It’s a Win-Win When a Child With Autism Gets a Shelter Cat
FRIDAY, Sept. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Parents of a child with autism might wonder if a pet cat would be a good fit for the family. Now, research suggests both children with autism and cats benefit when a feline joins the household.Gretchen Carlis…
Learn MoreKids’ Temporary Tattoos Can Harm Skin Function
FRIDAY, Sept. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Parents: You may think temporary tattoos are harmless for children. But kids who decorate themselves with these transfer tattoos may be disrupting the skin’s protective barrier, Spanish researchers report.The…
Learn MoreBlack Americans, Mexican Americans Develop Diabetes Earlier in Life
FRIDAY, Sept. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Black Americans and Mexican Americans typically develop type 2 diabetes up to seven years earlier than their white counterparts, a new study finds.In all, more than 25% of adults in the two groups reported be…
Learn MoreHeading to the Mountains? Heart Patients Should Check With Their Doctor First
FRIDAY, Sept. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — If the Alps or the Rockies are on your bucket list, check with your doctor first if you’re at risk for cardiovascular disease.New advice from the American Heart Association (AHA) suggests certain people take …
Learn MoreIs Your Workplace an Asthma Trigger?
THURSDAY, Sept. 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Workers, take heed: Your place of work can help bring on or exacerbate asthma, a new study suggests.Common workplace triggers include poor ventilation and moldy air conditioning systems, cleaning products an…
Learn MoreWildfires Cause More Than 33,000 Deaths Globally Each Year
THURSDAY, Sept. 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Wildfires are killing people around the world — even those with limited exposure to wildfire-related pollution, an international team of researchers reports.The new research revealed that short-term exposure…
Learn MoreCould Traffic Noise Raise Your Odds for Dementia?
THURSDAY, Sept. 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — It’s more than just an annoyance: Long-term exposure to traffic and train noise may increase the risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, Danish researchers report.The study authors said that more than 1,20…
Learn MoreEarly Responders to 9/11 Now Face Higher Odds for COPD
THURSDAY, Sept. 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Twenty years after the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, researchers report that early recovery workers and volunteers have a high risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). A study of near…
Learn MoreIn Cancer Patients, COVID Vaccine Immunity at 6 Months Is Similar to General Population
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Cancer patients who get the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine appear to maintain the same levels of antibodies as people without cancer, Israeli researchers report.They compared the rate of COVID infections after the…
Learn MoreNo Lasting Damage to Lungs After COVID in Young Patients: Study
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Young people appear to have normal lung function after recovering from COVID-19, new studies find.In one, Swedish researchers found that even asthma patients had no significant impairment in lung function.I…
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