Firearms Now the Leading Cause of Death Among U.S. Kids, Teens
FRIDAY, April 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Guns have surpassed road crashes as the leading cause of death among U.S. children and teens.Gun-related deaths rose 29% among 1- to 19-year-olds from 2019 to 2020, according to a new University of Michigan s…
Learn MoreTongue Stimulator Shows Promise as Sleep Apnea Treatment in Kids With Down Syndrome
FRIDAY, April 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Children with Down syndrome are more likely than other kids to have sleep apnea, and existing treatments often fail to work. Now, an implanted device that stimulates tongue nerves shows promise in reducing th…
Learn MoreInappropriate Antibiotic Prescribing in U.S. Seniors, Black Patients Reaches Alarming Levels
FRIDAY, April 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The majority of antibiotic prescriptions for U.S. seniors and Black and Hispanic Americans are inappropriate, a new report reveals.For the study, researchers analyzed federal government data on more than 7 bi…
Learn MoreMore DNA Errors Seen in Brain Cells of Alzheimer’s Patients
FRIDAY, April 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Genetic mutations build up faster in the brain cells of Alzheimer’s disease patients than in other people, new research reveals.The discovery could point the way to new Alzheimer’s treatments.DNA errors calle…
Learn MoreHighway Death Toll Warning Signs May Cause More Crashes, Not Less
FRIDAY, April 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Showing highway death tolls on roadside message boards in a bid to curb crashes may actually cause more accidents, a new study suggests.That’s because they distract drivers, the researchers said.At least 27 s…
Learn MoreSharp Spike Seen in Air Pollution Levels in Recent Years
THURSDAY, April 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — After 23 years of decreases in overall air pollution levels, a new report shows that the United States recorded the highest ever number of “very unhealthy” and “hazardous” air quality days between 2018 and …
Learn MoreFully Vaccinated Woman Infected With Omicron Just 21 Days After Delta Infection
THURSDAY, April 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A fully vaccinated health care worker got COVID-19 twice in less than a month — the shortest known time between infections, Spanish researchers report.The 31-year-old was infected with the Omicron variant j…
Learn MoreWestern Wildfires Fueling Air Pollution During Summer Months
THURSDAY, April 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Larger and more intense wildfires in the U.S. Pacific Northwest are causing a spike in air pollution across North America that endangers millions of people, a new study warns.Wildfire smoke has been linked …
Learn MoreCOVID Infection as Protective as Vaccines, Study Finds
THURSDAY, April 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A prior COVID-19 infection may provide unvaccinated adults with as much immunity against reinfection as the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna mRNA vaccines, new research suggests.However, the study was conducted b…
Learn MoreExtra Pounds Double Women’s Risk of Endometrial Cancer
THURSDAY, April 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Obesity is tied to many types of cancer, and new research finds that over the long term it nearly doubles a woman’s risk of endometrial cancer.”This study is an interesting first step into how genetic analy…
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