Anxious? Try Hugging Your ‘Breathing Pillow’
THURSDAY, March 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Could hugging a soft, mechanized pillow that simulates slow breathing help test-stressed students ward off anxiety and stress? British researchers are betting on it.The pillow in question looks like any typ…
Learn MorePandemic Caused Rise in Deaths of Alzheimer’s Patients
TUESDAY, March 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — During the pandemic’s first year, the risk of dying shot up nearly 26% among American seniors with Alzheimer’s disease, a new study reveals.Minorities faced even higher odds of death, either as a direct resul…
Learn MoreIs Pandemic Social Media Use Worsening Tic Disorders in Teens?
TUESDAY, March 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For reasons that remain murky, new research warns that a spike in social media use during the pandemic might have worsened tic disorders in children.Tics are sudden twitches, movements or sounds that people d…
Learn MoreMedical Treatments for Trans Youth Cut Rates of Depression, Suicidal Thoughts
MONDAY, Feb. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Although Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has deemed it “child abuse,” access to “gender-affirming” services cuts the odds of severe depression and maybe even suicide among transgender teens, a new study finds.Investiga…
Learn MoreLos perros sienten aflicción cuando un compañero canino muere
JUEVES, 24 de febrero de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Cualquiera que haya tenido más de un perro quizá ya lo haya visto: una querida mascota muere, y el perro que le sobrevive parece sufrir con la misma profundidad que el resto de la familia.Ahora, una nu…
Learn MoreDogs Feel Grief When Canine Companion Dies
THURSDAY, Feb. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Anyone who has more than one dog might have seen it unfold: A beloved pet dies, and the remaining dog seems to suffer as deeply as the rest of the family.Now, new Italian research adds to evidence that man’s…
Learn MoreLa vacunación reduce mucho las probabilidades de SIM-N en los adolescentes que contraen la COVID
MIÉRCOLES, 23 de febrero de 2022 (HealthDay News) — A principios de la pandemia, los médicos observaron que algunos niños y adolescentes infectados con la COVID-19 luego desarrollaban una complicación relativamente rara, pero con el potencial de pone…
Learn MoreVaccination Greatly Reduces Odds of MIS-C in Teens Who Get COVID
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Early on in the pandemic doctors observed that some children and teens infected with COVID-19 went on to develop a relatively rare, but potentially life-threatening, complication known as multisystem inflam…
Learn MoreVaccination Greatly Reduces Odds of MIS-C in Teens Who Get COVID
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Early on in the pandemic doctors observed that some children and teens infected with COVID-19 went on to develop a relatively rare, but potentially life-threatening, complication known as multisystem inflam…
Learn MoreFDA Warns of Rising Dangers of Unapproved Drug Tianeptine
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued another pointed warning about the dangers posed by tianeptine, an antidepressant that is not approved for any type of medical treatment in the United States….
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