Cheetos & Doritos Get Dye-Free Makeover With New ‘Simply NKD’ Line

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• November 17, 2025
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MONDAY, Nov. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Bright orange fingers may soon be less common for some snackers.

PepsiCo announced that it will begin selling new versions of Cheetos and Doritos that contain no artificial colors or flavors.

The line, called "Simply ...

Washington Reports First Human Case of Rare Bird Flu Strain

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• November 17, 2025
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MONDAY, Nov. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A Washington state resident has become the first person in the United States to test positive for a rare bird flu strain that has never before been found in humans.

The older adult, who has underlying health problems, was ho...

FDA Limits Duchenne Gene Therapy After Two Teens Die of Liver Failure

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• November 17, 2025
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MONDAY, Nov. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is tightening restrictions on a gene therapy used to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy after two teenagers died from liver failure linked to the medication.

The FDA decision limits...

Deadly Ebola-Like Marburg Virus Infects 9 in Ethiopia, WHO Confirms

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• November 17, 2025
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MONDAY, Nov. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — At least nine people in southern Ethiopia have been infected with Marburg virus, a deadly illness similar to Ebola.

This marks the country’s first known outbreak of the highly contagious disease, the World Health Organ...

Keto Diet Stops A Young Girl's Epileptic Seizures

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• November 17, 2025
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MONDAY, Nov. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Alana “Lani” Silverberg was a real firecracker with a big personality at age 3 — until she started having seizures.

The sweetheart swiftly turned quiet, cranky, sleepless and fatigued, worn down by her seiz...

Diabetes Drug Quells Weight Loss Among Kids On Bipolar Meds

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• November 17, 2025
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MONDAY, Nov. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A diabetes drug can help manage weight gain among children prescribed medications to treat bipolar disorder, a new study shows.

Second-generation antipsychotics like aripiprazole, risperidone and quetiapine are often effecti...

Hit HBO Series Doubled Internet Searches For An Addictive Benzodiazepine

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• November 17, 2025
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MONDAY, Nov. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Life imitates art, the saying goes, but does that extend to TV depictions of prescription drug misuse?

The last season of the HBO hit series "The White Lotus" might have inadvertently increased interest in a powerful anti-an...

Ultra-Processed Foods Linked To Colon Cancer Risk

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• November 17, 2025
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MONDAY, Nov. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Younger adults who eat lots of ultra-processed foods are more likely to develop polyps that can become colon cancer, a new study says.

Women under 50 whose diets contained the largest amounts of ultra-processed foods had a 4...

General Anesthesia Safe For C-sections, Analysis Argues

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• November 17, 2025
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MONDAY, Nov. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Women undergoing a cesarean section delivery typically have the procedure while awake, with only a nerve blocker protecting them from the pain.

For some, the pain can be overwhelming, even after the block, but this might be ...

Thyroid Cancer Is Often Highly Treatable — Here’s What Patients Should Know

• Jennifer Ogilvie, MD, FACS, Associate Professor of Surgery (Oncology, Endocrine) HealthDay Reporter
• November 17, 2025
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MONDAY, Nov. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Thyroid cancer is often a highly treatable disease. Most cases are detected in early stages and have excellent outcomes. There are several different types of thyroid cancer, and recent changes in management — especially for ...

Why Snake Pee May Be Key to Treating Kidney Stones and Gout

• Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
• November 16, 2025
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SUNDAY, Nov. 16, 2025 — Scientists think snakes and lizards could help them find new ways to prevent painful kidney stones and gout in people.

And it all owes to an evolutionary trick.

Reptiles don’t just pee; they crystallize their waste to save water....

From Body Fat to Bone, Experiment Offers Hope for 'Gentle' Repair of Fractures

• Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
• November 15, 2025
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SATURDAY, Nov. 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Japanese researchers are testing a surprising, minimally invasive way to repair spine fractures.

A team at Osaka Metropolitan University found that stem cells from fat tissue can repair breaks similar to those common in pe...

Man Dies After Eating Beef in First Documented Fatal ‘Meat Allergy’ Case

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• November 14, 2025
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FRIDAY, Nov. 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A rare tick-spread “meat allergy” has now been tied to its first confirmed death, according to researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine (UVA).

Doctors reported that a healthy 47-year-old New J...

Gun Violence Now a Leading Threat to Pregnant Women, Study Finds

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• November 14, 2025
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FRIDAY, Nov. 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Pregnant women in the United States face a serious and growing danger from gun violence, according to a new study that examined thousands of homicides nationwide.

Researchers looked at more than 7,000 homicides of women betw...

Trump Administration Expands Visa Denials to Include Common Chronic Illnesses

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• November 14, 2025
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FRIDAY, Nov. 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The Trump administration has directed U.S. visa officers to consider chronic health conditions such as obesity, heart disease, diabetes, cancer and mental health disorders when deciding whether to approve a foreigner’s entry...

Can Music Protect Your Brain? Study Says It Might Help Prevent Dementia

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• November 14, 2025
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FRIDAY, Nov. 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Listening to your favorite singers may do more than lift your mood — it could also protect your brain.

A new study from Australian researchers found that older adults who regularly listened to music had a 39% lower ris...

Cancer Care Crowdfunding Increasingly Common, But Rarely Successful

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• November 14, 2025
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FRIDAY, Nov. 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A growing number of desperate cancer survivors are turning to crowdfunding to help pay for their treatment and living expenses, a new study says.

However, only 1 in 9 campaigns reached their fundraising goals, calling into q...

Mystery Cause Of Lupus Revealed, Experts Say

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• November 14, 2025
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FRIDAY, Nov. 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — One of humanity’s most common viruses is behind the autoimmune disorder known as lupus, according to a new study.

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) resides silently in the bodies of 19 out of 20 Americans, most commonly causing...

Extra Support Helps Cancer Patients Make It To Radiation Treatment Sessions

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• November 14, 2025
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FRIDAY, Nov. 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Radiation therapy is a highly effective way to treat cancers, but only if patients make it to their regular treatment sessions.

Unfortunately, as many as 1 out of 5 U.S. cancer patients miss two or more of their recommended ...

Early Warning Sign Revealed For A 'Silent Killer' Cancer

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• November 14, 2025
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FRIDAY, Nov. 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Pancreatic cancer is known as a silent killer, showing few symptoms until it reaches its deadly final stages.

But researchers think they’ve found a warning sign that could help detect pancreatic cancers at an earlier, ...