EU Scraps Mask Mandate for Planes, Airports
WEDNESDAY, May 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The European Union’s mask mandate for airliners and airports will be dropped as of May 16, officials said Wednesday.The new guideline “takes account of the latest developments in the pandemic, in particular …
Learn MoreSmell, Taste Loss Less Likely With Newer COVID Variants: Study
WEDNESDAY, May 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Since the early days of the pandemic, loss of smell and taste have been tied to COVID-19 infection. But a new study shows those telltale traits are much less likely with the Omicron variant than the earlie…
Learn MoreScience Doesn’t Always Boost Sales, Study Finds
WEDNESDAY, May 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Does science sell? Sometimes.Using science to sell chocolate chip cookies and other yummy products is likely to backfire, a new study shows, but touting scientific research behind more practical, everyday i…
Learn More1 in 4 Hospital Physicians ‘Mistreated’ by Patients, Visitors
WEDNESDAY, May 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Nearly 1 in 4 hospital doctors are mistreated at work by patients, visitors and other doctors, and female doctors are nearly two times more likely than male doctors to face this abuse, a new study reveals.”A…
Learn MoreLeftover Opioids After Surgery? Mailed Kits Double Rate of Proper Disposal
WEDNESDAY, May 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Could giving surgery patients ready-to-use mailed disposal kits for unused opioids lower the risk of abuse of the drugs?Yes, claims a new study that found patients with unused opioid pain pills are much mor…
Learn MoreFrozen Testes Tissue in Mice Still Viable After Two Decades
WEDNESDAY, May 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In a finding that offers hope to childhood cancer survivors who may want to have children after they beat their disease, research in rodents shows that testicular tissue frozen for more than 20 years can sti…
Learn MoreCompany Hid Problems With COVID Vaccines From FDA
TUESDAY, May 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Evidence of quality control problems was hidden by a company contracted by the U.S. government to produce hundreds of millions of COVID vaccine doses, a new House committee report shows.It noted that Emergent …
Learn MorePregnant American Women Are Facing Higher Exposures to Chemicals
TUESDAY, May 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Exposure to potentially harmful chemicals is on the rise among pregnant women in the United States, a new study warns.”This is the first time we’ve been able to measure the amounts of chemicals in such a large…
Learn MoreMisinformation on Cancer Nutrition Abounds on Pinterest: Study
TUESDAY, May 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — About one-third of cancer nutrition information on the social media site Pinterest is misleading and posted by businesses trying to sell products, according to a new study. “Our results revealed a significant…
Learn MoreStudy Supports Colonoscopies for Women Under 50
TUESDAY, May 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Colonoscopies in younger women can significantly cut their risk of colon cancer, a new study claims.”While there’s been an alarming increase in the incidence of colorectal cancer in recent decades in younger …
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