25 States Sue USDA to Keep Food Stamp Benefits From Stopping

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• October 29, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, Oct 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — As the federal government shutdown threatens to stop funding for food aid programs, Democratic leaders from 25 states have filed a lawsuit seeking to continue Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.

The ...

Texas Sues Tylenol Over Alleged Autism Link

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• October 29, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit accusing Kenvue, the maker of Tylenol, and its former parent company, Johnson & Johnson, of misleading consumers about the safety of the popular pain reliever during pre...

Trump Confirms MRI Scan, Says Results Were ‘Perfect’

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• October 29, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — President Donald Trump has confirmed that doctors at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center recently performed an MRI scan, his second medical visit of the year.

The move seems to be drawing much attention to the 79...

Henna Dye Shows Promise for Treating Liver Disease, Study Finds

• Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
• October 29, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The same natural dye responsible for Lucille Ball’s signature red hair has pigments that might one day be used to treat serious liver disease.

Lawsonia inermis is a broadleaf evergreen best known for making henna, a...

Missing Nutrient Might Explain Health Problems Among Babies Born To Women With HIV

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• October 29, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Babies born to women living with HIV often struggle with health problems and delayed development, even if they aren’t infected with the virus themselves.

The mothers’ breast milk might have something to do wit...

Injectable Drug Helps Asthma Patients Clear Mucus-Clogged Airways

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• October 29, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — An anti-inflammation injectable drug can reduce mucus buildup and improve breathing among asthma patients, a new clinical trial says.

The drug dupilumab (Dupixent) effectively clears up airways plugged by mucus during an ...

Flu, COVID Increase Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• October 29, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — People’s risk of heart attack or stroke skyrockets after a bout with the flu or COVID, a new evidence review says.

Folks are four times more likely to have a heart attack and five times more likely to have a stroke ...

Women Get More From Exercise Than Men

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• October 29, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Women benefit much more from exercise than men, reaping many more gains with considerably less work, a new study reports.

With the same amount of exercise, women experience a three-fold reduction in their risk of death fr...

Self-Affirmations Effectively Boost Mood And Confidence, Review Finds

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• October 29, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — “I love myself unconditionally.”

“I am worthy of love, joy and happiness.”

“I am strong, capable and resilient.”

“I breathe in relaxation and breathe out tension.&rdqu...

Climate Change Causing More Deaths From Heat, Wildfire Smoke

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• October 29, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Deaths from heat and air pollution have surged as climate change continues apace, a new report says.

Worldwide, the rate of heat-related deaths has risen by 23% since the 1990s, and now claim 546,000 lives each year, rese...

30% of Stillbirths Occur With No Known Risk Factors, Study Shows

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• October 28, 2025
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TUESDAY, Oct. 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Even with modern prenatal care, thousands of U.S. families each year experience the heartbreak of stillbirth, and a surprising number happen without warning.

A study, published Monday in JAMA, analyzed nearly 2.8 m...

Man Lives 271 Days With Pig Kidney, Setting Medical Record

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• October 28, 2025
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TUESDAY, Oct. 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A 67-year-old New Hampshire man has set a medical milestone after living more than nine months with a gene-edited pig kidney, doctors announced Monday. 

The experimental transplant, performed by surgeons at Mass Genera...

Teen Loses Part of Bowel After Swallowing 80+ Magnets

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• October 28, 2025
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TUESDAY, Oct. 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A young boy in New Zealand needed emergency surgery and lost part of his bowel after swallowing more than 80 small, high-powered magnets, according to a new case report published in the New Zealand Medical Journal.

Hormel Recalls 4.87M Pounds of Frozen Chicken for Possible Metal

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• October 28, 2025
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TUESDAY, Oct. 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Hormel Foods is recalling 4.87 million pounds of ready-to-eat frozen chicken after pieces of metal were found in some products, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said.

The ...

Eye Scans Might Help Determine Heart Health Risk, Experts Say

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• October 28, 2025
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TUESDAY, Oct. 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The eyes are the windows to the soul, the old saying goes.

They also might serve as a window into a person’s heart health, a new study adds.

The tiny blood vessels in a person’s eyes can be used to predict...

Clinical Trial Finds Ketamine Not Effective For Depression

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• October 28, 2025
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TUESDAY, Oct. 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Ketamine might not be effective in treating depression, new clinical trial results reveal.

Ketamine infusions added to standard depression care did nothing for people hospitalized with the mood disorder, researchers reporte...

Women Struggle On Lung Transplant List, Experts Say

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• October 28, 2025
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TUESDAY, Oct. 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Women are less likely than men to find a donor lung, despite new systems to make organ allocation fairer, a new study says.

Women were 32% less likely than men to receive a lung implant before the reforms went into effect i...

CTE Not Likely Among People With Few Concussions, Experts Report

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• October 28, 2025
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TUESDAY, Oct. 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Folks who’ve suffered one or two concussions at some point shouldn’t worry about developing chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a new study has concluded.

CTE is more common in people who experience many rep...

Cunning, Manipulative People Use Touch As A Weapon, Study Says

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• October 28, 2025
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TUESDAY, Oct. 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A friendly clasp on the shoulder. A comforting hug. Holding hands.

All these can be dangerous in the wrong hands, a new study reports.

Manipulative and narcissistic people are more likely to use touch in a calculating...

Heartburn Might Be Warning Sign Of A Drinking Problem

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• October 28, 2025
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TUESDAY, Oct. 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Frequent heartburn might be a sign that you have a drinking problem, a new study says.

Patients had an 18% higher risk of diagnosis with alcohol use disorder if they suffered from gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), als...