Too Few U.S. Cities Have Good Hurricane Evacuation Plans
FRIDAY, Aug. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — This year’s hurricane season has been quiet so far, but if and when it cranks up many American cities won’t be prepared to execute mass evacuations, a new study finds. After Hurricane Katrina slammed into New …
Learn MoreScientists Create Synthetic Mouse Embryo With Brain, Beating Heart
FRIDAY, Aug. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Using only mouse stem cells, British researchers report they have created synthetic embryos that form a brain, a beating heart and other organs.The stem cells organized themselves until they developed beating …
Learn MoreSmoking Can Really Weaken the Heart
FRIDAY, Aug. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Smoking is even worse for your heart than you might already think, new Danish research warns.”It is well known that smoking causes blocked arteries, leading to coronary heart disease and stroke,” said research…
Learn MoreU.S. Government Extends Baby Formula Waivers, Rebates for WIC Families
THURSDAY, Aug. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — To help parents who use government nutrition benefits cope with an ongoing shortage of baby formula, U.S. federal officials will extend a program giving them more choice at the grocery store.Families who buy…
Learn MoreGet Moving! Any Sports Can Lower Seniors’ Odds of Early Death
THURSDAY, Aug. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Here’s a fresh prescription for seniors who want to live longer and lower their odds of dying from cancer or heart disease: Lace up your running shoes or grab your tennis racket.A new U.S. National Cancer In…
Learn MoreMonkeypox Cases May Finally Be Ebbing, With Declines Seen in Europe, WHO Says
THURSDAY, Aug. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The number of monkeypox cases around the world dropped by 21% in the last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced Thursday.This significant decline may signal that the outbreak in Europe is final…
Learn MoreShorter Menstrual Cycles May Affect Timing of Menopause
THURSDAY, Aug. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The length of your monthly menstrual cycle may provide clues about the severity of symptoms you’ll experience during menopause and when it will start, new research suggests.In this study of more than 600 wom…
Learn MoreMichigan Officials Puzzled by Mysterious Deaths of 30 Dogs
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Health authorities are investigating a parvovirus-like illness that has killed more than 30 dogs in northern Michigan, most within three days.The dogs died in Otsego County after showing symptoms such as vo…
Learn MoreAmerica’s Love Affair With Sleeping Pills May Be Waning
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Fewer Americans are turning to sleep medications to fight insomnia.After a dramatic rise in prescriptions for drugs like Ambien, the trend has ebbed, according to a new study, and fewer doctors are prescrib…
Learn MoreLSD Is Making a Comeback Among Young Americans
TUESDAY, Aug. 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If you think hallucinogens like LSD are a thing of the past, think again.New research estimates that the use of mind-altering LSD rose from less than 1% in 2002 to 4% in 2019 among people aged 18 to 25. And, …
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