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27 Jul
How Accurate Are Photo-Based Calorie Apps? NIH Puts 4 to the Test
An NIH study found four popular photo-based calorie-tracking apps underestimated calories and fat by about a third.
24 Jul
Frequent Marijuana Use Linked to Higher Stress Hormone Levels
In a new study, young adults who frequently used cannabis had significantly higher cortisol levels upon waking up.
23 Jul
Top Sports for Improving Motor Skills in Children with Autism
Organized sports-based interventions—particularly martial arts and aquatic training—show promise for improving key motor skills in children with autism spectrum disorder, though larger, higher-quality studies are needed.
FDA Panel Backs Two Peptides For Compounding, Rejects One
MONDAY, July 27, 2026 (HealthDay News) — A federal advisory panel has recommended allowing compounding pharmacies to make two more unproven peptides while voting to reject a third.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) committee voted Friday to add epitalon and semax to a list of substances that specialized compounding pharmaci...
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How Accurate Are Photo-Based Calorie Apps? 4 Are Put To The Test
MONDAY, July 27, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Snap a photo, get a calorie count.
It sounds simple — but a new study finds some popular AI-powered food tracking apps may underestimate calories and fat by roughly a third.
"Photo-based calorie tracking apps are very popular, especially for people trying to manage their heal...
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- July 27, 2026
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Weed-Killing Chemical Linked To Premature Births In Humans, Study Says
MONDAY, July 27, 2026 (HealthDay News) — The active chemical ingredient in professional-grade Roundup weed killer might increase the risk of premature births, a new study says.
Pregnant women with higher urine levels of the chemical glyphosate were 35% more likely to deliver their child earlier than 37 weeks of gestation, researchers...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- July 27, 2026
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Popular School Cafeteria Meals Need An Update To Meet Healthy Food Standards, Researchers Say
MONDAY, July 27, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Spicy chicken wings, tacos, pizza, sausage biscuits and breakfast smoothies offered by school cafeterias must be reinvented, lest they vanish from the menu, a new study says.
These items all contain loads of added sugar and salt that won’t fly under new U.S. Department of Agriculture (US...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- July 27, 2026
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Ovarian Syndrome Quadruples Heart Disease Risk In Women, Major Study Concludes
MONDAY, July 27, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Young women suffering from an ovary-related hormone condition might be living with a higher risk of heart attack or stroke, a new large-scale study says.
Women with polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS) had more than quadrupled risk of heart disease caused by clogged and hardened art...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- July 27, 2026
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'Yo-yo' Weight Loss Linked To Decline In Muscle Mass
MONDAY, July 27, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Middle-aged folks have a higher risk of muscle loss if their weight “yo-yos” due to inconsistent dieting, a new study says.
People who repeatedly dropped and regained weight wound up losing nearly four times as much thigh muscle during a four-year period compared to others whose we...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- July 27, 2026
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FDA Advisers Dismiss Safety Warnings, Back Four Peptide Treatments
FRIDAY, July 24, 2026 (HealthDay News) — A panel of outside advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted Thursday to let specialized pharmacies produce and sell four peptide treatments the agency banned three years ago.
The votes are nonbinding, but they amount to a rebuke of the FDA’s own scientists who said t...
- Ellyn Vohnoutka HealthDay Reporter
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- July 24, 2026
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Frequent Marijuana Use Linked To Higher Stress Hormone Levels
FRIDAY, July 24, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Marijuana may help you unwind — but using it too often could have the opposite effect on your stress response.
Researchers say adults who use pot frequently wake up with higher levels of cortisol, also known as the "stress hormone."
The body releases cortisol when you're under pres...
- HealthDay Staff HealthDay Reporter
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- July 24, 2026
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Money Problems Might Make Your Brain Old Before Its Time, Study Suggests
FRIDAY, July 24, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Being cash-strapped certainly frays your nerves, but it might also accelerate brain aging, a new study says.
People who have persistent money struggles or low income as young adults tend to perform less well on cognitive tests by age 53, researchers reported July 23 in the journal Innovati...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- July 24, 2026
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Back Pain? Try Swimming, Study Says
FRIDAY, July 24, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Suffering from low back pain?
A few laps in the swimming pool might help, a new study says.
An eight-week swimming program significantly improved function and pain among a group of people with back problems, researchers reported recently in the British Journal of Sports Medicine...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- July 24, 2026
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Ozempic Cuts Down Calorie Intake For At Least A Year, Even If Hunger Returns, Trial Finds
FRIDAY, July 24, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Worried that your Ozempic is becoming less effective over time?
Don’t worry — you’re still eating less, even if you are feeling a bit hungrier, a new study says.
People on semaglutide for weight loss continue to eat less even after they’ve taken the drug for more ...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- July 24, 2026
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Black MS Patients Dying Younger Than White Ones, Study Finds
FRIDAY, July 24, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Black people with multiple sclerosis (MS) die from the disease at a younger age than white folks, a new study reports.
The death rate among Black patients with MS peaks between ages 65 and 74, while white patients are most likely to die between 75 and 84, researchers report in the September is...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- July 24, 2026
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Many U.S. Schools Unprepared To Help Concussed Students Return To The Classroom
THURSDAY, July 23, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Many U.S. schools aren’t well prepared to help students who’ve suffered a concussion, a new study says.
A quarter of public schools have no concussion policy at all, and those with such a policy aren’t adequately training staff to help concussed children and teens, research...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- July 23, 2026
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Nearly 1.6 Million Dozen Eggs Pulled From Shelves Over Salmonella Concerns
THURSDAY, July 23, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Nearly 1.6 million dozen eggs sold across the South and Southwest are being recalled because they may be contaminated with Salmonella.
Midwest Poultry Services, L.P. announced the voluntary recall Wednesday of 1,589,577 dozen white shell eggs and brown cage-free shell eggs produced ...
- Ellyn Vohnoutka HealthDay Reporter
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- July 23, 2026
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Organized Sports Help Enhance Motor Skills In Children With Autism
THURSDAY, July 23, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Can organized sports help improve motor skills in kids with autism spectrum disorder?
Although motor delays are not part of the core diagnostic criteria, it's estimated that 50% to 88% of children with autism experience challenges with balance, hand-eye coordination, fine motor control and m...
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- July 23, 2026
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People Living Longer, But Spending More Years With Illness And Disability
THURSDAY, July 23, 2026 (HealthDay News) — People worldwide are living longer than ever before, but spending many of those extra years battling poor health, a new study says.
The global morbidity gap — the difference between total life expectancy and years of healthy life — widened by nearly two years within a generation,...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- July 23, 2026
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Exercise Underwhelms As A Hip Arthritis Treatment, Review Concludes
THURSDAY, July 23, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Exercise doesn’t help improve pain from hip arthritis as much as doctors and physical therapists might hope, a new evidence review has concluded.
Exercises can relieve pain and improve function, but not enough that patients would notice these benefits in their everyday lives, according...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- July 23, 2026
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Tongue Pacemaker Might Improve Sleep Apnea Patients' Health
THURSDAY, July 23, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Do you have sleep apnea, but find CPAP machines too uncomfortable or noisy?
A pacemaker for the tongue might help improve your sleep and overall health, a new study says.
People who received a hypoglossal nerve stimulation (HGNS) implant for sleep apnea wound up with lower risk of diab...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- July 23, 2026
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Taylor Farms Faces Cyclospora Outbreak, Recalls And Political Questions
TUESDAY, July 21, 2026 — A recent multi-state parasitic outbreak linked to shredded iceberg lettuce has thrust Taylor Farms, one of North America’s largest fresh produce suppliers, back into the public health spotlight.
As federal health officials continue investigating a Cyclospora outbreak that feels a lot larger tha...
- Andy Meyers HealthDay Reporter
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- July 22, 2026
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Measles Cases Set 35-Year US Record With Months To Go In 2026
WEDNESDAY, July 22, 2026 (HealthDay News) — The United States has recorded more measles cases this year than in any year since 1991, with more than five months still left on the calendar.
The country had logged 2,295 cases as of Tuesday, according to Johns Hopkins University's U.S. measles tracker.
That total edges past t...
- Ellyn Vohnoutka HealthDay Reporter
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- July 22, 2026
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