Animal Sedative Is Driving Rise in Fatal Drug ODs
TUESDAY, Sept. 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) — An animal tranquilizer, xylazine, is increasingly linked to drug overdose deaths across the United States, health officials say.According to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevent…
Learn MoreMost Supermarket Chicken Laced With White Fat: Report
TUESDAY, Sept. 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A new report from the Humane League claims that 99% of supermarket chicken has pockets of fat, called white stripes, running through it.The nonprofit group said its findings show how chickens are being raise…
Learn MoreNeighborhood Gun Violence Means Worse Mental Health for Kids
TUESDAY, Sept. 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Living within a few blocks of a shooting increases the risk that a child will end up visiting the emergency department for mental health-related problems, researchers say.The new study found significant incr…
Learn MoreCommon Form of Liver Cancer on the Rise in Rural America
TUESDAY, Sept. 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Liver cancer is on the rise in rural America, but on a downswing in cities, new research shows.Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common type of liver cancer and the fastest-growing cause of cancer d…
Learn MoreU.S. Will Lift Restrictions on Fully Vaccinated International Travelers in November
MONDAY, Sept. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Starting in November, the United States plans to lift travel restrictions on people coming from overseas who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.This move by the Biden administration will open the United St…
Learn MoreStudy Spots People at High Risk of Severe Breakthrough COVID
MONDAY, Sept. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A study of millions of people vaccinated against COVID-19 has identified those at greatest risk of hospitalization and death after breakthrough infection.The most vulnerable are those who are immunosuppress…
Learn MoreOpioid Use Disorder Is as Deadly as Heart Attack: Study
MONDAY, Sept. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Hospitalized opioid addicts die at a rate similar to people who have a heart attack after leaving the hospital.Nearly 8% of patients addicted to opioids died within 12 months of hospital discharge, according …
Learn MorePandemic Tied to Declining Birth Rates for U.S., Much of Europe
MONDAY, Sept. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Birth rates tend to fall during pandemics, and history is repeating itself with the COVID-19 scourge, researchers say.Fewer babies have been born in much of Europe and the United States. Earlier in the pandem…
Learn MoreWhen Cardiac Arrest Strikes, Survival Odds Are Better at Airports
MONDAY, Sept. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — If you have a cardiac arrest, your odds of survival are best in an airport or airplane, a new study finds.That’s because automated external defibrillators (AEDs) are readily available and so are people ready …
Learn MoreKids in Marching Bands Under Threat From Heat Illness
MONDAY, Sept. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — It’s not just athletes on the field who suffer when outdoor temperatures get too high. Members of college and high school marching bands are at increased risk of heat-related illness, too, researchers warn.”T…
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