Health

People with a history of cardiac arrest could protect themselves from future risk with one simple daily habit.A study at Intermountain Health in Salt Lake City, Utah, discovered that supplementing with vitamin D3 can significantly reduce the risk of a second heart attack in those who have already suffered one.In a large, randomized clinical trial, researchers monitored patients’ blood levels for vitamin D, while adjusting doses to "achieve optimal levels," […]

Officials in Tiburon, California, have moved to prohibit the sale of all tobacco.On Wednesday, the town council unanimously passed an ordinance that would ban the sale of cigarettes, cigars, vapes, e-cigarettes and all other nicotine products.Tiburon Mayor Holli Thier told Fox News Digital in a statement that she is "pleased to have sponsored" and "voted to save lives and save our environment."SMOKING BANNED FOR ENTIRE GENERATION UNDER SWEEPING NEW NATIONAL […]

Officials in Tiburon, California, have moved to prohibit the sale of all tobacco.On Wednesday, the town council unanimously passed an ordinance that would ban the sale of cigarettes, cigars, vapes, e-cigarettes and all other nicotine products.Tiburon Mayor Holli Thier told Fox News Digital in a statement that she is "pleased to have sponsored" and "voted to save lives and save our environment."SMOKING BANNED FOR ENTIRE GENERATION UNDER SWEEPING NEW NATIONAL […]

Patients with irregular heartbeats — caused by atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common heart rhythm disorder — have historically been warned to limit or eliminate caffeine. But a new study suggests that moderate coffee consumption could actually reduce recurrence of AF after treatment.Researchers at University of California, San Francisco enrolled 200 adults with persistent AF who were scheduled for cardioversion, a procedure that restores normal heart rhythm. THAT MORNING CUP OF COFFEE […]

Exposure to a common chemical used in dry cleaning and some consumer products has been linked to triple the risk of a dangerous liver disease, a new study suggests.Tetrachloroethylene (PCE), which is also used in some adhesives, spot cleaners and stainless steel polish, was associated with three times greater odds of significant liver fibrosis in U.S. adults, according to research from the Keck School of Medicine of the University of […]

Chronic kidney disease has been named the ninth leading cause of global death.Record numbers of men and women are currently estimated to have reduced kidney function, according to new research following a study published in the journal The Lancet.Researchers at NYU Langone Health, the University of Glasgow, and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington analyzed the rise of kidney disease worldwide.CUTTING OUT ALCOHOL […]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it is initiating the removal of "black box" warning labels from hormone replacement therapy (HRT) products used to ease menopause symptoms, a move Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary said is backed by decades of research on the therapy’s benefits and clinical trials that do not support earlier fears linking it to higher breast cancer mortality.Health and Human Services Secretary (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy […]

It’s no secret that certain foods give off certain scents, but the way they interact with the gut, skin and other parts of the body can also change people's body odor.Developing research from Europe has found that the human aroma carries biological information about health, age and genetic compatibility — and can also signal attraction to others.SCIENTISTS CRACK CODE ON HOW DIETARY FIBER SHIELDS YOUR BODY FROM HARMFUL SUGAR DAMAGEIn […]

Though we've made progress, "there's still a long way to go" when it comes to the adoption process, says a family expert — including protecting the safety of young people who are in foster care as they await permanent, loving families.The Selfless Love Foundation’s National Think Tank is a collective force of change-makers aiming to improve the foster care adoption process in this country. The annual conference, which took place […]