Rachel Carter

Hiking tips, cancer advice and menopause: The week in Well+Being

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You are reading our weekly Well+Being newsletter. Sign up here to get it delivered to your inbox every Thursday. Happy end of ...

Benefits, Foods and How Much You Need

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You may have heard the buzz around magnesium. Whether related to claims that it might improve sleep or help you poop, magnesium ...

Cheap cholesterol drug could reduce cancer risk: study

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A cheap and common drug used to lower cholesterol could also lower the risk of developing cancer, according to a new study.  ...

My stepdaughter just made an unexpected request, and now I’m wracked with guilt.

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Slate Plus members get more Care and Feeding every week. Have a question about kids, parenting, or family life? Submit it here! Dear Care and ...

A Third Person in the U.S. Has Bird Flu. This Time, It’s Different

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A third dairy worker in the U.S. has tested positive for the bird flu infection that is causing outbreaks in cattle in ...

8 habits that may slow aging, reduce risk of death revealed

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Rachel Carter

“Eight” your heart out. Researchers believe that adopting eight healthy behaviors — identified by the American Heart Association as Life’s Essential 8 ...

Outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Viruses in U.S. Dairy Cattle and Detection of Two Human Cases — United States, 2024

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Rachel Carter

Investigation and Findings Identification of Two Human Cases of Influenza A(H5) Virus Infection On April 1, 2024, the Texas Department of State ...

I was diagnosed with Stage 4 skin cancer at 22 despite having no visible moles or marks and never tanning

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When Mariena Browning, from Pocatello, Idaho was 22, she was in the best shape of her life and busy thinking about other things ...

Third person in US tests positive for bird flu in connection to outbreak in dairy cattle

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Cynthia Goldsmith, Jackie Katz/CDC/AP A third person in the US has tested positive for an H5 bird flu virus, health officials announced ...

Stem cell treatment successful for type 2 diabetes

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Rachel Carter

Diabetes is one of the world’s biggest health problems, an illness that doesn’t have a cure. You can live with diabetes as ...