THURSDAY, Sept. 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Artificial sweeteners like Equal and Sweet’N Low might help you cut calories, but it might be at the cost of future brain power, according to a new study. People who consume high amounts of low- and no-calorie sugar substitutes appear to experience fasterContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) — An experimental pill might help people with stubborn high blood pressure that won’t relent to other treatments, clinical trial results show. Patients with treatment-resistant high blood pressure saw a significant drop after taking the new drug baxdrostat once a day for three months,Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A single dose of penicillin works just as well to cure early syphilis as the three-injection regimen now used by many doctors, a new clinical trial says. Second and third doses of benzathine penicillin G (BPG) don’t provide any additional benefit in treatingContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Some parents avoid giving their kids fruit juice, for fear that it might rot their teeth. But the bad effects of juice on a child’s oral health could be short-lived, thanks to the remarkable properties of saliva, according to a new study. SalivaContinue Reading
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WEDNESDAY, Sept. 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Parents of college students headed back to campus might have some fundamental misunderstandings regarding their young adult’s mental health challenges, a new report said. About 1 in 5 college students reported that their mental health had declined since high school, according to theContinue Reading
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WEDNESDAY, Sept. 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The weight-loss drug Wegovy may lower the risk of heart attack, stroke or death more than similar medications, according to new research from its maker, Novo Nordisk. In a study of more than 21,000 patients with obesity and heart disease but no diabetes,Continue Reading
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WEDNESDAY, Sept. 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — One of the most effective medications for treating opioid addiction is still hard to find at U.S. pharmacies, according to a new study. Only 2 in 5 retail pharmacies carried buprenorphine in 2023, researchers reported Sept. 2 in the journal Health Affairs. AndContinue Reading