Hormonal Drug May Help Women Ease Urinary Incontinence
MONDAY, Aug. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Menopause is famous for triggering hot flashes and mood swings, but one embarrassing side effect of a woman’s drop in estrogen levels is lesser known — urinary urge incontinence.Now, a new study suggests that a…
Learn MoreBanana Boat Sunscreen Recalled Due to Benzene
MONDAY, Aug. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Edgewell Personal Care Co. has recalled three batches of its Banana Boat Hair & Scalp Sunscreen Spray SPF 30 because trace levels of benzene were found in some samples during an internal review.Benzene is a hum…
Learn MoreAHA News: Research Captures Unfolding Cardiovascular Toll From Meth Use
MONDAY, Aug. 1, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — A massive new study spotlights the toll methamphetamine use may take on heart health, suggesting men, people with kidney disease and those with high blood pressure are especially at risk.The fi…
Learn More‘Unbearable’: 3 Patients Tell of Monkeypox Ordeal
MONDAY, Aug. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — What do a small business owner in the American Midwest, a corporate manager in Sao Paolo and a real estate lawyer in London all have in common?All three are gay men. And though they’re scattered across three co…
Learn MoreIn COVID ‘Rebound,’ Biden Tests Positive for 2nd Day in a Row
MONDAY, Aug. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — President Joe Biden is back in isolation and has tested positive for COVID-19 for the second day in a row, as he experiences what is known as rebound after taking Paxlovid to treat his original infection.Biden,…
Learn MoreMyths, Ignorance Persist Around Lung Cancer: Poll
MONDAY, Aug. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, but doctors have had access to a screening tool for nearly a decade that can catch it for early treatment.Unfortunately, neither of those …
Learn MoreWork Worries Keep Lots of Americans Awake Sunday Nights
MONDAY, Aug. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Don’t be afraid of Sunday night.Good sleep habits can ward off the so-called “Sunday scaries” — the worry about returning to work on Monday morning that keeps many folks tossing and turning on Sunday night.A re…
Learn MoreHealth Highlights: Aug. 1, 2022
Patients open up about the pain of having monkeypox. Three gay men in Brazil, Britain and the United States talk of the often extreme discomfort of having the viral illness, and their difficulties in finding treatment. Read moreLung cancer myths, stig…
Learn MoreFlies, Roaches Probably Don’t Spread COVID
MONDAY, Aug. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — You may not have even considered the possibility, but new research finds that flies and roaches are not likely to spread COVID-19.Although public health professionals and officials now have a better understandi…
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