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Jennifer Aniston is revealing how she managed to get over her fear of flying, as flight anxiety heightens amid recent aviation news.In a recent interview with Travel + Leisure, the actress, best known for her role as Rachel Green in "Friends," shared that although she loves to travel, she has an "extreme fear of flying."Aniston would follow small rituals while boarding an airplane, including tapping the outside of the aircraft with her right palm and stepping onto the plane with her right foot.AIR TRAVELERS WHO FEAR FLYING REVEAL THEIR TOP RITUALS BEFORE BOARDING A PLANEBut the actress revealed that recent hypnosis therapy has taught her to discontinue those superstitions – and it’s proven effective."I have not been doing the right hand, right foot — and now it's shockingly good!" she said.Aniston shared that she practices breath work to get through long flights, and will get up from her seat, walk… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is coming under fire for not publicizing its own report into an E. coli outbreak last year that spread across 15 states and infected 89 people, one of whom died, according to a report from TKTKT. The outbreak was linked to romaine lettuce — with the first case being recorded in St. Louis County in Missouri in early November 2024 — but the agency was unable to confirm the source in its investigation, which in a report it made in February.In total, 36 people were hospitalized, and 7 people developed Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a serious kidney disorder. Details about the death are unclear. The E. coli was 0157:H7 — a particularly dangerous strain that can result in severe illness.MCDONALD'S E.COLI OUTBREAK LINKED TO CALIFORNIA FARM, FDA INVESTIGATINGAbout 95% of those infected reported eating leafy greens and 88% of those could recall consuming romaine lettuce, according to the FDA report. The report came to light… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.

A new drug has shown promise in combating Parkinson’s disease while minimizing unwanted side effects.The once-daily pill, tavapadon, was found to relieve symptoms — including stiffness, coordination, tremors and movement — for a longer period of time for patients who were also taking at least 400 mg of levodopa a day and were experiencing "motor fluctuations," which are periods of time when the medication wears off and symptoms return, according to the study.Until now, levodopa has been the standard first-line treatment for Parkinson’s patients. PARKINSON’S CASES COULD DOUBLE GLOBALLY BY 2050, STUDY REVEALSLevodopa — which is converted into dopamine in the brain and targets the D2/D3/D4 dopamine receptors — has been linked to side effects including sleep disorders, hallucinations, impulse control behavioral disorders, weight gain, leg swelling and blood pressure changes, according to the researchers.In the study, tavapadon — which works by mimicking dopamine and targeting the D1/D5 receptors — was… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.

Injectables for type 2 diabetes and weight loss could soon be a thing of the past.Eli Lilly announced Thursday the successful completion of a phase 3 trial of Orforglipron – the first small-molecule GLP-1 that is administered as a once-daily oral pill.The ACHIEVE-1 trial evaluated the efficacy of Orforglipron compared to placebo in adults with type 2 diabetes and "inadequate glycemic control with diet and exercise alone."FAKE OZEMPIC DRUGS FOUND IN US DRUG SUPPLY, FDA WARNSThe results showed lowered A1C (blood sugar) in patients by an average of 1.3% to 1.6% across doses, according to a press release.More than 65% of participants taking the highest dose of the drug scored an A1C less than or equal to 6.5%, which is below the defined threshold for diabetes, according to the American Diabetes Association.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR HEALTH NEWSLETTERTrial participants also saw reduced weight by an average of 16… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.

The first generation that has been exposed consistently to digital technology has reached the age where symptoms of dementia tend to emerge. Some have claimed that digital technology could negatively impact cognitive abilities, but researchers from Baylor University have discovered just the opposite."You can flip on the news on just about any day and you’ll see people talking about how technologies are harming us," said study co-author Michael Scullin in a press release.DEMENTIA RISK CONNECTED TO CANNABIS-RELATED HOSPITAL VISITS, SAYS STUDY"People often use the terms ‘brain drain’ and ‘brain rot,’ and now ‘digital dementia’ is an emerging phrase. As researchers, we wanted to know if this was true," Scullin said.The researchers analyzed past studies to determine the impact of technology on mental aging. Their findings, which were published in the journal Nature Human Behaviour, suggest that digital technologies can actually preserve cognitive abilities.AMERICA'S SENIORS ARE VULNERABLE TO THESE DIGITAL THREATS, EXPERTS… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.