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Cannabis beverages are increasingly turning up in stores next to iced tea, sodas and even chocolate milk, and doctors warn the easy access is putting kids at risk.

The colorful cans contain THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), the psychoactive compound in marijuana that gives users a "high," but many carry small or easy-to-miss labeling. 

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Coffee May Lower Your Heart Disease Risk, But How Much Is Safe?

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Coffee May Lower Your Heart Disease Risk, But How Much Is Safe?

Here's some welcome news for coffee lovers. 

Drinking as many as five cups of caffeinated coffee a day is generally safe for most adults, and may even be linked to cardiovascular benefits, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association (AHA).

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The Best Surgery For Pelvic Organ Prolapse?

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The Best Surgery For Pelvic Organ Prolapse?

Women suffering from pelvic organ prolapse might be best served by a surgery that spares their uterus rather than removing it, a landmark clinical trial reports.

Women were less likely to experience treatment failure if they underwent hysteropexy — in which a mesh implant keeps the uterus in place — rather than a full-fledged h... Full Page

Gait Training Can Help Knee Arthritis

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Gait Training Can Help Knee Arthritis

Changing the way you walk could offer relief from knee arthritis on par with common painkillers, clinical trial results show.

Gait retraining involves making a small adjustment to the angle of your foot — a minor change that can yield major benefits, researchers wrote in The Lancet Rheumatology.

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More Than Half Of US Adults Should Be Offered Statins, Study Says

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More Than Half Of US Adults Should Be Offered Statins, Study Says

More than half of U.S. adults should be taking cholesterol-lowering statin drugs under updated guidelines, a new study says.

Earlier this year, the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology recommended lifelong screening and treatment to prevent heart attacks, strokes and heart disease caused by high cholesterol.Full Page

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Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter July 21, 2026

Compounded Ozempic, Zepbound Still Widely Available Despite End Of Drug Shortages

Americans are still buying compounded versions of Ozempic and Zepbound more than a year after federal regulators declared that shortages of those weight-loss drugs had ended, a new study says.

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