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Fewer Americans are reporting that they drink alcohol amid a growing belief that even moderate alcohol consumption is a health risk, according to a Gallup poll released Wednesday. The survey finds that 54% of U.S. adults say they drink alcoholic beverages such as liquor, wine or beer — “the lowest by one percentage point in Gallup’s nearly 90-year trend,” the …

An online insomnia treatment developed at the University of Virginia is stepping in to help older people who struggle to fall asleep and stay asleep. An online insomnia treatment developed at the University of Virginia is stepping in to help older people who struggle to fall asleep and stay asleep, according to the treatment creator. “Older adults do have a …

Three people are dead and three people remain missing following a house fire in Charles County, Maryland, Sunday morning. A fire in Charles County, Maryland, caused multiple fatalities Sunday. (Courtesy Maryland State Fire Marshal) Courtesy Maryland State Fire Marshal Flames are seen from a fire in Waldorf, Maryland, Sunday morning. (Courtesy Maryland State Fire Marshal) Courtesy Maryland State Fire Marshal …

Sylvia Chang BBC News Chinese, Hong Kong BBC Shui Zhou pays to go into an office every day No-one would want to work without getting a salary, or even worse – having to pay to be there. Yet paying companies so you can pretend to work for them has become popular among young, unemployed adults in China. It has led …

5. “As a broke college student, I couldn’t get a credit card, and I got a monthly check, so things got tight during the month (this was in the early ’70s before debit cards)…” “To help me out, my older brother taught me this: Sears would issue a store credit card to college students. I used it to purchase a gift …

Older Adults Are Revealing The “Beloved” Past Trends They Actually Hate, And It’s SO Brutal  BuzzFeed Source link

Vaccines for older adults: Here’s what doctors recommend to people 50 and over  San Francisco Chronicle The Journey of Vaccines: From Smallpox to Cancer  the-scientist.com Critical vaccines that could prevent senior health crises  Rolling Out Source link

RFK Jr. Quietly Endorses Flu Vaccine for Kids and Adults  MedPage Today RFK Jr. accepted flu shot recommendations for children  The Hill RFK Jr. signs off on thimerosal-free flu vaccines, despite no evidence of harm from preservative  FOX 13 News Utah Kennedy quietly endorses this fall’s flu vaccine  statnews.com Department of Health and Human Services Announces Removal of Thimerosal From All US Flu Vaccines  Contemporary …

Colorectal cancer diagnoses soar among younger adults for one key reason  AOL.comView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

The antiseizure medication pregabalin, which is commonly prescribed for chronic pain, has been linked to an increased risk for heart failure (HF), particularly in those with a history of cardiovascular disease (CVD), new data suggested. In a cohort of more than 240,000 Medicare beneficiaries with noncancer chronic pain, initiation of pregabalin was associated with a 48% higher risk for new-onset …