U.S. Life Expectancy Fell by Nearly 1 Year in 2021 Due to Pandemic
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Life expectancy in the United States dropped for the second straight year, government health officials reported Wednesday.The decline from 77 years in 2020 to 76.1 years in 2021 puts U.S. life expectancy at…
Learn MoreWith PFAS in Packaging, How Safe Is Microwave Popcorn?
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Munching handfuls of microwave popcorn might be perfect for movie night, but your snack could be loading your body with potentially harmful “forever chemicals,” experts warn.Many microwave popcorn bags are …
Learn More‘Healthier’ Option? Fit Teens Are More Likely to Vape
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — It might seem incongruous, but new research suggests that teens who engage in more physical activity may vape more frequently than their less active peers.In the study, high schoolers who reported being phy…
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U.S. life expectancy drops by nearly 1 year. The decline from 77 years in 2020 to 76.1 years in 2021 puts U.S. life expectancy at the lowest level since 1996, the CDC said. The pandemic played a major role. Read moreWith PFAS in packaging, how safe is…
Learn MoreWildlife Crossings Over Highways Save Human Lives, Too
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In Washington state, 22 wildlife bridges and underpasses provide animals with a safe way through to search for food or escape predators and wildfires.It turns out the crossings have been benefiting humans, …
Learn MoreOne Factor Is Key to Healthy Eating for Kids With Down Syndrome
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) – When it comes to food, kids with Down syndrome have definite likes and dislikes — and a food’s texture is crucial.Food with a crispy, oily mouthfeel generally get a big thumbs-up, while brittle or gooey foo…
Learn MoreBrain Study Shows How Fentanyl Kills
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Fentanyl, the synthetic opioid that’s driving a surge in drug overdose deaths, kills by stopping breathing even before someone loses consciousness, a new study reveals. To come to that conclusion, researche…
Learn MoreSARS-CoV-2 mAbs Continued to Be Used After FDA Deauthorization
TUESDAY, Aug. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — More than 158,000 doses of two anti-severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), bamlanivimab-etesevimab and casirivimab-imdevimab, were administered in early 2022, despite de…
Learn MoreDuration of Infectiousness Examined in COVID-19 Cases
TUESDAY, Aug. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Twenty percent of COVID-19 cases shed infectious virus before symptom onset, according to a study published online Aug. 18 in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.
Seran Hakki, Ph.D., from Imperial College Londo…
Learn MorePostpartum Depression Up With Family History of Psychiatric Disorder
TUESDAY, Aug. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Moderate-certainty evidence suggests an almost twofold increased risk for developing postpartum depression (PPD) among mothers with versus those without a family history of any psychiatric disorder, according…
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