Closed Baby Formula Plant May Reopen by Next Week
THURSDAY, May 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A baby formula plant closed in February at the heart of the current U.S. shortage of the product could reopen as soon as next week, U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf told House …
Learn MoreA Lover’s Embrace May Calm Women More Than Men
THURSDAY, May 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Is an upcoming final exam or big-time job interview stressing you out?Hug your honey.That’s the takeaway from new research that showed how embracing your significant other can help calm women. But sorry, guys…
Learn MoreGetting Vaccine After Infection Might Curb Long COVID
THURSDAY, May 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Getting a COVID-19 shot after you’ve been infected could reduce your risk of developing prolonged COVID symptoms, or so-called long COVID, according to a new study.”Our results suggest that vaccination of pe…
Learn MoreU.S. Pedestrians Dying at Highest Rate in 40 Years
THURSDAY, May 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — U.S. pedestrian deaths in 2021 were the highest in four decades, with an average of 20 deaths every day, according to the Governors Highway Safety Association. An estimated 7,485 pedestrians were killed in 2…
Learn MoreObamacare Helped Extend Lives of People With Cancer
THURSDAY, May 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Cancer survival rates rose more in states that expanded Medicaid under Obamacare than in those that did not, and rates increased most among Black patients and those in rural areas, according to a new study.”O…
Learn MoreStudy in Rats Offers Hope for New Parkinson’s Therapy
THURSDAY, May 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Experimental stem cell replacement therapy for Parkinson’s disease shows promise in rats and will soon be tested in a human clinical trial, researchers say.”We cannot be more excited by the opportunity to hel…
Learn MoreMore Cases of Monkeypox Emerge in Portugal as Outbreak Widens
WEDNESDAY, May 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — After four new cases of typically rare monkeypox infection were spotted in Britain earlier this week, the illness has now been confirmed in five young men in Portugal and 15 other suspected cases are being i…
Learn MoreER Docs to Parents: Please Don’t Dilute Infant Formula
WEDNESDAY, May 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — As the United States faces critical shortages of baby formula, parents are being cautioned against watering down formula in an effort to stretch out what they have.”Adding extra water to baby formula to try …
Learn MoreIs It COVID, Flu or RSV? New At-Home Test May Tell
WEDNESDAY, May 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Americans will soon be able to self-test at home to find out whether they have COVID-19, the flu or another common germ, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).The first nonprescription test that can spot all thr…
Learn MorePollution Killed 9 Million People Worldwide in 2019
WEDNESDAY, May 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Pollution from varied sources caused 9 million deaths worldwide in 2019, accounting for 1 in 6 of all deaths, a new study says. Of those pollution-related deaths, three-quarters — close to 7 million — wer…
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