More Data Suggests 'Ultraprocessed' Foods Can Shorten Your Life

People who eat large amounts of ultra-processed foods have a slightly higher risk of premature death than those who mostly shun the industrially produced eats, a new 30-year study says.

Those who ate the most ultra-processed foods – an average of seven servings a day – had a 4% higher risk of death overall, and a 9% higher risk of deat...

Colon Cancer Cases Rising Sharply Among Children, Teens

Colon cancer steadily increased among young people in the United States over the past two decades, with tweens enduring the most dramatic leap in cancer rates, a new study says.

The rate of colon cancer grew 500% among kids 10 to 14 between 1999 and 2020, researchers will report at the Digestive Disease Week medical meeting in Washington, ...

Eating Disorders Common in People With Type 1 Diabetes

One in every four people age 16 or older with type 1 diabetes may be struggling with an eating disorder, a new review of data on the subject finds.

Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disorder in which the body attacks its own insulin-producing cells in the pancreas, making a person reliant on injected insulin. About 5% of diabetes cases are ...

Can Zinc Really Shorten a Cold?

Every cold and flu season, folks are flooded with ads for zinc lozenges, sprays and syrups that promise to shorten their sniffles.

Zinc might indeed reduce the duration of common cold symptoms by about two days, a new evidence review says.

However, the evidence is not conclusive, and taking zinc can come with some unpleasant side eff...

Neuropathy Nerve Damage Often Goes Undiagnosed

THURSDAY, May 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Though it is a widespread disorder, neuropathy often goes undiagnosed, new research shows, leaving many people at risk of falls, infection and even amputation.

Neuropathy is nerve damage that causes numbness and pain in feet and hands. 

A study of 169 people treated at an outpatient cli...

Tobacco Plus Weed in Pregnancy Could Be Lethal Combo for Baby

Smoking cigarettes while pregnant has long been known to harm the fetus, but new research shows things get even worse when marijuana is in the mix.

The study by a team at Oregon Health & Science University (OSHU) in Portland involved more than 3 million pregnancies.  

It found heightened risks for underweight newborns, prete...