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… trans fat, and red and processed meats. They also limited alcohol. Women had no more than one drink each day and men no more than two drinks. They also maintained a normal weight and … 93. In contrast, if she didn’t have any of these habits, she would live on average to age 79. For a 50-year-old man, the average lifespan was about 88 years old with healthy behaviors and … 76 years without. “This study underscores the importance of following healthy lifestyle habits for improving longevity in the U.S. population,” says Dr. Frank B. Hu of Harvard T.H. Chan School …

… or probiotic, in their gut may be less likely to have harmful “staph” germs. Staph is short for … Staphylococcus aureus … . It’s a very common germ. Staph usually doesn’t cause problems. … S. Fauci, director of NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. “This is one of the first studies to describe precisely how they may work to provide health benefits.” …

… simple cysts. None of the cysts in the women younger than 50 were later diagnosed as cancer. One woman over 50 with bad pain was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. The study suggests that women …

… who are worried about their thinking, memory, or reasoning skills may want to get tested for Alzheimer’s disease. But current tests are invasive and expensive. One type uses a sample of spinal fluid. Another uses expensive brain imaging. These tests can’t …

… There are different types of hearing protectors. Choose a type that’s comfortable and easy for you to use. Most earplugs are inexpensive. Some are made of soft foam. Others, called pre-molded earplugs, can be made of plastic, rubber, or silicone. One type, called pre-molded high-fidelity earplugs, can be helpful at movies or concerts. They …

… Low vision is more common in older adults. It can be caused by many different eye conditions. One of the most common causes is age-related macular degeneration. This eye disease can blur your … damages the eye’s optic nerve, can also cause untreatable vision loss. Eye doctors can check for low vision during an eye exam. They’ll give you drops to widen, or dilate, your pupil. This …

… Most infants are screened for hearing loss before they leave the hospital. This helps doctors detect any hearing problems … baby’s hearing isn’t tested at the hospital, you should get it checked by the time they’re one month old. Two tests can be used to check your baby’s hearing. The otoacoustic emissions … like stickers. If the screening shows that your baby may have hearing loss, you’ll be referred for follow-up testing. If possible, see a pediatric audiologist. They specialize in testing and …

… matters, too. Where you’re born and grow up, and where you live and work influence your risk for many diseases. Whole person health looks at all the factors that affect your well-being. … not separate things. Instead, you can think of them as a path that’s connected, with health in one direction and disease in the other. Some things move you toward health, and some things lead …

… if you don’t have symptoms. Scientists have been tracking levels of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater for early clues about infections in cities and towns. Wastewater tracking has some advantages … that quickly recognizes small pieces of the genetic material. Researchers tested the system for a year in San Diego, California. It picked out new variants, like Delta and Omicron, weeks … from Scripps Research Institute, who co-led the study. “But with this new tool, you can take one wastewater sample and basically profile the whole city.” The team is now expanding the …

… guts. Next, the team studied the microbes in stool samples from 96 people with COVID-19. In one of every four samples, a single type of bacteria dominated. Some of these bacteria were …