Medical Marijuana May Not Aid Pain, Anxiety, Depression Symptoms
FRIDAY, March 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Immediate access to medical marijuana cards may have negative consequences, including higher rates of cannabis use disorder (CUD), according to a study published online March 18 in JAMA Network Open.Jodi M. G…
Learn MorePsychotropic Meds Tied to Risk for Post-COVID Dementia in Seniors
FRIDAY, March 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Pre-COVID-19 psychotropic medication use is associated with higher risk for incident dementia following hospitalization for COVID-19 (post-COVID dementia) in older adults, according to a study published onlin…
Learn MoreHealth Experts Support End to Masks, Tests for Air Travel
FRIDAY, March 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — U.S. airline companies want an end to mask and COVID testing rules for air travel — and many top infectious disease and public health experts agree with them.The chief executives of the country’s largest air…
Learn MoreFDA Authorizes More E-Cigarette Products
FRIDAY, March 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized several tobacco-flavored vaping products made by the company Logic on Thursday, and added that it would soon announce whether other big-name brands can continu…
Learn MoreArtificial Sweeteners Linked to Higher Cancer Risk
FRIDAY, March 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — “Sugar-free” might sound healthy, but a new study hints that people who consume a lot of artificial sweeteners may face a slightly higher cancer risk.Experts stressed that the findings do not prove sugar subs…
Learn MoreMental Decline Can Follow a Heart Attack
FRIDAY, March 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — As if recovering from a heart attack wasn’t hard enough, new research shows many patients may suffer severe thinking declines.Researchers in Poland found that in the six months after a heart attack, 50% of pa…
Learn MoreHealth Highlights: March 25, 2022
Health experts support end to masks, tests for air travel. Earlier this week, major airlines asked the Biden Administration to end U.S. rules for COVID protections on planes. Experts on COVID transmission and control agree the time has come to ease r…
Learn MoreTB Cases Declined in U.S. During Pandemic
FRIDAY, March 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Reported cases of tuberculosis (TB) dropped significantly across the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic, but delayed or missed diagnoses may have contributed to the decline.”Delayed or missed tubercul…
Learn MoreNoisy Neighborhood? It Could Raise Your Odds for Heart Attack
FRIDAY, March 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Living in a noisy neighborhood may not only cost you sleep, it could also increase your odds for a heart attack, researchers say.They concluded that 1 in 20 heart attacks in New Jersey were associated with no…
Learn MoreNot Just COVID: Humans Pass Many Illnesses to Wild Animals
FRIDAY, March 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The spread of a virus from animals to people and back again is not unique to COVID-19 and has occurred at least 100 times, according to a new study.This so-called disease “spillback” has recently attracted si…
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