Current Health News

November 20, 2018

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November 20, 2018

Statin medications to lower your cholesterol could harm your brain health, even leading to dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease. Research suggests having lower levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol is linked to a higher risk of dementia.

November 20, 2018

In Sioux Falls, South Dakota, firefighting foam contaminated at least 15 municipal wells representing 28 percent of the city's water. The water is contaminated with perfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFASs) from the firefighting foam, which have been linked to negative liver, cardiovascular, endocrine, immune, reproductive and developmental effects.