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According to the Global Burden of Disease, approximately 746,000 people died by suicide worldwide in 2021. That's a grim number but also encouraging, as it reflects an ongoing downward trend, from almost 15 deaths per 100,000 in 1990 to nine per 100,000 in 2021.

While the overall suicide mortality rate has decreased over the last three ...Read more

If case you were sick and missed it, March 30 was National Doctors' Day.

WalletHub, a personal finance company, took note by reporting on the best and worst states for practicing medicine, based on metrics such as average annual wage, number of hospitals per capita and quality of the public health system.

The top 10 in descending order were ...Read more

A new study suggests that coffee drinkers who limit their consumption to the morning have a lower risk of dying of heart disease and a lower overall mortality risk than those who drink coffee throughout the day.

"Research so far suggests that drinking coffee doesn't raise the risk of cardiovascular disease, and it seems to lower the risk of ...Read more

Researchers report that both maternal and paternal exposures to outdoor air pollution can negatively affect human embryo development in in vitro fertilization cycles. In other words, air pollution may make it harder to get pregnant.

The study in Environment International presented a new approach to understanding the associations between air ...Read more

In one of his final acts, Vivek Murthy, former U.S. surgeon general, said alcoholic beverages should carry an updated warning label that says consumption increases the risk of cancer. Murthy said most Americans have no idea.

Recent research underscores the point, finding that quitting or reducing alcohol consumption reduced the risk of a ...Read more

Let's all agree that indulging in late-night snacks isn't good for your teeth unless you immediately follow up with a thorough brushing. But is midnight munching bad for your overall health?

Apart from the fact that these are calories added to the day's menu but with less opportunity to burn them off, late-night snacking can pose two ...Read more

Significant increases in the amount of fine particulate matter in wildfire smoke (often referred to as PM2.5) strongly correlates to an increased risk of developing dementia. The longer and more frequent the exposure, the greater the risk.

Researchers analyzed the health records of 1.2 million members aged 60 and older of Kaiser Permanente ...Read more

Researchers analyzed 16 years of race results from nine major marathons across the United States and found that races run on days with greater air pollution were associated with slower average finish times.

The concentration of an air pollutant is measured in micrograms per cubic meter of air. Analyzing all finish times, the researchers found...Read more

Four signs it's time to replace your reusable water bottle:

1. Visible wear and tear, especially on the inside.

2. Water starts tasting or smelling suspicious, a sign that either chemicals may be leaching into the water from the bottle or bacteria is growing within.

3. Discoloration on the inside, such as oxidation/corrosion in metal ...Read more

These 20 cities, according to WalletHub, a personal finance company, rank tops in keeping New Year's resolutions or, conversely, forgetting they made resolutions at all. While individuals vary, research suggests nearly one-quarter of people quit their resolution(s) by the end of the first week, and almost half by the end of January.

Rankings ...Read more

The financial services website and app WalletHub recently listed the most vegan- and vegetarian-friendly places to live in the United States, based on criteria like affordability, diversity, accessibility and quality. Some of the criteria were further broken down into metrics like farmers markets per capita.

Based on a 100-point scale, here ...Read more

There's no polite way to discuss this, but so blow the winds of change.

The term "fart walks" is trending right now, though in reality the phenomenon has existed for as long as there has been a human gastrointestinal tract. The term refers to the physiological consequences of exercise, especially after eating.

Flatulence involves passing ...Read more

Roughly one-fifth of American adults consume diet sodas on a given day. The market is huge -- more than $5 billion globally -- with dozens of choices, including whether to swig a "diet" or "zero-sugar" beverage.

So what's the difference since neither actually contains sugar?

Diet drinks replace sugar with artificial sweeteners, most often ...Read more