Rates for Suicides, Homicides Keep Rising for Young Americans
THURSDAY, June 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Suicides and homicides among young Americans are steadily increasing, U.S. federal health officials reported Thursday.Between 2007 and 2021, suicide rates among 10- to 24-year-olds soared 62% — from 6.8 to …
Learn MoreLow-Fat Breakfasts Could Weaken Effect of a Key Lung Cancer Drug
WEDNESDAY, June 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The lung cancer drug alectinib (Alecensa) is more potent when taken with a fuller breakfast, or lunch, than when taken with a low-fat breakfast, researchers report. The Dutch team evaluated 20 patients who …
Learn MoreMillions Still Haven’t Recovered Full Sense of Smell After COVID
TUESDAY, June 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — COVID caused more than 20 million Americans to lose their ability to smell and taste, and at least 25% haven’t regained those vital senses, a new study says.Survey responses from nearly 29,700 adults also sho…
Learn MoreWorking With AI Might Make for Lonely Workers
TUESDAY, June 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new study finds that people working with artificial intelligence (AI) systems can be lonely, suffer from insomnia and drink more heavily after work. In the study, published online June 12 in the Journal of …
Learn MoreGoing to Bed a Little Earlier Greatly Increases Total Sleep Time for Teens
MONDAY, June 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Going to bed earlier is one way for teens to get the sleep they need, new research suggests.That may be easier said than done, the researchers admitted. But their study shows that if you can get teens to go to…
Learn MoreKids With ADHD, Behavior Issues Have Poorer Trajectories as Adults
TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Kids with poor impulse control — a common characteristic of ADHD — may be at higher risk for health, social and criminal problems as adults, a new study indicates. Researchers found that having attention and b…
Learn MoreLonger Breastfeeding in Infancy, Better School Grades for Kids?
TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Could breastfeeding lay the groundwork for good grades in high school?That’s what the findings of a new British study suggest, although the differences were small between those who were breastfed and those who…
Learn MoreCDC Warns of Potentially Fatal Bacterial Illness on U.S. Gulf Coast
FRIDAY, June 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A potentially deadly germ has made its way to the U.S. Gulf Coast, health officials warned this week.So far, three cases of infection from the bacteria Burkholderia pseudomallei have been reported to the U.S. C…
Learn MoreRate of Pregnant U.S. Women Who Have Diabetes Keeps Rising
THURSDAY, June 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The number of American women who have diabetes when they become pregnant has increased dramatically over five years, health officials reported Wednesday. Between 2016 and 2021, the rate of pregnancy among dia…
Learn MoreKetamine Nasal Spray Could Be New Treatment for Migraines
WEDNESDAY, May 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A nasal spray containing ketamine might help relieve migraine headaches when other treatments fail, a new study suggests.Ketamine is a synthetic anesthetic with hallucinogenic effects that is sometimes used …
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