiencing "motor fluctuations," which are periods of time when the medication wears off and symptoms return, according […]

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Smartphone use could reduce dementia risk in older adults, study finds

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Smartphone use could reduce dementia risk in older adults, study finds

The first generation that has been exposed consistently to digital technology has reached the age where symptoms of dementia tend to emerge. Some have claimed that digital technology could negatively impact cognitive abilities, but researchers from Baylor University have discovered just the opposite."You can flip on the news on just about any day and you’ll see people talking about how technologies are harming us," said study co-author Michael Scullin in a […]

todayApril 17, 2025 16

Rising autism rates now affect 3% of children, says CDC report

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Rising autism rates now affect 3% of children, says CDC report

New data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has revealed climbing autism rates among children.In 2022, a surveillance program called The Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network began monitoring children aged 4 to 8 across 15 U.S. states, focusing on multiple benchmarks of autism spectrum disorder (ASD).Among 8-year-old children, researchers found that one in 31 children — more than 3% of America's kids — had ASD.BILL GATES […]

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Texas measles outbreak swells to 561 cases, CDC sends more help

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Texas measles outbreak swells to 561 cases, CDC sends more help

Measles cases have continued to surge in Texas since the outbreak first began in late January.State health officials reported 561 confirmed cases across 23 counties on Tuesday, an increase of 20 from April 11. Cases in Gaines County, the center of the outbreak in west Texas, jumped from 355 to 364, according to Reuters, citing the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS). The county now accounts for nearly 65% of […]

todayApril 16, 2025 16

Medical test linked to cancer, plus rising strep throat cases

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Medical test linked to cancer, plus rising strep throat cases

'DECADES YOUNGER' – A U.S. senator says diabetes and weight-loss drugs changed his life. Continue reading…FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH? – Anti-aging benefits linked to one surprising health habit. Continue reading…TRAINING TOOLKIT – Check out these 10 tools to help with marathon prep and recovery. Continue reading…FacebookInstagramYouTubeTwitterLinkedInFox News FirstFox News OpinionFox News LifestyleFox News HealthFox News AutosFox News Entertainment (FOX411)Fox BusinessFox WeatherFox SportsTubiFox News GoFox Nation Read More ​Health News Today on […]

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Dementia risk connected to cannabis-related hospital visits, says study

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Dementia risk connected to cannabis-related hospital visits, says study

Adults who have visited the hospital due to cannabis use could be at a higher risk of developing dementia.A new study by the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) found that individuals who had an emergency department visit for using cannabis were at a 23% greater risk of a dementia diagnosis within five years.People who were hospitalized were at a much larger 72% risk of dementia.DEMENTIA RISK COULD DIP WITH […]

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Common medical test linked to 5% of cancers, study suggests: ‘Use them wisely’

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Common medical test linked to 5% of cancers, study suggests: ‘Use them wisely’

CT scans, or CAT scans, are widely used to get internal images of the body and diagnose dangerous medical conditions — but they could pose a hidden risk.A new study from the University of California - San Francisco found that CT (computed tomography) scans could be responsible for 5% of all cancer diagnoses each year, according to a press release."While some uncertainty exists, it doesn’t significantly affect the core conclusion: […]

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