Your Baby’s Developed a Cough: Expert Advice on What to Do
SATURDAY, Feb. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If your baby has a cough, you might immediately think it’s COVID-19, but coughing is a common wintertime symptom, a pediatrician says.Dr. Mona Patel of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles offers some advice on wh…
Learn MoreRed Cross Says Blood Shortage Is Worst in a Decade
FRIDAY, Feb. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The American Red Cross is pleading for donors as it grapples with its worst blood shortage in more than a decade.The shortage poses a risk to patient care because doctors are forced to make decisions about whi…
Learn MoreU.S. Kids Still Dying From Toppling TVs, Furniture
FRIDAY, Feb. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Before your eyes become glued to the Super Bowl or the Winter Olympics, make sure your TV and furniture are anchored to the wall to protect little ones from potentially deadly tip-overs.Between 2018 and 2020, a…
Learn MoreMost Vaccine-Hesitant Health Care Workers Change Their Minds, Study Shows
FRIDAY, Feb. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Most health care workers at a large U.S. hospital who initially refused COVID-19 vaccines eventually went and got their shots, new research reveals.”This study found health care workers’ attitudes about COVID-1…
Learn MoreBrain’s Decline Accelerates in Years After Heart Attack
FRIDAY, Feb. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Your heart and brain may often seem at odds, but they have more in common than you think. A new study shows that a heart attack can lead to faster mental decline over the years.”We need to realize that what’s …
Learn MoreHumans’ Sense of Smell May Be Getting Duller
FRIDAY, Feb. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Your sense of smell may not be as good as that of your ancestors.A new study that tested volunteers’ perceptions of various smells — including underarm odor — adds to growing evidence that people’s sense of s…
Learn MoreBrain Changes Appear by Middle Age After Years of High Blood Pressure
FRIDAY, Feb. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Middle-aged folks who had high blood pressure since they were young adults show brain changes that may increase their risk of future mental decline, a new study says.Previous research has found that high blood …
Learn MoreAlmost All Americans Are Now Within 1 Hour of Good Stroke Care
THURSDAY, Feb. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Nine in 10 Americans — 91% — live within an hour of lifesaving stroke care, researchers say.That’s up from about 80% a decade ago, due to an increase in hospitals with specialized staff, tools and resources…
Learn MoreCould the ‘Love Hormone’ Help Drive Sex Addiction in Men?
THURSDAY, Feb. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Men compelled to find myriad new partners and ways to have sex may be driven by high levels of the so-called “love hormone,” oxytocin, new research suggests.Oxytocin, which is produced by the hypothalamus and…
Learn MoreWinter Storms Bring Carbon Monoxide Danger to Homes
THURSDAY, Feb. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — With winter storms roaring through much of the United States this week, millions of Americans may face power outages that could put them at risk of carbon monoxide poisoning and fires as they try to keep warm…
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