Health and Fitness
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Ask the doctors: Can stem cells help cure Type 1 diabetes?Jul 02, 2025 4:33 pm - Stem cell research shows promise for treating Type 1 diabetes, but expanded trials are still needed to evaluate effectiveness and side effects.
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Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus in Lake CountyJul 02, 2025 8:51 am - Lake County health officials said a batch of mosquitoes sampled June 24 at a Southlake Mosquito Abatement District trap in Highland Park tested positive for West Nile virus.
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Many forget the damage done by diseases like whooping cough, measles and rubella. Not these families.
Jun 28, 2025 4:01 pm - In the time before widespread vaccination, death often came early. Devastating infectious diseases ran rampant in America, killing millions of children. Over the next century, vaccines virtually wiped out long-feared scourges like polio and measles. Today, however, some preventable, contagious diseases are making a comeback as vaccine hesitancy pushes immunization rates down.
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Exercising, playing sports in extreme heat can be dangerous
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How to stay cool in a heat wave — even without air conditioning
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Ask the doctors: Can we actually train for old age?Jun 27, 2025 8:29 am - We can train for old age by making good lifestyle choices like diet and exercise and preparing our bodies for the physical challenges of aging.
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Patient Advocate: Should you get a virtual second opinion for your health diagnosis?Jun 27, 2025 8:28 am - If you receive a diagnosis that will require a major intervention, such as hospitalization, chemotherapy or surgery, consider getting a second opinion. Virtual second opinions have been growing in availability and use over the last few years.
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Children’s health: Keep your newborns SIDS-safe this summerJun 27, 2025 8:27 am - Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is the leading cause of death in babies between one month and 1 year old in the United States. SIDS is often unexpected and happens while a child is sleeping. It is also referred to as “crib death.”
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US pulls funding from global vaccines group, saying it has ‘ignored the science’
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RFK Jr.’s vaccine panel to review childhood immunization schedule
Jun 25, 2025 1:54 pm - The newly formed vaccine advisory committee handpicked by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that it would examine the cumulative effect of the childhood vaccine schedule and reevaluate hepatitis B immunization recommendations.