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17 Aug
Music Streaming Linked to Rise in Traffic Deaths
A new study finds traffic deaths are significantly higher on major album release days, when music streaming surges.
14 Aug
The Surprising Benefit of Screen Time on Teen Brains
A long-term study on screen time and kids’ brains found more — not less — screen time is linked to better cognitive processing by about age 16. But the type of content matters.
13 Aug
Taking the Stairs May Lower Your Risk of Dying from Heart Disease
In a large, new analysis, people who regularly climbed stairs had a significantly lower risk of dying from cardiovascular disease and were less likely to suffer a heart attack, stroke or heart failure.
Jalapeño Recalls Keep Growing As Salmonella Outbreak Investigation Continues
The list of foods pulled from store shelves because they contain Salmonella-linked jalapeño peppers keeps getting longer.
Two more companies announced recalls in the past week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said in an advisory updated Aug. 14.
NatureBest Precut & Produce LLC recalled NatureBest-brand...
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Music Streaming Linked To Rise In Traffic Deaths
When a blockbuster album drops, streaming numbers may not be the only thing that spikes.
A new study, published today in JAMA Network Open, finds traffic deaths also rise significantly.
Dr. Vishal Patel of Harvard Medical School and colleagues compared U.S. traffic fatalities on the release dates of 10 of the most-streamed a...
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Quartz Countertop Workers Are Falling Prey To Lung Disease
There’s a rapidly growing epidemic of lung disease among craftspeople working with quartz countertops, a new study says.
More and more quartz workers are developing silicosis, an incurable and progressive lung disease caused by inhaling silica dust, researchers reported Aug. 12 in the New England Journal of Medicine Evidence...
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Many Smokers Unaware Of Heart, Brain Risks Of Smoking
Many smokers still haven’t absorbed the fact that smoking and secondhand smoke cause heart attacks and strokes, despite decades of messaging around tobacco’s health risks, a new study says.
More than 90% know that smoking causes lung cancer, but fewer know about its links to other fatal conditions, researchers report in the jou...
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Tylenol, Other Medications Fuel Spike In Liver Damage Cases, Poison Center Data Says
MONDAY, Aug. 17, 2026 (HealthDay News) — There’s been a nearly 400% increase in calls to U.S. poison centers related to liver injuries, mostly related to Tylenol and other medications, a new study says.
Liver injuries caused by foreign substances skyrocketed from an estimated 11 cases per million people to nearly 53 cases ...
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ED Drug Might Increase Glaucoma Risk, Study Says
The erectile dysfunction drug Cialis might increase the risk of glaucoma among men taking it to treat urinary incontinence, a new study says.
Men taking tadalafil (Cialis) to treat side effects from an enlarged prostate wound up with higher odds of glaucoma and high fluid pressure in their eyes, researchers report in the British Journa...
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States Enact Emergency Orders On Kratom While Awaiting Federal Rules
States are moving faster and further than federal regulators to get kratom off store shelves, with some banning the herb outright while a pending federal rule targets only one of its chemicals.
Massachusetts acted Thursday. Its public health commissioner, Dr. Robbie Goldstein, issued a temporary emergency order placing all forms of kratom ...
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- August 14, 2026
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Processed Foods Linked To Prostate Cancer Risk
Ultra-processed foods might be linked to a higher risk of prostate cancer, a new study says.
Men who ate the most ultra-processed foods had as much as a 34% higher risk of prostate cancer, compared to those who ate less, researchers reported recently in the American Journal of Medicine.
“Among adult men in this nationa...
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Screen Time Is Not All Bad For Kids' Brains
More screen time isn’t always bad for kids' brains.
It may even have some surprising benefits, according to a new study from Finland published in the journal Pediatric Exercise Science.
Researchers followed 260 children for eight years, tracking their physical activity, sedentary behavior and screen time from childhood...
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Sleep Disturbances Linked To Genetic Alzheimer's Risk
A person’s sleep patterns could be an early sign of Alzheimer’s disease, a new study says.
A greater number of micro-awakenings during sleep is linked to a greater genetic risk for Alzheimer’s, researchers reported recently in the journal Sleep.
In fact, more frequent micro-awakenings go hand in hand with t...
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