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How Sugar Substitutes Prevent Weight Loss

ScienceDaily—A number of studies have shown that artificial sweeteners promote weight gain. Now, researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have found an explanation for why the sugar substitute aspartame actually has the opposite of its intended effect—to aid in weight loss.

What Is Thunderstorm Asthma?

CNN—Earlier this week, hundreds of people experienced serious breathing problems requiring emergency medical treatment—and three people died from their symptoms—in Australia due to thunderstorm asthma, a serious health threat when pollen counts and weather conditions are right.

U.S. Continues to Fight Infectious Disease

NPR—Although improvements in sanitation and the development of vaccines and medications like antibiotics have reduced deaths from infectious diseases dramatically, the appearance of a new disease—HIV in 1981, West Nile virus in 1999, Zika virus in 2016, for example—can still pose a significant threat.

Old-Fashioned Turkey Soup

Health After 50—Low in fat and carbs, this turkey soup is perfect to make with your Thanksgiving leftovers and freeze in big batches for a quick, healthy lunch or dinner.

Benefits of Gratitude

Berkeley Wellness—

It makes sense to feel gratitude about good health and happiness—and not just on Thanksgiving. But can gratitude itself—feeling or expressing it—enhance physical and emotional well-being?