Mango May Support Weight and Blood Sugar, New Research Shows

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• December 9, 2025
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TUESDAY, Dec. 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Whether you slice mango and eat it plain, sprinkle it with tajín, toss it into a salad or blend it into a smoothie, new research suggests this tropical fruit may offer more than great flavor. 

Researchers at Illi...

New National Guidelines Aim to Cut Infections in Nursing Homes

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• December 9, 2025
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TUESDAY, Dec. 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Infections are a major concern in nursing homes, where many residents are older, recovering from illness or living with long-term health conditions. 

Germs like drug-resistant bacteria, viruses that cause flu and COVID ...

More Parents Refuse Vitamin K Shot for Newborns, Study Finds

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• December 9, 2025
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TUESDAY, Dec. 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — More parents are saying no to vitamin K shots for their newborns, and experts warn babies could be at serious risk.

A study published Dec. 8 in JAMA found that refusal of vitamin K, a shot given shortly after birth ...

Some Blood Pressure Pills Recalled for Possible Contamination

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• December 9, 2025
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TUESDAY, Dec. 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A widely used blood pressure medication is being pulled from shelves after testing suggested some batches may contain traces of other drugs.

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals has recalled several lots of bisoprolol fumarate and hydro...

Want To Avoid Having A Troublesome Teen? Get Boys Involved In Youth Sports, Study Says

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• December 9, 2025
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TUESDAY, Dec. 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Worried your boy is going to be a difficult teen, in constant friction with parents, teachers and other authority figures?

Get him involved in sports, a new study suggests.

Boys who participated in organized sports bet...

Climate Change Might Dull Children's Intellectual Growth

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• December 9, 2025
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TUESDAY, Dec. 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Climate change could pose a threat to children’s intellectual development, a new study says.

Kids growing up under higher-than-usual temperatures – average temps above 86 degrees Fahrenheit – are less likel...

Older Caregivers' Loneliness Relieved By An Unlikely Source, Study Reveals

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• December 9, 2025
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TUESDAY, Dec. 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Lonely caregivers might find solace from an unexpected source — the internet.

Staying connected through the internet can help older caregivers feel less lonely and cope better with the stress of caring for ailing famil...

Pandemic School Closures Linked To More Mental Health Problems Among Kids

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• December 9, 2025
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TUESDAY, Dec. 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — School closures are linked to significant mental health problems – depression, anxiety, ADHD – among children during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study reports.

Kids whose schools reopened sooner during the pande...

Timing Is Everything In Cancer Immunotherapy, Experts Say

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• December 9, 2025
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TUESDAY, Dec. 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Cancer survival might depend on what time of day you get your treatment, a new study says.

Lung cancer patients who received IV immunotherapy doses earlier in the day tended to live longer, according to results published onl...

Agent Orange Linked To Rare Bone Marrow Cancers

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• December 9, 2025
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TUESDAY, Dec. 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Soldiers exposed to the Vietnam War-era defoliant Agent Orange have a higher risk of a rare form of bone marrow cancer, a major new study has found.

The study found that people exposed to Agent Orange face a higher risk of d...

Two Deaths Linked to Rabies-Infected Kidney Transplant

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• December 8, 2025
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MONDAY, Dec. 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A rare case of rabies linked to an organ transplant has resulted in two deaths, federal health officials announced.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that a man in Idaho became infected with r...

210,000 Portable Power Banks Sold on Amazon Recalled After Fire Reports

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• December 8, 2025
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MONDAY, Dec. 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A popular portable phone charger sold online has been recalled after reports that it can overheat and catch fire, federal officials said.

The recall covers about 210,000 INIU-branded lithium-ion power banks sold on Amazon bet...

Do Not Eat Wild Mushrooms, Officials Warn After Poisonings Turn Deadly

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• December 8, 2025
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MONDAY, Dec. 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — California health officials are warning people not to collect or eat wild mushrooms after a toxin found in some types poisoned nearly two dozen people and killed one.

The California Poison Control System reported 21 cases lin...

Educational Video Game Helps Kids Learn Science, Study Finds

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• December 8, 2025
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MONDAY, Dec. 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Video games often have a bad reputation as being a distraction, but a new study suggests they may help kids build important science skills.

University of Georgia researchers created an educational video game that helps elemen...

Air Pollution Undermines Health Benefits Of Exercise, Evidence Says

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• December 8, 2025
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MONDAY, Dec. 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Air pollution can undermine some of the health benefits active folks expect to derive from regular exercise, a new study says.

The protective effect exercise should have on people’s risk of death was cut by half among t...

Laughing Gas Relieves Depression, Evidence Says

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• December 8, 2025
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MONDAY, Dec. 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Laughing gas might live up to its name for people struggling with depression, a major new study says.

Treatment with nitrous oxide can provide rapid relief for people with depression, especially those who aren’t helped ...

TikTok Videos Mislead On Epilepsy Care, Experts Say

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• December 8, 2025
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MONDAY, Dec. 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Fake clickbait TikTok videos about epilepsy treatments are receiving more views than accurate, evidence-based offerings, a new study says.

More than half of TikTok videos regarding epilepsy featured claims that were false, mi...

Want To Save Rural Hospitals? Send Patients Home To Recover, Study Argues

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• December 8, 2025
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MONDAY, Dec. 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Discharging hospital patients early to recover at home might be key to saving rural health care, a new study says.

Rural patients cost a good deal less to care for during recovery at home than in a hospital, researchers recen...

One Million More U.S. Kids Became Obese During COVID Pandemic

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• December 8, 2025
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MONDAY, Dec. 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Roughly 1 million American kids became obese during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study says.

Childhood obesity rates in the U.S. rose from around 21% pre-pandemic to nearly 23% during the global health crisis, researchers rep...

Depression Increases Epilepsy Risk, Makes It Harder To Treat

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• December 8, 2025
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MONDAY, Dec. 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — People with depression have a more than doubled risk of developing epilepsy, a new study says.

Worse, depression then makes epilepsy more difficult to treat, according to results of a second study.

Both papers, presente...