19 Apr, 2025
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Can You Get Norovirus More Than Once? We Explain – Health Digest

M-gucci/Getty Images If you’re hearing a lot about norovirus, it’s because there are more norovirus outbreaks spanning the United States in the 2024-2025 season than in the past decade, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Norovirus outbreaks are more likely to occur in places […]

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Can Hand Sanitizer Prevent The Spread Of Norovirus? We Explain – Health Digest

Andreswd/Getty Images If you’ve ever come down with a stomach flu, many times it’s due to the norovirus. Norovirus isn’t really a flu, although it’s also highly contagious. The flu comes from an influenza virus and spreads when you inhale or touch infected respiratory droplets. The norovirus […]

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Could Drinking Apple Juice Help People Over 50 Age More Gracefully? We Explain – Health Digest

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Inside Creative House/Getty Images Kids love the naturally sweet taste of apple juice, and parents know how apple juice can provide nutrients to support young lifestyles. An 8-ounce glass of apple juice is fortified with 76% of your […]

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Is It Safe To Take Ibuprofen With Benadryl? We Explain One Potential Benefit – Health Digest

Momo Productions/Getty Images You should always exercise some caution before taking two medications at the same time. Even common over-the-counter (OTC) medicines don’t always play nicely with one another after they enter your system. However, some OTC drugs can be safely combined, including Benadryl and ibuprofen. Quick refresher: Benadryl […]

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Can Your Phone Give You Prostate Cancer? We Explain – Health Digest

Golubovy/Shutterstock Have you ever been worried whether your cell phone might give you cancer? If you have, you were most likely concerned about whether holding it close to your head would give you brain cancer.  However, you may also have read about a study from 2018 published in Environmental […]

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Can Eating These Tiny Seeds Prevent Prostate Problems? We Explain – Health Digest

Zinc is a mineral that you may have heard discussed in relation to certain prostate conditions. According to a 2020 study in Frontiers in Oncology, zinc deficiency was associated with an increased risk of benign prostate enlargement. You will find as much as 7.75 milligrams of zinc in just 100 grams of sesame seeds, per the U.S. Department of […]