Not Just Pregnancy Fatigue: Could It Be Sleep Apnea?

• HealthDay Staff HealthDay Reporter
• July 29, 2026
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Pregnancy can make you really sleepy. It can even make you snore. But when does that become more than just a normal part of pregnancy?

The American College of Chest Physicians says those symptoms could be signs of obstructive sleep apnea — a condition that often go...

Talking To Your Baby? Eye Contact Is Key To Language Development, Experiment Shows

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• July 29, 2026
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Want to give your tot a brain boost when it comes to learning language?

Maintain eye contact as much as possible when you’re talking to them, a new study suggests.

Eye contact helps a baby decide what is important, acting as a switch that triggers synchroniza...

DoorDash, GrubHub Delivering Junk Food To 1 In 4 Teens During School Hours

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• July 29, 2026
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DoorDash and GrubHub have become stiff competition for a traditional, everyday eatery found in every U.S. community — the high school cafeteria.

Nearly one-quarter of teens say they use mobile food delivery services to bring them meals and snacks during school hour...

Fifth Death Reported In NYC Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak

• Ellyn Vohnoutka HealthDay Reporter
• July 28, 2026
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A fifth person has died in a Legionnaires' disease outbreak on Manhattan's Upper East Side, New York City health officials said.

As of July 27, 90 people have been diagnosed in the month since the cluster emerged in the Carnegie Hill and Yorkville neighborhoods, accordin...

Many Young Adults Aren't Ready To Manage Their Own Healthcare, Poll Finds

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• July 28, 2026
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Many young adults aren’t prepared to manage their own healthcare, a new survey has found.

About 1 in 6 parents (17%) said their 18- to 25-year-old doesn’t handle any basic healthcare responsibilities on their own, including scheduling needed appointments or p...

Can A Daily Multivitamin Help You Stay Active As You Age?

• Stephanie Brown HealthDay Reporter
• July 28, 2026
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A new study is shifting the conversation about multivitamins.

Instead of asking whether they can prevent heart disease or cancer, researchers are asking whether they can help older adults maintain their independence.

Their study included more than 16,000 adults, 60...

Family-Based Childhood Obesity Program Helps Kids Cut Weight, Become Healthier

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• July 28, 2026
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Childhood obesity can be effectively treated through a family-based program provided through their local pediatrician, a new clinical trial says.

About 42% of kids in the program lost enough weight to improve their heart health and lower their diabetes risk within a year...

Prebiotic Soda Health Claims Questioned In New Nutrition Study

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• July 28, 2026
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Prebiotic soda is one of the latest health crazes, promising better gut health while helping slake thirst.

But a new study suggests these drinks aren’t delivering on their promises to customers.

On average, prebiotic sodas contain as much sugar as fiber, and ...

Breakfast Can Help Teens Make Better Food Choices Throughout Their Day, Study Says

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• July 28, 2026
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Teens who start eating breakfast regularly are more likely to make healthy food choices through the rest of the day, a new study says.

Teenagers who ate breakfast still consumed as many daily calories as those who skipped the morning meal, but were less likely to choose ...

FDA Panel Backs Two Peptides For Compounding, Rejects One

• Ellyn Vohnoutka HealthDay Reporter
• July 27, 2026
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A federal advisory panel has recommended allowing compounding pharmacies to make two more unproven peptides while voting to reject a third.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) committee voted Friday to add epitalon and semax to a list of substances that specializ...

How Accurate Are Photo-Based Calorie Apps? 4 Are Put To The Test

• HealthDay Staff HealthDay Reporter
• July 27, 2026
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Snap a photo, get a calorie count. 

It sounds simple — but a new study finds some popular AI-powered food tracking apps may underestimate calories and fat by roughly a third.

"Photo-based calorie tracking apps are very popular, especially for people tryi...

Weed-Killing Chemical Linked To Premature Births In Humans, Study Says

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• July 27, 2026
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The active chemical ingredient in professional-grade Roundup weed killer might increase the risk of premature births, a new study says.

Pregnant women with higher urine levels of the chemical glyphosate were 35% more likely to deliver their child earlier than 37 weeks of...

Popular School Cafeteria Meals Need An Update To Meet Healthy Food Standards, Researchers Say

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• July 27, 2026
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Spicy chicken wings, tacos, pizza, sausage biscuits and breakfast smoothies offered by school cafeterias must be reinvented, lest they vanish from the menu, a new study says.

These items all contain loads of added sugar and salt that won’t fly under new U.S. Depart...

Ovarian Syndrome Quadruples Heart Disease Risk In Women, Major Study Concludes

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• July 27, 2026
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Young women suffering from an ovary-related hormone condition might be living with a higher risk of heart attack or stroke, a new large-scale study says.

Women with polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS) had more than quadrupled risk of heart disease caused by c...

'Yo-yo' Weight Loss Linked To Decline In Muscle Mass

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• July 27, 2026
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Middle-aged folks have a higher risk of muscle loss if their weight “yo-yos” due to inconsistent dieting, a new study says.

People who repeatedly dropped and regained weight wound up losing nearly four times as much thigh muscle during a four-year period comp...

FDA Advisers Dismiss Safety Warnings, Back Four Peptide Treatments

• Ellyn Vohnoutka HealthDay Reporter
• July 24, 2026
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A panel of outside advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted Thursday to let specialized pharmacies produce and sell four peptide treatments the agency banned three years ago.

The votes are nonbinding, but they amount to a rebuke of the FDA’s ow...

Frequent Marijuana Use Linked To Higher Stress Hormone Levels

• HealthDay Staff HealthDay Reporter
• July 24, 2026
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Marijuana may help you unwind — but using it too often could have the opposite effect on your stress response.

Researchers say adults who use pot frequently wake up with higher levels of cortisol, also known as the "stress hormone."

The body releases cortisol...

Money Problems Might Make Your Brain Old Before Its Time, Study Suggests

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• July 24, 2026
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Being cash-strapped certainly frays your nerves, but it might also accelerate brain aging, a new study says.

People who have persistent money struggles or low income as young adults tend to perform less well on cognitive tests by age 53, researchers reported July 23 in t...