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Can A Popular Muscle Supplement Help Treat Depression?

Can A Popular Muscle Supplement Help Treat Depression?

Could the same supplement many people take to build muscle also help treat depression?

A new review published June 30 in the journal Brain Medicine suggests creatine has potential, but the evidence isn’t quite there yet.

Creatine helps cells produce energy. Your body makes it naturally, but you can also get it from foo...

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Heat Dome Coming: Tips To Stay Safe During Extreme Temps

Heat Dome Coming: Tips To Stay Safe During Extreme Temps

A heat dome is expected to scorch most of the United States through the July 4 weekend, sending temperatures into the high-double and even triple digits in the central and eastern regions of the nation.

In advance of these brutal conditions, experts are offering ways to protect against heat stroke and other forms of heat-related illness.

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Diets That Lower Inflammation Might Cut Dementia Risk, Study Indicates

Diets That Lower Inflammation Might Cut Dementia Risk, Study Indicates

A diet rich in anti-inflammatory foods might help people avoid dementia, especially if they have an elevated risk of Alzheimer’s disease, a new study says.

People with early blood markers of Alzheimer’s who followed a diet designed to quell inflammation lowered their dementia risk by up to 29%, researchers recently reported in ...

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Melatonin Shows Promise As Safe, Cheap Painkiller, Review Concludes

Melatonin Shows Promise As Safe, Cheap Painkiller, Review Concludes

The sleep supplement melatonin might also be useful in treating chronic pain, a new evidence review says.

Melatonin appears to reduce chronic muscle and joint pain as much as painkillers like opioids, aspirin, Aleve (naproxen) and Tylenol (acetaminophen), researchers reported June 30 in the journal Pain.

“Melatonin is ...

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Vitamins Might Be Key To Asthma Control In Children, Adults

Vitamins Might Be Key To Asthma Control In Children, Adults

Vitamin A might help children who are struggling with asthma, a new study says.

Higher levels of vitamin A in the bloodstream are linked to better lung function in both kids and adults with asthma, researchers reported June 30 in the journal Thorax.

The study also looked into vitamin D, but found that the nutrient only benef...

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A 40-Year-Old Law Requires ERs To Treat Everyone — Unless They Opt Out

A 40-Year-Old Law Requires ERs To Treat Everyone — Unless They Opt Out

For 40 years, U.S. emergency departments have been barred from turning away patients who cannot pay. 

But that protection applies only to hospitals that contract with Medicare, and a growing number of for-profit emergency room (ER) operators are opting out, reports STAT.

One of the largest, Houston-based Nutex Health, r...

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