FDA Pulls Plan to Require Asbestos Testing in Talc-Based Cosmetics

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• December 1, 2025
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Talc-based makeup and powders will not go through new asbestos testing requirements after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) chose to pull back a proposed rule last week.

The decision surprised health advocates, who have pushed for stronger oversight because asb...

CDC Names Ralph Abraham as Second-in-Command Despite Vaccine Controversy

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• December 1, 2025
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A Louisiana physician who has questioned vaccine safety and halted his state’s vaccination campaigns in the past is now serving in one of the top roles at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Dr. Ralph Abraham, a former congressman and Louisia...

Tea, Coffee, Nuts, Berries: All Good for Your Heart

• Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
• December 1, 2025
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Tea, coffee, berries, cocoa, nuts, whole grains, olive oil: They’re all rich in antioxidant compounds called polyphenols, and they’re all good for your heart, a new British study shows.

“This research provides strong evidence that regularly including po...

Tai Chi Might Equal Talk Therapy in Easing Insomnia

• Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
• December 1, 2025
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Having trouble sleeping? New Chinese research suggests the age-old practice of tai chi might help. 

The study found it equalled talk therapy in helping middle aged people with insomnia regain restful slumber in the long term.

“Our study supports tai chi ...

Famous Singers Die 4 Years Earlier Than Non-famous, Study Shows

• Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
• December 1, 2025
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MONDAY, Dec. 1, 2025 (HeathDay News) — Many have heard of the infamous “27 Club” — a list of music icons like Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain and Amy Winehouse, all of whom passed away too young at age 27. 

Now, new rese...

Cognitive Decline Can Show Up Early in Driving Patterns

• Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
• December 1, 2025
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Researchers say changes in folks' driving patterns could be an early signal of cognitive decline.

“We found that using a GPS data tracking device, we could more accurately determine who had developed cognitive issues than looking at just factors such as age, cognit...

Brain's 'Waste Disposal' Impaired in Pro Fighters

• Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
• December 1, 2025
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High-tech neuroimaging of pro boxers and mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters is revealing potential damage to a system the brain uses to rid itself of waste. 

“When this system doesn’t work properly, damaging proteins can accumulate, which have been linked...

Monthly Injection Could Free People With Severe Asthma From Steroids

• Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
• December 1, 2025
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People with severe asthma often take daily steroid medications to help prevent attacks, yet the drugs can bring about serious side effects. Is there another way?

In a new trial, researchers examined how much an add-on treatment, already approved in the United States and ...

City Raccoons Showing Signs of Domestication

• Deanna Neff HealthDay Reporter
• November 30, 2025
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That resourceful “trash panda” digging through your garbage may be more than just a nuisance — it could be a living example of evolution in progress.

A new study suggests that raccoons living near humans are showing physical changes in line with the ear...

Mapping the Exposome: Science Broadens Focus to Environmental Disease Triggers

• Deanna Neff HealthDay Reporter
• November 29, 2025
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After decades of intense focus on genetics, the biomedical research community is undergoing a major shift, focusing on a new framework called "exposomics."

Similar to the way scientists work to map the human genome, this emerging field aims to map the chemical, physical,...

One Week Less on Social Media Linked to Better Mental Health

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• November 26, 2025
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For many young adults, social media is where life happens: Friendships, news, stress, all rolled into a single screen.

But a new study suggests that stepping away, even for just one week, may help ease anxiety, depression and sleep problems.

Researchers tracked 29...

Your Brain Changes in Stages as You Age, Study Finds

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• November 26, 2025
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From childhood to old age, the human brain doesn’t just slowly fade or steadily grow, it changes in stages.

A new study suggests our brains go through four major turning points that shape how we think, learn and connect.

Researchers said those shifts happen a...

Some Suicide Victims Show No Typical Warning Signs, Study Finds

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• November 26, 2025
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For many families who lose someone to suicide, the same question comes up again and again: “How did we not see this coming?”

A new study suggests that for some people, there truly weren’t clear warning signs to see.

Researchers at the University o...

ByHeart Formula Faces Lawsuits After Babies Sickened With Botulism

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• November 26, 2025
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Several families have filed lawsuits against infant formula maker ByHeart, claiming its contaminated formula caused their babies to develop botulism, a rare but dangerous illness.

The legal action comes as federal investigators continue looking into the outbreak and a se...

Switch to Vegan Diet Could Cut Your Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Half

• Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
• November 26, 2025
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The equivalent of a 4.3-mile trip in a gas-powered car: That’s the amount of greenhouse gas emissions the average person spares the planet each day when they switch to a healthy, low-fat vegan diet, new research shows.

“We know whole food, plant-base...

Regular Bedtime Does Wonders for Blood Pressure

• Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
• November 26, 2025
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A step as simple at sticking to the same bedtime each night could improve a person’s blood pressure, new research suggests. 

In just two weeks, people whose more haphazard bedtimes shifted to a regular bedtime saw improvements in blood pressure that were equal...

Dining Alone Could Mean Worse Nutrition for Seniors

• Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
• November 26, 2025
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Seniors who eat alone tend to have poorer nutrition and be more prone to frailty and unhealthy weight loss compared to those who eat with others, new Australian research shows.

“Food is more than the nutritional benefit it provides. Sharing a meal is an important s...

Heat Waves Can Be Deadly for Seniors With Diabetes, Heart Disease

• Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
• November 26, 2025
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Heatwaves are increasing with climate change, and that could mean more deaths among older people with diabetes or heart disease, new research shows.

The study of U.S. veterans living in California found the largely male cohort vulnerable, especially if they were homeless...

Family Doctor Shortages in Rural America Are Getting Worse

• Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
• November 26, 2025
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The shortage of primary care physicians in rural America was already bad in 2017.

Now, new data finds the situation has only gotten worse in the years since.

Between 2017 and 2023, the number of family physicians dropped by another 11% in the rural U.S., accordin...

Pesticides Endanger People's Good Gut Microbes

• Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
• November 26, 2025
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Pesticides used on commercial farms, and even your backyard flower bed, could be harming the healthy bacteria that live in your gut, new research suggests. 

And it’s not only pesticides: British researchers found that other chemicals ubiquitous in modern homes...