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A higher ultra processed food (UPF) intake is linked to a heightened risk of several major chronic health issues, such as digestive diseases, high blood pressure, and metabolic syndrome/diabetes, as well as death, finds a pooled data analysis of the available evidence, published in the open access journal Family Medicine and Community Health. more
Sugar in first 1,000 days may shape anxiety risk in adulthood, scientists find

Exposure to sugar during the first 1,000 days of life may increase the risk of developing anxiety in adulthood, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Surrey.

Drinking sugary beverages every day? New study raises red flag on stomach cancer

Approximately 65% of U.S. adults report consuming one or more sugar-sweetened beverages every day. Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute researchers found that consuming these drinks dail ...

DR Congo launches Ebola vaccine trial in fight against deadly virus

An Ebola vaccine trial is underway in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), involving frontline health workers and others involved in the response.

Feeling stressed all the time? Your heart could be paying the price

Chronic stress from people’s everyday lives may be causing lasting structural changes to the heart, harming health and reducing life expectancy.

Think your food choices are your own? Study finds your partner's sleep may be influencing them

Poor sleep is known to lead to poor diet quality. But as a new Concordia-led study of co-habitating couples shows that poor sleep can affect not only an individual’s food choices, b ...

Beyond lung damage: Study finds air pollution may be linked to suicide risk

Exposure to air pollutants, especially small particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2), may heighten the risk of death by suicide and suicidal thoughts, suggests a po ...

Hot tea, hot coffee and cancer: Oxford study raises a new warning

Drinking a hot cup of coffee or tea is a daily habit for millions of people worldwide. However, a new study by the University of Oxford suggests that people who drink ‘hot’ or ...

Taking Ozempic or Wegovy? Study finds possible link to hair loss in men

Men already at risk genetically for the most common form of hair loss have a 7 percent added risk of losing their hair if they use drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Zepbound for type 2 diab ...

Bhutan makes history: WHO declares country free of dog-transmitted Rabies

The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Bhutan’s elimination of dog-transmitted rabies as a public health problem, making it the first country in the WHO South-East Asia R ...