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Drinking for Your Health Isn’t Really a Thing, Study Finds
A new study is the latest to suggest that modest alcohol consumption isn’t likely to provide any health benefits. The research, a review of existing studies, found no strong evidence that light to moderate drinking can reduce people’s risk of dying early. Past studies that did find a positive effect might have failed to account…
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Scientists May Have Found the Culprit Behind Mysterious Hepatitis Outbreaks in Kids
Several teams of scientists believe they have uncovered the likely cause of a mysterious surge of severe hepatitis last year that hospitalized and killed children around the world. In three studies published this week, the groups detail evidence that a common but usually not pathogenic virus was strongly associated with the cases, likely aided by…
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Tanzania Reports Its First Outbreak of the Deadly Marburg Virus
At least eight people have been infected and five are dead (including one healthcare worker) in a new outbreak of the Marburg virus in Tanzania, according to a Monday statement from the World Health Organisation. It is Tanzania’s first-ever confirmed outbreak of the deadly disease.
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Caffeine Might Reduce the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity
New research has found a possible link between having high levels of caffeine in your blood and a reduced risk of high body fat and type 2 diabetes. The authors say that clinical trials should be done to confirm whether calorie-free caffeinated drinks can help prevent these conditions.