Compounds found in cocoa are known to have health benefits. A new study adds to the evidence. Dulin/Getty Images Dulin/Getty Images The idea that eating cocoa-rich, dark chocolate may offer health benefits is not new. Cocoa is loaded with compounds called polyphenols that have been shown to help our bodiesContinue Reading
Almost 25 years after federal regulators curbed household use of a pesticide linked to learning disorders in children, and three years after a total ban on its use on food crops, the chemical is again being applied to everything from bananas to turnips in most states. The saga of thisContinue Reading
Over 500 hospitals have closed their labor and delivery departments since 2010, according to a large new study, leaving most rural hospitals and more than a third of urban hospitals without obstetric care. Those closures, the study found, were slightly offset by the opening of new units in about 130Continue Reading
Health officials have closed their investigations into an E. coli outbreak linked to raw onions on McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers that sickened more than a hundred people, the Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday. In total, 104 people from 14 states were sickened from the contaminated food and 34 wereContinue Reading
Sleep and exercise work together like gears in a machine: When one turns smoothly, the other follows suit. Quality sleep supports athletic recovery and performance, while exercise releases useful brain chemicals, lowers stress and can help you fall asleep faster. But for those battling insomnia, the rules can be different;Continue Reading
Have you ever found yourself gasping for air after climbing a single flight of stairs or breaking into a sweat while simply folding laundry? Shortness of breath during routine activities can be unsettling, especially when those tasks were once effortless. While occasional breathlessness might stem from overexertion or a lackContinue Reading
The most common reason for a hysterectomy, the removal of the uterus, is to address chronic sources of pain and bleeding that can disrupt daily life — including fibroids, endometriosis, menstrual disorders and pelvic organ prolapse. A rising reason is a patient’s desire to align anatomy with lived gender. DespiteContinue Reading
Stacia Alexander was 25 and pregnant when her OB-GYN first recommended a hysterectomy. It was 1996, and an ultrasound had revealed fibroids growing in the walls of her uterus. But she knew what the procedure had done to her mother: After her ovaries and uterus were removed in her 40s,Continue Reading
Sh’Amir Spencer and daughter Amira pose with Rx Kids co-director Mona Hanna at the Hurley Children’s Center clinic in Flint, Mich. Spencer and her daughter are part of the first cohort of moms and babies in the program, which launched in the city in January. Kate Wells/Michigan Public Kate Wells/MichiganContinue Reading
Moderate drinkers who also take weight-loss drugs like Mounjaro, report drinking less alcohol, a new study finds. AzmanJaka/Getty Images AzmanJaka/Getty Images Many social drinkers who take obesity medications, such as Wegovy or Mounjaro, say they don’t enjoy alcohol as much. A new study of Weight Watchers members who take obesityContinue Reading
