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Potatoes aren’t the problem — unless you eat them this way, study says  San Francisco Chronicle Eating too much of this favorite food could increase your diabetes risk  National Geographic Eat Your Potatoes Mashed, Boiled or Baked, but Hold the Fries  Harvard Magazine Potatoes are healthy, but french fries? Not so much, new study suggests.  The Washington Post What scientists discovered about french fries …

Golden Retriever’s Epic Pool Day With Tiny Deer Is Making Hearts Flutter  PetHelpful Source link

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By EMMA GRITT, ASSOCIATE HEALTH EDITOR Published: 15:57, 13 August 2025 | Updated: 16:01, 13 August 2025 Scientists have pinpointed why millions of people struggle to get a good night’s sleep—and it’s not lumpy pillows or a racing mind, the problem lies in their GUT.  In a new study, published in medical journal General Psychiatry, researchers explored the link between nodding …

Credit:  Biswarup Ganguly. In a clinic in Jaipur, a low, resonant note from a conch shell echoed through the room—and it’s all for an unlikely therapy. Researchers in India say shankh blowing—an ancient yogic practice of exhaling forcefully into a spiral-shaped conch—may help people with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a disorder that causes repeated pauses in breathing during sleep. In …

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued travel warnings for the United Kingdom, Germany, Poland, Finland and Spain, where cases of polio have been reported. The level two warning does not advise against visiting the countries, but suggests travelers take “enhanced precautions.” Poliomyelitis, which is more commonly known as polio, is a highly infectious disease caused by the …

Rock County Public Health: Mosquitoes in Rock County test positive for West Nile virus  Channel 3000 Lafayette County home to one of the first confirmed West Nile Virus cases in Wis. in 2025  The Monroe Times Mosquito West Nile Virus Disease Detection and Prevention  Newsbug.info Mosquitos in Toronto have tested positive for a virus and the symptoms sound terrifying  Narcity Vaughan resident tests positive …

I’m not a medical person but my mum was a midwife before she retired. She told me about the septum primum and has always referred to it as the most amazing thing about human development that continues to blow her mind. In short, it’s a valve in the heart that develops when in the womb. It allows blood to bypass …

As autism diagnoses continue to grow and remain a topic of nationwide debate, new research reveals that autistic individuals are facing mental health challenges at a major turning point in their lives – when they go to college. According to a new study led by researchers at Binghamton University, autistic college students face dramatically higher rates of anxiety and depression …