After Ian’s Destruction: How to Safely Enter, Clean Flood-Damaged Homes
FRIDAY, Sept. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The devastation left by one of the strongest hurricanes to hit Florida in years is immense. But residents flooded out of their homes by Hurricane Ian must be cautious when they return, federal experts warn.F…
Learn MoreCould a Folic Acid Prescription Help Prevent Suicide?
FRIDAY, Sept. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — More than 1 million Americans attempted suicide in 2020, and a new study is hinting at a potential way to reduce that risk: prescription folic acid.The study, of more than 800,000 Americans in a health care d…
Learn MoreMore Americans With Heart Disease Are Also Becoming ‘Food Insecure’
FRIDAY, Sept. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Many Americans with heart disease also have limited access to food, and this dangerous combination is growing rapidly, a new study finds.”Food insecurity is a common problem among people with cardiovascular d…
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Suicides rose among Americans in 2021, reversing two years of decline. The U.S. suicide rate increased to 14 suicides for every 100,000 people, up from 13.5 per 100,000 in 2020, according to new CDC numbers. Read moreAfter Ian’s destruction: How to sa…
Learn MoreFitness Trackers Could Get You Stepping More — Even If You Don’t Look at Them
FRIDAY, Sept. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Wearing a fitness tracker may help you get more steps in — even if you never give it a glance.A new study found that folks who wore a pedometer averaged 318 more steps a day than those who didn’t, even witho…
Learn MoreAttending Church Might Lengthen Black Men’s Lives
FRIDAY, Sept. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Places of worship may provide respite for Black men that not only enhances their lives, but may extend them, new research suggests.”Black men have been oppressed, commodified, surveilled and criminalized like…
Learn MoreMoney, Good Info Can’t Undo Resistance to COVID Vaccine: Study
FRIDAY, Sept. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Public health officials tried everything to convince Americans to get vaccinated against COVID, including giving away cash, but that wasn’t enough to change hesitant minds, a new study shows.Researchers were …
Learn MoreCancer Deaths Due to COVID-19 Explored in March to December 2020
THURSDAY, Sept. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — From March to December 2020, more than 16,500 deaths occurred in cancer patients with complications of COVID-19, according to a research letter published online Sept. 29 in JAMA Oncology.Xuesong Han, Ph.D.,…
Learn MoreCOVID-19 Vaccination Linked to Small Change in Menstrual Cycle Length
THURSDAY, Sept. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 vaccination is associated with a small and mainly transient change in menstrual cycle length, according to a study published online Sept. 28 in BMJ Medicine.Alison Edelman, M.D., M.P.H., from the O…
Learn MoreSurgery Outcomes No Different for Male, Female GI Surgeons
THURSDAY, Sept. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The outcomes of surgeries do not differ for procedures performed by male or female gastrointestinal surgeons, according to a study published online Sept. 28 in The BMJ.Kae Okoshi, M.D., Ph.D., from Japan Ba…
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