Linda Heim knew her dad didn’t plan to wait for the cancer to kill him. For decades, he’d lived in Montana, which they’d thought was one of the few places where terminally ill people could get a prescription to end…
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Even in a pandemic, child vision tests are crucial
It’s critical for parents to maintain their children’s vision checkups during the COVID-19 pandemic, an expert says. “All children should have their eyes checked by their pediatrician at regular intervals, even if they don’t have any symptoms,” said Dr. Samantha…
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Scientists built a perfectly self-replicating synthetic cell
Scientists have crafted a single-celled synthetic organism that divides and multiplies just like the real thing. The advancement could someday help researchers to build miniscule computers and tiny drug-producing factories, all out of synthesized cells. Of course, that future likely…
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Growing up in a rough neighborhood can shape kids’ brains
Growing up in a poor or disadvantaged neighborhood can affect the way adolescents’ brains function, according to our new research. It can alter the communication between brain regions involved in planning, goal-setting and self-reflection. These brain changes can have consequences…
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Here’s Proof a Week on the Ketogenic Diet Isn’t As Terrible As You Think
The resurgence of the ketogenic diet—one that consists of 60 to 80 percent fat and very few carbohydrates (like, less than 10 percent of your diet, few)—is just that, a resurgence. “It’s not new at all,” says Chris Mohr, Ph.D.,…
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Taco Bell Opened a Restaurant With a Backyard Fire Pit and Cornhole
The masterminds over at Taco Bell are constantly testing out new menu items that they know we’ll love (hi, crispy chicken sandwich taco). But this year, the brand is set to open 1,000 new locations globally. What’s more, they’ve already…
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Grandparents in the coronavirus pandemic: A lost year, but now some hope
Fox News Flash top headlines for March 22 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. CINCINNATI – No sleepovers with popcorn and Disney movies. No dance recitals or holiday pageants, let alone any Grandparents’…
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Having a single personal doctor may sometimes lead to unnecessary tests
Patient care by a single primary care physician is associated with many health benefits, including increased treatment adherence and decreased hospital admissions and mortality risk. But can the relationship built between doctor and patient also lead to unnecessary care? A…
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The Best Way To Get A Job After Being Laid Off During COVID
While the worst part of the pandemic was the lives that were tragically cut short, the second-worst part, the economic impact, is something that has yet to play out. All of the business closures, cutbacks, and loss of revenue due…
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‘Jacked Chef’ Andre Rush Eats Up to 10,000 Calories a Day
The old (and irrelevant) adage goes: you should never trust a skinny chef. But what about a chef with 24-inch biceps and the shredded physique of a Marvel superhero? For the latest installment of Eat Like, we met up with…
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