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Religion linked to better measures of heart health among Black Americans, study says

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[ad_1] More religious participants had better scores for blood pressure, cholesterol and other metrics known to influence cardiovascular health, found a study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association last Wednesday. For example, attending religious services was associated with a 15% higher likelihood of achieving an “intermediate” or “ideal” composite cardiovascular health score, […]

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US life expectancy lowest in decades after dropping nearly a full year in 2021

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[ad_1] Life expectancy at birth fell to 76.1 years, the lowest it has been in the US since 1996, and the biggest 2-year decline in a century. Covid-19 was the driving factor, with deaths from the virus contributing to half of the decline from 2020 to 2021, according to the report from the CDC’s National

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Common steroids used for asthma, allergies linked to brain decline, study finds | CNN

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[ad_1] CNN  —  Taking oral or inhaled glucocorticoids, a type of steroid used to curb inflammation in asthma and other autoimmune disorders, may be linked to damaging changes in the white matter of the brain, a new study found. “This study shows that both systemic and inhaled glucocorticoids are associated with an apparently widespread reduction

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That comforting cup of tea could help lower your risk of death, study finds

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[ad_1] The study looked at nearly 500,000 men and women ages 40 to 69 years old who participated in the UK Biobank, which houses in-depth genetic and health information, between 2006 and 2010. The database included information participants reported about their own tea drinking habits, such as frequency and what they added to their cup,

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Monkeypox infections are slowing in the US. It’s not clear if that will last

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[ad_1] On Friday, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said that she is “cautiously optimistic” about the downward trend, but warned that the overall case count is still growing. “The rate of rise is lower, but we are still seeing increases and we are of course a very diverse country

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Elon Musk thinks the population will collapse. Demographers say it’s not happening

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[ad_1] What is clear, demographers say, is that the global population is growing, despite declines in some parts of the world, and it shouldn’t be collapsing any time soon — even with birth rates at lower levels than in the past. “He’s better off making cars and engineering than at predicting the trajectory of the

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Legalizing recreational cannabis increases its use, research shows

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[ad_1] Researchers interviewed 3,421 participants who were sampled from the University of Colorado Boulder Center for Antisocial Drug Dependence and the Minnesota Center for Twin and Family Research in Minneapolis about their cannabis usage at two different points: before 2014, when it was illegal to sell recreational cannabis, and after 2014, when it became legal

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