Worried About Your Teen’s Social Media Use? Experts Offer Help
THURSDAY, Jan. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Is your teen staring at their smartphone all day? There’s many things parents can do to protect kids from the potentially negative effects of social media, experts say.While there are positive aspects to so…
Learn MoreEven a Little Exercise May Help Slow Parkinson’s
THURSDAY, Jan. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A few hours of exercise a week may help slow Parkinson’s disease, even if it’s just moderate activity such as walking or gardening, a new study suggests.The key is to be consistent, the researchers found.”Al…
Learn MoreNearly 600,000 U.S. Kids Had COVID Last Week
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In a sign that the highly contagious Omicron variant is sparing no one, a new report shows that new COVID-19 cases among U.S. children spiked to a high of more than 580,000 for the week ending Jan. 6, a 78…
Learn MoreProgress on Lung Cancer Drives Overall Decline in U.S. Cancer Deaths
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A new report offers hope on the lung cancer front: Patients are being diagnosed at an earlier stage in their disease and living longer due to better access to care, higher screening rates and improved trea…
Learn MoreAmericans Should Avoid Travel to Canada: CDC
TUESDAY, Jan. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Americans should avoid travel to Canada due to “very high” levels of COVID-19 cases in that country, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday.The agency placed Canada under a Level 4 tr…
Learn MoreDo Not Use At-Home COVID Test Swabs in the Throat: FDA
MONDAY, Jan. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Swabs that come with at-home rapid antigen COVID-19 tests should be used in the nose and not the throat, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns.It issued the warning on Twitter in response to reports that…
Learn MoreGun-Related Spinal Cord Injury in Childhood Brings Hardship Later
TUESDAY, Dec. 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Spinal cord injuries in childhood are devastating no matter how they happen, but new research suggests that kids felled by gunshots are even worse off than those who suffer such an injury nonviolently.About 1…
Learn MoreWhen Kidney Transplant Fails, Trying Again Is Best Option: Study
TUESDAY, Dec. 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) — You were lucky enough to receive a kidney years ago, but now it is failing. Is it better to opt for another transplant or go on dialysis?New research suggests a second transplant may be the better option.Kidn…
Learn MoreHigh-Altitude Exercise Could Bring Danger to People With Type 1 Diabetes
TUESDAY, Dec. 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Hiking and skiing in the mountains may wreak havoc on the blood sugar levels of those with type 1 diabetes, new research suggests.Exercise offers many benefits — such as improved heart health, better insuli…
Learn MoreScience Shows Safest Plane Seating to Cut COVID Spread
MONDAY, Dec. 27, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Taking to the skies for a long-awaited holiday? Choose your seat on the plane wisely and don’t overlook familiar steps like keeping your mask on to reduce your odds for getting COVID-19 or another contagious d…
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