Heavy Marijuana Use May Harm the Heart
THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — People who abuse marijuana may be setting themselves up for heart problems down the road, Canadian researchers report.The new study found that people with so-called cannabis use disorder may have a 60% high…
Learn MoreFDA Panel Says No to Experimental ALS Drug
THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) – An advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday voted resoundingly against recommending a stem cell-based experimental treatment for ALS.Although the FDA isn’t bound by the votes of i…
Learn MoreIs the First Cure for Advanced Rabies Near?
THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Rabies virus is incurable and almost always fatal once it has invaded the central nervous system, with the victim doomed to suffer a horrible death.But researchers now think they’ve found an effective and s…
Learn MoreSmoggy Days Raise Short-Term Odds for Stroke
THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Exposure to air pollution, even for just a short time, drives up your risk of having a stroke over the next few days, new research warns.That conclusion stems from a review of 110 studies conducted across A…
Learn MoreOver a Third of Adults With Type 1 Diabetes Weren’t Diagnosed Until After 30
THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Type 1 diabetes has long been viewed as a childhood disease, but a new study suggests it might be time to revise that thinking.Investigators concluded that nearly 4 in 10 Americans with type 1 diabetes aren…
Learn MoreCoffee Won’t Raise Preemie Birth Risk, But Smoking Certainly Will: Study
THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Smoking during pregnancy is a significant risk factor for premature births, but drinking coffee is not, new research suggests.Women who smoked during pregnancy were 2.6 times more likely to give birth prema…
Learn MoreAdding Just 3,000 Steps Per Day Could Lower High Blood Pressure
THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Adding 3,000 extra steps a day can help older adults with hypertension significantly lower their blood pressure.About 80% of older adults in the United States have high blood pressure. Keeping it down can h…
Learn MoreNew Antibiotic Could Help Fight Resistant Staph Infections
THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New research shows that an antibiotic effective for bacterial pneumonia also appears to fight treatment-resistant staph infections.The drug is ceftobiprole. It appeared successful in fighting methicillin-re…
Learn MoreJob Loss Within Couples Ups Odds for Miscarriage, Stillbirth
THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new study suggests there may be a link between job loss and miscarriage or stillbirth.The risk of miscarriage or stillbirth doubled after a pregnant woman or her partner lost a job, European researchers f…
Learn MoreEstrogen Could Be Key to Women’s Brain Health
THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Being exposed to more estrogen throughout life — or a longer reproductive life span — may be good for the brain, according to new research that found a lower risk of cerebral small vessel disease in women…
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