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People who frequently use marijuana more than triple their risk of developing oral cancer, a new study found. About half of US adults say they have ever tried marijuana, with about 17.7million suffering from symptoms of cannabis use disorder (CUD). The condition requires a formal diagnosis after fulfilling several criteria, such as using the drug despite the negative impacts it has …

Start your morning with one of these delicious breakfast recipes. From sweet smoothies to savory eggs, these recipes are rated with four and five stars from EatingWell readers. Each recipe is low in sodium and saturated fat, so they easily align with a heart-healthy eating pattern. Recipes like our Peach-Oatmeal Breakfast Bars and our High-Protein Blueberry & Peanut Butter Chia …

There’s been a striking rise in disorders of gut-brain interaction (DGBI), including irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and functional dyspepsia, since the COVID-19 pandemic, new survey data from the UK and the US showed. “Healthcare providers should recognize post-COVID DGBI as part of the long COVID spectrum. These post-COVID gut problems appear more severe and require more medical care than similar …

A common artificial sweetener loved by millions weakens the effects of cancer treatments. University of Pittsburgh researchers discovered that sucralose, a zero-calorie sweetener, reduced immunotherapy effectiveness in melanoma and non-small cell lung cancer patients.  Initially developed in the 1970s for people with obesity and diabetes to sweeten food while avoiding blood sugar spikes, sucralose, more commonly known as Splenda, has …

Vaccination rates among the country’s kindergartners have fallen once again, with coverage of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccination dropping from 92.7 percent in the 2023–2024 school year to 92.5 percent in 2024–2025. The percentage changes are small across the board, but they represent thousands of children and an ongoing downward trend that makes the country more vulnerable to …

A group of eight ‘monsters’ banded together in a sick plot which saw a 13-year-old girl kidnapped, gangraped, and then killed – with her remains left floating in a river for nine months. Maryann Measles was last seen on October 19, 1997, when she was abducted from a supermarket parking lot by five men and three women, who she had …

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NEED TO KNOW A mom of 3 who snacked on cheese and bread — and covered her meals in grated cheese — saw her weight climb to 220 lbs. As Lucy Castle, 41, explains, “cheese was wrecking my life” — and getting diagnosed with type 2 diabetes was her “wake-up” call She drastically changed her diet, losing nearly 60 lbs. …

In retrospect, Erica Kahn realizes she made two big mistakes. The first was choosing to temporarily forgo health insurance when she was laid off from her job. The second was screaming when a wild bat later landed on her face. The bizarre encounter happened last August, while the Massachusetts resident was photographing the night sky during a vacation at the …

Dr. Anna Wolfson says she sees dangerous misuse of the allergy medication diphenhydramine in her clinic every day. “If someone has an allergic reaction to a food, people will say, ‘Don’t worry, I have diphenhydramine in my purse,’ and I would say, ‘Really, epinephrine is the first-line treatment for food allergies,’” said Wolfson, an allergist at Massachusetts General Hospital. Diphenhydramine …