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Face-aging app increases sunscreen use among teens by 50%

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A face-aging app could encourage young people to protect their skin from harmful UV rays and lessen their risk for skin cancer, a study published Wednesday by JAMA Dermatology has found. In fact, use of sunscreen among users of the app increased by roughly 50 percent over a six-month period, researchers report. The app, called Sunface, allows users to take selfies and shows them how their faces can age as a result of excessive exposure to ultraviolet light from the sun, or from tanning … [Read more...]

Tiger Woods says running 30 miles a week ‘destroyed’ body

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Tiger Woods said running more than 30 miles a week early on in his golf career "destroyed" his body. Woods, 44, made the comment during an interview with Golf TV. Fans asked the 15-time major championship winner questions about his career and about what advice he would give his younger self. "Not to run so much," Woods said. "Running over 30 miles a week for probably my first five or six years on the PGA Tour pretty much destroyed my body and my knees." Woods detailed his routine at a … [Read more...]

USDA announces another $470 million in purchases for food banks

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced a plan to purchase more food from struggling farmers and distribute it to food banks -- some $470 million this time. The purchases, announced this week, will come in addition to the $3 billion the USDA pledged to buy farm products as part of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program that was announced April 17. While across the country farmers welcomed the news, they were quick to warn that even when combined with the other aid programs, this … [Read more...]

Conflicts of interest common in CBD research, study says

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Cannabidiol -- commonly known as CBD -- might not be all it is touted to be, new research suggests. Instead, existing evidence on the potential benefits of the compound found in marijuana and hemp has often been backed by industry, scientists said. The researchers found that of 99 human CBD studies done since 2014, about 62 percent had some conflict of interest -- including industry funding, or a study author employed by a company that markets CBD products. And those studies were more … [Read more...]

Older age, history of sepsis, heart trouble elevate COVID-19 death risk

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Data out of China on the new coronavirus offers information on how the disease passes from one person to another, and who is at greatest risk for severe illness after infection. In findings published Monday by The Lancet, researchers from Wuhan, China, ground zero for the ongoing outbreak, document trends in adults who ultimately died after acquiring the virus, known as COVID-19. They observe that those infected appear to be contagious "for longer than expected." The study is the first … [Read more...]

Idris Elba tests positive for COVID-19

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Actors Idris Elba and Olga Kurylenko announced on social media Monday that they have tested positive for COVID-19. Elba shared a video where he spoke, with wife Sabrina Dhowre in the background. He said he self-quarantined on Friday when he found out he'd come into contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19. Elba got tested and the results showed he was positive too. He said he feels fine, and Dhowre is asymptomatic and has not been tested yet. He encouraged viewers to take … [Read more...]

Meth use up sixfold, fentanyl use quadrupled in U.S. in last 6 years

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A study of over 1 million urine drug tests from across the United States shows soaring rates of use of methamphetamines and fentanyl, often used together in potentially lethal ways. The drug test results came primarily from clinics dealing with primary care, pain management or substance abuse disorders. The results showed that between 2013 and 2019, urine samples testing positive for methamphetamine -- "meth" -- have skyrocketed sixfold, from about 1.4 percent of samples testing positive … [Read more...]

Drinking whole milk may reduce risk for obesity in children, analysis suggests

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Children who drink whole milk have a lower risk of being overweight or obese, a new analysis has found. In an article published Monday in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, researchers from St. Michael's Hospital of Unity Health Toronto concluded that whole milk-drinking kids were 40 percent less likely to have an unhealthy weight than their peers who consumed reduced-fat or skim milk. Their results were based on analysis of data from 28 studies. "The majority of children in … [Read more...]

As Walmart reopens, El Paso still grappling with shooting’s aftermath

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The poster boards with messages of support for the border community of El Paso, Texas have been removed from the parking lot gate near this Walmart store -- the site of one of the deadliest mass shootings in Texas history. Gone too are the candles, photographs and rosary beads that for months memorialized the 22 victims of the Aug. 3 attack. The store is set to reopen Thursday, creating a wave of mixed emotions in a community still grieving from the racially motivated attack by a gunman who … [Read more...]

Reducing blood pressure, cholesterol lowers death risk by 67 percent

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Lowering bad cholesterol and blood pressure may greatly decrease the likelihood of developing and dying from cardiovascular disease, new research shows. Reducing low-density lipoprotein by 1 mmol/L and blood pressure by 10 mmHg decreases heart and circulatory disease risk by 80 percent, according to a study published Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Association. That preventative approach also decreased death risk from those diseases by 67 percent. "Even small reductions in … [Read more...]

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