Suppressing Negative Thoughts Can Sometimes Be Healthy, Study Contends
THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A longstanding core belief of mental health maintains that people must confront their fears to ease the anxiety and depression stemming from those negative thoughts.Now a new study argues that, for some peo…
Learn MoreWhat Are the Effects of Chewing Tobacco on Your Health?
You’re probably familiar with the dangers of cigarette smoking, but chewing tobacco and snuff are other tobacco products that can have serious health effects, as well.Learn more about the long-term effects of chewing tobacco and snuff, including oral …
Learn MoreColorectal Cancer: What It Is, Causes, Types, Symptoms & Treatment
Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers in the United States.Learn more about what colorectal cancer is, including its causes, types, symptoms, staging, treatment and survival rate.What is colorectal cancer?If your health care team finds c…
Learn MoreGroin Pain & Injuries in Men: Causes, Symptoms & Treatments
Here, you’ll find out eight top causes of groin pain in men, including their causes, symptoms and the most effective ways to treat them so you can get back to doing more of what you love.What causes groin pain in men?Pulled groinWhen you injure your p…
Learn MoreIn Mississippi, a Huge Jump in Cases of Babies Born With Syphilis
THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The United States is experiencing an alarming wave of congenital syphilis, and one southern state saw a 1,000% rise in babies born with the infection between 2016 and 2022.The number of babies born with the…
Learn MoreGun Injuries Rise as Neighborhoods Gentrify
THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — As working class neighborhoods gentrify, you’ll likely see rents rise, pricey restaurants move in — and maybe also a rise in gunshot wounds, researchers say.In U.S. neighborhoods that gentrified, gun injuri…
Learn MoreWildfire Smoke Pollution a Growing Global Threat
THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — More people around the world are exposed to wildfire smoke that has the potential to harm human health, and their numbers are growing, new research finds. More than 2 billion people are exposed to at least …
Learn MoreHelping Undocumented Immigrants Find a Primary Care Doc Lowers ER Costs: Study
THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Helping undocumented immigrants in the United States connect with primary care doctors could be a money-saver, substantially reducing emergency department use and lowering health costs, a new study finds.Th…
Learn MoreSubstance Abuse Greatly Raises Odds of Heart Attack, Stroke During Pregnancy
THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Substance abuse and pregnancy may be a dangerous combination.New research finds that pregnant women with a history of substance abuse had a dramatically increased risk of death from heart attack and stroke …
Learn MoreMillions Are Exposed to Secondhand Smoke and Don’t Know It
THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A lot of people who think they don’t have secondhand smoke exposure actually do, according to a new study that compared survey answers with blood tests.According to the results of sensitive blood tests, mor…
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