Planets & Transits
New Moon in Leo August 12, 2026
The New Moon arrives in Leo August 12 at 8:36 PM UTC, and with it comes a singular...
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- Written by: Nicholas Conn
America is aging rapidly. In the next 40 years, the number of people age 65 and older is expected to nearly double.
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- Written by: Rebecca Renkas
Hot flashes or night sweats — called vasomotor symptoms or VMS — might be more than just a nuisance for menopausal women.
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- Written by: Brigitte Mars
Current estimates suggest that addictions affect one-third of the population in the United States. Of course, when most of us hear the word addict, we think crack, or cocaine, or heroin... Certainly we don't think about, say, sugar -- and yet sugar is the most prevalent addictive substance in the world!
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- Written by: Heather Ochs-Balcom
Getting five or fewer hours of sleep a night is associated with low bone mineral density and higher odds of osteoporosis, researchers report.
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- Written by: Langis Michaud
Monique is 77 years old. I met her when she came to the eye clinic at the University of Montréal, where I am a professor.
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- Written by: Gerry Wright
Humanity’s defences against infection are wearing thinner by the day, and the microbes responsible are getting stronger.
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- Written by: Philip Mosley
Parkinson’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder affecting one in 350 Australians.
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- Written by: Joseph F. Arboleda-Velasquez, et al.
For generations, the members of a family in Colombia have gotten early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. How one woman has resisted it could lead to future therapies, researchers say.
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- Written by: Nial Wheate and Andrew Bartlett
Whether you need to take a drug at a specific time of day depends on the medication and the condition you are treating.
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- Written by: Roger Jahnke, O.M.D
You've probably noticed that there's a healing side to exercise: It can chase the blues, help fight stress, and raise your energy. Qigong, t'ai chi, and yoga were used purposefully in ancient cultures as a complement to medical treatment.
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- Written by: Ohio State University
Cancer patients most often head to the emergency department for pain, nausea, and shortness of breath, research finds.
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- Written by: Lolette Kuby, Ph.D.
Is it possible that people who are diagnosed with cancer die of a sophisticated form of voodoo? Does the victim's belief in the power of vicious cells, like belief in the power of a hex, lead to his death? 'Cancer' is a demon word -- the destructiveness of cancer begins as soon as the diagnosis is uttered. The word strikes terror to the heart...
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- Written by: Tom Wilemon
Men with breast cancer are more likely to die than women across all stages of disease, researchers report.
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- Written by: April Thames
Negative social attitudes, such as racism and discrimination, damage the health of those who are targeted by triggering a cascade of aberrant biological responses
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- Written by: Bill Sullivan
Imagine that you’re a police officer. You spot a car ahead that is swerving all over the road. You pull the driver over and she’s clearly intoxicated.
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- Written by: Rama Kant Mishra
Researchers have identified lack of sleep as a cause of serious disorders ranging from diabetes to high stress levels. The results show that it is taking a huge toll on the quality of life -- and the health -- of millions.
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- Written by: Kenneth McLeod
Decline in brain function often occurs as people age. People often worry that declining brain function is an inevitable part of growing old and will lead to dementia, but it is not. Many people do not experience age-related cognitive decline.
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- Written by: Patti Verbanas
As the flu season gets started, what can you do to protect yourself and stay healthy?
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- Written by: CNN
Dr. Sanjay Gupta looks into what researchers are doing to combat a flurry of vaping-related illnesses.
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- Written by: Grace Parraga
Vaping causes severe illness in otherwise healthy young adults and teenagers. It causes a life-threatening, life-shortening and sometimes deadly lung toxicity and injury — with apparently irreversible damage that cannot be cured
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- Written by: Barbara Mintzes and Agnes Vitry
It’s hard to find anyone who hasn’t been touched by cancer. People who haven’t had cancer themselves will likely have a close friend or family member who has been diagnosed with the disease.
