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E. Coli On Your Face? Dermatologists Sound Alarm

A peer-reviewed study found that nearly half of makeup brush users rarely clean their tools — and the bacteria building up on those brushes...
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DIY Homemade Sunscreen? FDA Sounds Alarm!

You can make a beautiful tinted lip balm at home with five simple ingredients, but the moment you call it a sunscreen, you are...
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The Study That Flipped the Diet Soda Narrative

A massive study of over 120,000 people found that diet soda may actually be harder on your liver than regular soda — and the...
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Hidden Protein Spike Hints Alzheimer’s Trouble Decades Early

A simple blood test may warn you about dementia 15 years before you ever notice a single symptom — and the science behind that...
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Beta-carotene: Sun Shield Or Cancer Risk?

Beta-carotene has a real skin story behind the hype: it can help skin handle sun stress, but the strongest evidence still comes from supplements,...
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‘Wrong’ Birth Control Pill, Hidden Cardiac Trap

For women with heart disease who still need birth control, the wrong choice can trigger a blood clot, a stroke, or worse — and...
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Creatine’s Double-Edged Cancer Twist

A cheap supplement sitting in gym bags worldwide may be quietly powering the immune cells your body needs to fight cancer — and UCLA...
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Protect Your Arteries from Bad Cholesterol with These Foods

Your arteries might forgive that saturated fat steak more easily if you give them a daily handful of walnuts.Story SnapshotWalnuts can lower “bad” LDL...
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Parasite-Infected Greens Spark Explosive Outbreak

A stomach parasite that causes weeks of watery diarrhea has now sickened people in 18 states, and health officials in Pennsylvania and New Jersey...
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Menopause Fog’s Hidden Metabolic Trap

Up to 60% of women report brain fog during perimenopause, and new research suggests your muscles may be as much to blame as your...

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