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By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — And all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. Except me, at age 7. I woke up so excited just as the clock struck midnight that my mother ended up giving me my first Christmas present — the latest Shaun Cassidy album. I can

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — When she used to visit her in-laws during the holidays, Dana Santas and her husband kept to their schedule and went to the gym every day. “They’re on a dairy farm in Wisconsin, in the middle of nowhere,” said Santas, a CNN fitness contributor and a mind-body coach for

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — The holidays are often a time when financial goals are in opposition with showing people love in the grandest of ways. Reining in holiday spending could be the absolute last thing people want to do, but during inflation– and debt-related financial struggles, scaling back is a necessity for many.

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — The holidays are here, as are the parties, happy hours and other get-togethers that often offer abundant mixed drinks, beer and wine. We all know that too much alcohol is bad for us, but how much is too much? Is it better to drink a lot on one day

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — The holidays can be fun and exciting, but you know they can also be cause for stress and anxiety. Besides the flurry of gift shopping and holiday events, there are the usual illnesses we spread in winter, families struggling with more significant illnesses and financial stressors, as well as

By Monica Haider, CNN (CNN) — Traditionally, the holidays are for spending time with family and friends, perhaps with a varying degree of religious rituals or practices. There’s also pressure not to miss certain family celebrations, but there will be times you can’t make it – whether by choice or circumstance. So, if you’re spending

CNN By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 82 million Americans are expected to travel over the Thanksgiving holiday, including many of you. As family and friends gather together to share meals, it may be good to remember that foodborne illnesses are on the rise. These are mostly preventable with the right precautions. I want

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 82 million Americans are expected to travel over the Thanksgiving holiday, including many of you. As family and friends gather together to share meals, it may be good to remember that foodborne illnesses are on the rise. These are mostly preventable with the right precautions. I want to

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Scientific information on the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s website was replaced on Wednesday with anti-vaccine talking points that don’t rule out a link between vaccines and autism, despite an abundance of evidence that there’s no connection. Bullet points on the top of the page now state

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — The longstanding public health practice of adding fluoride to community drinking water is facing heavy scrutiny in the United States over questions about whether the benefits outweigh the potential risks. But new research challenges recent claims about the risks of fluoride in drinking water — and instead suggests that

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — The United States may be heading into its second severe flu season in a row, driven by a mutated strain called subclade K that’s behind early surges in the United Kingdom, Canada and Japan. Last winter’s season was extreme, too. The US had its highest rates of flu hospitalizations

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Facing increased competition in the weight loss market and intense pressure from President Donald Trump, Novo Nordisk announced Monday that it is lowering prices for its blockbuster obesity and diabetes drugs for cash-paying patients. The move is the latest step in drugmakers’ efforts to provide discounts to Americans willing

By Dana Santas, CNN (CNN) — If you’ve ever caught yourself slouching at your desk and immediately jerked your shoulders back and straightened your spine, you know the struggle. Within minutes, you’re slumped over again. Here’s why: Rigid corrections are impossible to maintain because they treat posture like a static position to hold rather than

By Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN (CNN) — In Europe and other spots around the globe, it’s common to see people striding around the countryside with trekking poles in hand. Many folks even click their way through city centers with these poles — also known as walking sticks or hiking poles — because they provide support,

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — A Washington resident has been hospitalized with bird flu, according to the Washington State Health Department, and they’re infected with a strain of the virus that hasn’t been seen in humans before. It’s the first reported case of bird flu in a human in the US in nine months,

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Global rates of hypertension, or high blood pressure, in childhood and adolescence have nearly doubled since 2000, putting more kids at risk for poor health later in life. “In 2000, about 3.4% of boys and 3% of girls had hypertension. By 2020, those numbers had risen to 6.5% and

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — Six people have died due to a multistate outbreak of listeria linked to recalled prepared pasta meals sold at major grocery chains, including Albertsons, Kroger, Sprouts Farmers Market and Trader Joe’s. The warning by federal health officials noted at least 27 reported cases of infection across 18 states, and

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — The baby formula company ByHeart said Tuesday that it has recalled all of its infant formula products nationwide, including cans and single-serve sticks. The US Food and Drug Administration and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are investigating a multistate outbreak of infant botulism that may be

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that Dr. Richard Pazdur has been named head of its largest division, the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, which oversees the safety and regulation of most prescription drugs and over-the-counter medicines. The center is also responsible for regulating products like

By Ian Kerner, CNN (CNN) — We know that snoring can be the enemy of sleep — but must it also be the enemy of sex? I’ve heard repeatedly from couples that nasal strips, CPAP machines and earplugs are decidedly unsexy. Shoving, tapping, poking and generally wanting to clobber the person snoring beside you doesn’t

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — On April 9, 2020, after Shirley Scarborough made her daily call to a prayer line, she went to work and got another call: from the police department in Richmond, Virginia. Her youngest daughter, Francesca Harris-Scarborough, had been killed the night before. Police had found the 31-year-old’s car still idling.

By Nadia Kounang, Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Canada has lost its measles elimination status amid a large, ongoing outbreak of the virus, Public Health Agency of Canada said Monday. Canada’s health agency was informed by the Pan American Health Organization, part of the World Health Organization, that it had lost its measles elimination status

By Jacqueline Howard, Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — In a pivotal move, the US Food and Drug Administration on Monday said it is taking steps to remove the lengthy “black box” warning on many hormone treatments for women with menopause symptoms — a shift expected to give women more options for treatment and generate a

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — With a snip of a gene, doctors may one day permanently lower dangerously high cholesterol, possibly removing the need for medication, according to a new pilot study published Saturday in the New England Journal of Medicine. The study was extremely small — only 15 patients with severe disease —

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — Kids are really the germiest members of the household. In case you didn’t know that from experience, new research published in the journal Pediatrics confirmed that respiratory viruses circulate frequently in school settings, and younger children are more likely to carry these viruses and become ill. But why are

By Dana Santas, CNN (CNN) — Until you’ve had an injury, it’s easy to forget the important role your ankles play in your ability to move. Stiff ankles can throw off your entire body’s mechanics. Limited movement at your foundation affects every joint up the chain — especially your knees, hips and spine. In the

By Francesca Giuliani Hoffman, CNN (CNN) — Before you throw away that last stale slice of bread or the heel you never like to eat, I have a recipe or two for you. And really good ones. As an Italian-born foodie, I can tell you that Italians will not compromise on having a fresh loaf

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Long-term use of melatonin supplements may be linked with a higher risk of heart failure, according to new research — but does that mean people taking it as a sleep aid should stop using it now? In a review of electronic medical records, thousands of adults who had chronic

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — People looking to lose weight and lower their blood sugar may someday be able to get a single injection that turns their cells into tiny factories churning out a protein that is essentially the active ingredient in drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, Zepbound and Mounjaro. That’s the ambition of two

By Melanie Radzicki McManus (CNN) — People in the United States are obsessed with dieting and body size. That may be due to the fact that 40.3% of adults have obesity today, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The weight loss industry likely contributes to these twin obsessions, as the global