Health

As the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary, many Americans are taking extra notice of all the things the country has to offer.One such case is our access to vast wilderness. Today, the nation's national parks are bustling tourist attractions, but they may also serve as vital resources for public health, experts say.The most immediate health boost comes from physical movement.HIKERS FACE URGENT GRAND CANYON HEAT WARNING AFTER TEEN’S DEATH […]

Americans are popping more supplements – and fewer multivitamins – than ever before, a new study found.Research published in JAMA Network Open, led by researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston, looked at 25 years of U.S. dietary supplement use data from 1999 to 2023.This included more than 63,000 adults over the age of 20 who […]

A study of World Trade Center responders found that PTSD is associated with molecular changes linked to accelerated biological aging and a higher risk of chronic disease.The study, led by Stony Brook University in New York, could offer new clues to the long-term physical health effects of post-traumatic stress disorder.The researchers tested blood samples from 393 WTC responders, collected approximately 18 years after the September 11, 2001, attacks, according to […]

A rare and potentially fatal tick-borne illness currently spreading across the United States can be traced back to a 1958 case involving a young boy on a farm.The disease, known as Powassan virus, was named for the Ontario town near where it was first discovered.At the time of his death, Lincoln Byers, a 4-year-old living in Canada, had a condition that medical professionals could not explain, the Boston Globe reported.DEADLY […]

Doctors thought a 60-year-old man had metastatic brain cancer after scans revealed multiple tumors – but further testing revealed a shocking diagnosis.The Spanish man, who was not named, was found to have a parasitic tapeworm larvae lodged in his brain — a case of neurocysticercosis, a parasitic infection of the central nervous system caused by the pork tapeworm (Taenia solium).The patient, a lifelong resident of Castellón, Spain, had not traveled […]

Americans today live roughly twice as long, on average, as they did when the Declaration of Independence was signed.When the nation was founded in 1776, life expectancy was around 35 to 40 years old, historians estimate. However, someone who survived childhood in colonial America often lived into their 60s or even 70s.Today, the average lifespan is about 79 years old, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and […]

We are officially living in the "maxxing" era.From "looksmaxxing" to improve appearance to "sleepmaxxing" for better rest, these viral terms all point to the same goal: squeezing every ounce of potential out of a specific trait or habit.With a growing focus on optimizing wellness and maximizing longevity, the trend has evolved into what's known as "humanmaxxing," sparking a bigger question: How far can people go to optimize the human body?ANTI-AGING […]

Scientists have linked eating leafy green vegetables such as spinach, kale and broccoli to better lung health.There are two primary forms of vitamin K found in foods. The primary kind is vitamin K1, found mainly in vegetables, which plays a major role in the body’s blood-clotting process.CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE STORIESVitamin K2 is found in fermented foods, certain dairy products, eggs and meats and helps regulate calcium in the […]

A new test could make it easier to detect high-risk prostate cancer cases earlier.The blood test, called Stockholm3, is showing promise in clinical trials, beating out the traditional, standard prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test.In a new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, researchers from the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden studied the test’s efficacy in more than 12,000 men – mostly Swedish or European – aged 50 to 74.NEW PROSTATE […]