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Olive Oil May Be a Powerful Dementia-Fighting Ingredient, Study Finds

Olive Oil May Be a Powerful Dementia-Fighting Ingredient, Study Finds

Kids Who Plant Themselves in Front of TV More Likely to Have Metabolic Syndrome as Adults

MONDAY, July 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Here’s another reason to get your kids up and moving: Excessive TV watching in childhood leads to a higher risk of metabolic syndrome at age 45, a new long-term study finds. “What’s really important about this…

Kids Who Plant Themselves in Front of TV More Likely to Have Metabolic Syndrome as Adults

MONDAY, July 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Here’s another reason to get your kids up and moving: Excessive TV watching in childhood leads to a higher risk of metabolic syndrome at age 45, a new long-term study finds. “What’s really important about this…

Are These Pricey New Alzheimer’s Drugs Worth It?

MONDAY, July 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Breakthrough new drugs that clear amyloid beta plaques from the brain are shaking up the field of Alzheimer’s disease research.The fact that patients’ mental deterioration slows when they’re on anti-amyloid dr…

Are These Pricey New Alzheimer’s Drugs Worth It?

MONDAY, July 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Breakthrough new drugs that clear amyloid beta plaques from the brain are shaking up the field of Alzheimer’s disease research.The fact that patients’ mental deterioration slows when they’re on anti-amyloid dr…

Olive Oil a Powerful Prescription Against Dementia

MONDAY, July 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — People looking to stay mentally sharp as they age might want to swap out margarine for olive oil, a preliminary study suggests.The study, of more than 90,000 U.S. health professionals, found that olive oil lov…

Olive Oil a Powerful Prescription Against Dementia

MONDAY, July 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — People looking to stay mentally sharp as they age might want to swap out margarine for olive oil, a preliminary study suggests.The study, of more than 90,000 U.S. health professionals, found that olive oil lov…

Major Drug Shortages Not Likely After Tornado Damages Pfizer Plant, FDA says

MONDAY, July 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Tornado damage to a Pfizer drug-making plant in North Carolina is unlikely to trigger drug shortages across the country, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says. “We do not expect there to be any immediate …

HIV Meds Help Slash Infection Risk to Nearly Zero: Study

MONDAY, July 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — People taking antiretroviral therapy to treat HIV who have low but detectable virus levels have almost zero risk of transmitting the virus to others, according to a new research review.Researchers looked at ei…