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Harvard Study: Eating Dark Chocolate Could Reduce Your Risk of Diabetes by 21%

Dark chocolate consumption may lower the risk of type 2 diabetes by 21%, while milk chocolate does not show similar benefits, according to a...

Preventing dementia: These three factors matter most

For many of us, it seems like the memory-stealing disorder dementia is an inevitable part of aging. Over time, countless theories have been proposed, linking...

Why you should take a week off from working out, according to science

If you were to think about the key to getting fit, you’d probably imagine you need to spend plenty of time in the gym....

Does blowing your nose make cold symptoms worse?

Every time I get the sniffles, I long for the days when I can breathe freely again. Like most people, grabbing a tissue and...

With more active lifestyle, average adult could live 5.3 years longer

Americans over age 40 could live an extra 5.3 years if they were as active as the top 25 percent of the population, according...

Your Chaotic Sleep Schedule Might Be Hurting Your Heart

New research suggests that sleeping and waking up at the same time each night is important to maintaining your cardiovascular health. When it comes to...

California teacher dies of rabies after being bitten by bat inside classroom

Health officials are warning Californians of the dangers associated with handling wild animals after a Central Valley art teacher was bitten by a bat...

Scientists Uncover Immediate Brain Benefits From Everyday Physical Activity

According to a new study, taking a mid-day walk or doing household chores could enhance cognitive processing speed, making it comparable to being four...

Bird flu virus was found in raw milk. What to know about the risks

President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for the nation's top health job, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has vowed to allow the wider distribution of raw milk...

Lonely individuals tend to think and talk in an unusual way, study finds

Two neuroimaging studies found that lonely individuals’ neural representations of well-known celebrities diverged from those typical for their group in the medial prefrontal cortex,...

Restaurant’s lettuce wasn’t the source of a St. Louis E. coli outbreak, officials say

Although the lettuce tested negative, officials said the caterer's salads are still considered a possible source. ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — Test results released Friday...

Some hospitals seeing increase in RSV, ‘walking pneumonia.’ Here’s what to know

Doctors say RSV trends are returning to pre-pandemic levels. Some hospitals in the U.S. are seeing an increase in RSV and higher levels of "walking...

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