One Back-to-School Worry for Parents: Traffic Dangers
MONDAY, Aug. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The dangers of school traffic is a major worry for many parents, a new poll finds. In fact, a third of more than 900 parents surveyed last spring said speeding and distracted parent drivers are their main conc…
Learn MorePlaying Football, Hockey in High School Ups Odds for Stimulant Abuse
MONDAY, Aug. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Taking part in certain sports in high school may lead to misuse of prescription stimulants in the years after graduation, a new study finds.It reported that high school seniors who play contact sports are 50% …
Learn MoreCOVID Vaccine Safe for Pregnant Women: Study
MONDAY, Aug. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The most popular COVID-19 vaccines are safe to use in pregnancy, a large, new Canadian study has concluded.About 4% of pregnant women given an mRNA vaccine had a significant health event within a week of their…
Learn MoreWatch Out for the Warning Signs of Heart Failure
SUNDAY, Aug. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Heart failure can develop at any age, but it can be prevented or treated, one cardiologist says.Heart failure happens when the heart becomes too stiff or weak, no longer able to keep up with the body’s demands…
Learn MoreUp Your Skin Care Routine During Hot Summer Months
SATURDAY, Aug. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Sweating can affect your skin, so learning how to handle it should be an important part of your skin care regime, a Baylor College of Medicine aesthetician says.”Sweating is an important bodily function that…
Learn MoreMost Women With Lung Cancer Report Sexual Dysfunction
FRIDAY, Aug. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Sexual dysfunction is common in women with lung cancer, according to a study presented at the annual International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer World Conference on Lung Cancer, held from Aug. 6 t…
Learn MorePoliovirus Discovered in NYC Wastewater
FRIDAY, Aug. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — State and local health officials have detected the poliovirus in New York City’s wastewater, a finding that indicates the virus has spread widely since first being discovered in the wastewater of a neighbori…
Learn MoreFDA: Common Diabetes Drug Januvia May Contain Traces of Carcinogen
FRIDAY, Aug. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The popular diabetes drug Januvia may contain traces of a probable carcinogen, but patients should keep using the medication because it could be dangerous to stop taking it, the U.S. Food and Drug Administra…
Learn MoreThree At-Home COVID-19 Tests Needed to Confirm Negative Result, FDA Says
FRIDAY, Aug. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — People who test at home after being exposed to COVID-19 should take the test three, not two, times to make sure they are not infected, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Thursday.
In issuing its ne…
Learn MoreHow Will New Federal Legislation Cut Drug Costs?
FRIDAY, Aug. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The Inflation Reduction Act is expected to bring out-of-pocket drug costs down for many U.S. seniors, but most of its benefits are not immediate.
Under the law, Medicare will now be allowed to negotiate th…
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