Health

More Americans than ever are choosing not to drink alcohol, according to a new Gallup Poll.Only 54% of respondents to Gallup’s annual Consumption Habits survey conducted last month say they consume alcohol, which is the lowest on record in nearly 90 years. "This coincides with a growing belief among Americans that moderate alcohol consumption is bad for one’s health, now the majority view for the first time," Gallup said in a […]

A man who used ChatGPT for dietary advice ended up poisoning himself — and wound up in the hospital.The 60-year-old man, who was looking to eliminate table salt from his diet for health reasons, used the large language model (LLM) to get suggestions for what to replace it with, according to a case study published this week in the Annals of Internal Medicine.When ChatGPT suggested swapping sodium chloride (table salt) […]

A stepfather has gone viral for using exercise to discipline his stepson — and then sharing the video on Instagram.The boy was caught telling his mother to "chill" after he was told to stop his current behavior.His stepdad stepped in, asking the boy, "Did you just tell your mom to ‘chill'?"GRANDMOTHER'S RESPONSE TO MOM 'GIVING IN' TO TODDLER AT DINNER SPARKS HEATED DEBATEHe then instructed his stepson to do several […]

Days after Kelly Clarkson’s ex-husband, Brandon Blackstock, passed away at the age of 48, the cause of his death was revealed.On August 11, it was reported that the talent manager died after a private battle with melanoma, a form of skin cancer."Brandon Blackstock passed away peacefully at his home in Butte, Montana on August 7 under hospice care surrounded by his family," Silver Bow County Coroner Dan Hollis told Fox […]

Many assume that memory loss and cognitive decline are an inevitable part of aging — but new research suggests that doesn’t have to be the case.A 25-year study from Northwestern University analyzed the brains of "super agers" to determine what traits they share that may contribute to their mental resilience."Super agers" are defined as people 80 and older who show "outstanding memory performance" that is on par with those who […]

Colorectal cancer rates have soared among younger Americans, new research has found — and there might not always be obvious symptoms.The lifetime risk of developing colorectal cancer (CRC) is one in 24 for men and one in 26 for women, according to the American Cancer Society.It is the third-leading cause of cancer-related deaths in men and the fourth in women, but is the second most common cause when the numbers […]

A mother in the U.K. who began snoring for the first time in her life was stunned to learn the unexpected symptom was a sign of a rare and potentially life-threatening cancer."I started snoring, which I’d never done before," she recalled. "I was waking myself up, breathing through my mouth rather than my nose."Claire Barbery, 51, initially brushed off the blockage on one side of her nose, blaming it on […]

Researchers have uncovered a new factor that could contribute to Alzheimer’s disease development.A study by Harvard Medical School has identified low lithium levels in the brain as a possible trigger for the common dementia.Lithium is known to have many functions in the brain, including balancing mood-regulating chemicals, protecting neurons and managing emotional processing. It has also been used to treat bipolar disorder and depression.ALZHEIMER’S RESEARCHERS SAY TARGETING BRAIN SUGAR COULD […]

James van der Beek has revealed the first warning sign of his colon cancer — and it’s one that did not seem alarming at the time.The "Dawson’s Creek" actor, 48, who announced his colorectal cancer diagnosis in November 2024, recently told Healthline that "there wasn’t any red flag or something glaring.""I was healthy. I was doing the cold plunge," he said. "I was in amazing cardiovascular shape, and I had […]