Health

While marijuana has been legalized in many states, research has shown that it could have detrimental health impacts for some — including a higher risk of heart attacks.
Two recent studies have linked cannabis use to cardiac events, particularly among young, healthier people, according to a release from the American College of Cardiology (ACC).
One study included more than 4.6 million people. The other was a large review that looked at 12 previous studies including more than 75 million people, which is said to be the largest combined study examining the relationship between cannabis and heart attacks.
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The findings will be presented at the ACC’s Annual Scientific Session March 29-31 in Chicago and will also be published in the journal JACC Advances.
Healthy cannabis users who were younger than age 50 were more than six times as likely to experience a heart attack compared to those who did not use the substance, the resear..

Scientists have long suspected that exposure to nature may reduce people’s experience of pain, and now there may be research to prove it.
A new study led by a team from the University of Vienna and the University of Exeter, which was published in the journal Nature Communications, revealed that nature not only relieves psychological symptoms of pain, but also affects the pain centers of the brain, as reported by SWNS.
This discovery could lead to further progress in the exploration of non-pharmaceutical pain treatments, according to the researchers.
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In the study, 49 healthy adults sat inside an fMRI scanner — a machine that monitors brain activity — while they received mild electric shocks.
Screens shown to the participants displayed three different images: a nature scene, an urban scene and a control scene of a nondescript room. Their brains were then checked to see if there was a difference in how much pain th..

Eight years after receiving a life-shattering diagnosis, a New Jersey mother credits an “amazing” new drug for stopping her disease in its tracks.
Raziel Green, 52, an active runner and mother of two, was diagnosed with a rare form of ALS in 2017.
The former retail manager first started experiencing symptoms more than 10 years ago, when her legs started to feel heavy during what would normally be an easy run, Green told Fox News Digital during an on-camera interview.
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“A couple months later, I started to struggle going up the stairs at my house,” she recalled.
Several months later, when Green started to experience balance issues and muscle loss, she decided to see a neurologist, who told her there was nothing wrong.
Knowing that her mother and aunt had both been diagnosed with a rare form of ALS, Green pushed for more opinions and tests. It wasn’t until she saw a third neurologist, who specialized in genetic diseases, that she ..

The American Cancer Society’s annual cancer trends report revealed a mix of news and statistics for 2025.
Cancer death rates have dropped 34% between 1991 and 2022, which the ACS attributes to early detection, smoking reduction and improvements in treatment.
While these numbers are encouraging, oncologists and cancer specialists still have concerns about some other factors.
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While the report shows continued progress on many fronts, certain areas remain of “significant concern,” Dr. Joshua Strauss, an attending hematologist and medical oncologist at Advanced Care Oncology and Hematology Associates of the Atlantic Medical Group in Morristown, New Jersey, shared with Fox News Digital.
Below are some of the most concerning trends, according to experts.
Cancer prevalence in younger individuals and adolescents has continued to rise, according to the report, with rates in teens slowly increasing by 0.7% each ..

The average life expectancy in the U.S. is just over 78 years — but in certain countries and regions, more people make it past 100, seemingly without even trying.
What are the secrets of these pockets of the world — known as “blue zones” — where residents have not only more longevity, but more healthy years?
Dan Buettner, a Florida-based author, explorer and longevity researcher who first coined the term “blue zone,” embarked on a mission to find out.
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“Only about 20% of how long you live is dictated by your genes,” he told Fox News Digital during an on-camera interview.
“The other 80%, we reason we might find among the longest-living populations.” (See the video at the top of this article.)
For the recent Netflix documentary “Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones,” Buettner visited five destinations — Okinawa, Japan; Sardinia, Italy; Ikaria, Greece; Nicoya, Costa Rica; and Loma Linda, Californ..

Cat owners have been alerted to a potential health threat.
Savage Pet of El Cajon, California, is recalling 66 large chicken boxes (84 oz.) and 74 small chicken boxes (21 oz.) with the lot code/”best by” date of 11.15.2026, as these products have “the potential to contain H5N1, also known as bird flu,” according to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA).
The Savage Cat food products were distributed to retailers in five states: California, Colorado, New York, Pennsylvania and Washington, the FDA’s website says.
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“People who fed [their] cats the recalled products should watch for symptoms of bird flu, including fever, lethargy, low appetite, reddened or inflamed eyes, discharge from the eyes and nose, difficulty breathing, and neurological signs like tremors, stiff body movements, seizure, lack of coordination or blindness,” the notice says.
Anyone whose felines exhibit these signs after consuming the..

Over half of Americans are lying through their teeth — about their teeth.
That’s according to a new survey conducted by Talker Research and commissioned by Aspen Dental, which asked 2,000 American adults about their dental hygiene, as reported by SWNS.
The study spoke to the mixed emotions Americans experience when it comes to dental visits, including fear, anxiety and discomfort, which can often lead to delayed care.
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In the poll, 60% of respondents confessed to wanting to impress their dentist during office visits, leading 57% of them to fib about their dental hygiene.
And yet, 48% of people said they believed their dentists could see right through their lies, according to SWNS.
Sixty-four percent of respondents said they felt guilty about their dishonesty. Millennials and Gen Xers felt the least guilty about lying compared to older Americans.
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Obesity and stress could magnify the risk of one of the most aggressive types of cancer, a new study suggests.
Researchers at University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) found that stress-related neurotransmitters and obesity-related hormones activated CREB (cyclic AMP response element-binding protein), which was shown to promote the growth of cancer cells in the pancreas.
In the study, mice that ate a high-fat diet were more likely to develop precancerous lesions. When stress levels were also raised through social isolation, the lesions grew even more.
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The stress-related cancer risk was more pronounced in female mice.
Based on these findings, the researchers suggested exploring the use of existing medications to reduce the risk of obesity- and stress-related cancers.
“Since β-adrenergic receptors play a crucial role in stress-related cancer growth, commonly used beta-blockers, which are drugs prescribed for..

As spring arrives and the weather warms, exposure to sunlight could have an immense impact on overall health.
Dr. Roger Seheult, a critical care physician, pulmonologist and associate clinical professor at the University of California and Loma Linda University schools of medicine, shared the benefits of sunlight exposure in an interview with Fox News Digital.
Seheult, who recently appeared on Dr. Andrew Huberman’s podcast “Huberman Lab” to discuss enhancing the immune system, noted that the light from the sun boosts our ability to regulate sleep, circadian rhythm and mood.
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“So many people have seasonal affective disorder, and that’s a manifestation of the lack of sunlight during winter,” he said.
As far back as the 1920s, medical professionals leveraged light exposure to promote healing.
Hospitals made use of sundecks, where patients could be transported for periods of time to take in the sunlight and fresh air, according to Seh..

Several types of skincare products used to treat acne have been recalled due to a cancer risk.
The products, which contain benzoyl peroxide, a common treatment for acne, were tested for elevated levels of benzene, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said in a notice this week.
The recalled products include:
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The manufacturer of Zapzyt Acne Treatment Gel also agreed to voluntarily recall the product because of an elevated level of benzene found in its own testing, the FDA said.
The FDA explained that 90% of the 95 products with benzoyl peroxide that were tested had “undetectable or extremely low levels of benzene.”
Benzene is a “chemical used in the production of a wide range of industrial products, including chemicals, dyes, detergents, and some plastics,” according to the agency.
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It is rele..