MONDAY, Sept. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Women exposed to air pollution deliver babies with lower birth weights; however, women living in greener areas give birth to larger babies, which may help counteract the negative effects of air pollution on b...
MONDAY, Sept. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Perhaps succumbing to fraudsters or facing mounting bills, older Americans begin losing wealth in the years preceding a definitive dementia diagnosis, new research shows.For example, the median household net ...
MONDAY, Sept. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Whole-body MRI scans are the latest health fad to be promoted by celebrities, with Kim Kardashian taking to Instagram last month to tout the practice.But doctors are warning that such whole-body scans, while ...
MONDAY, Sept. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Over 3 million American children now take medication for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), but new research shows medication errors have spiked nearly 300% in the past two decades for these kid...
MONDAY, Sept. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Low-carb diets may be all the rage, but they're not for kids with diabetes, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).In a new report, the AAP says that low-carbohydrate diets cannot be recommende...
MONDAY, Sept. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- As people age, health issues tend to mount, but roughly a quarter of low-income adults over 65 have no medical insurance.That’s the age when most Americans become eligible for Medicare, the federal health ins...
MONDAY, Sept. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- CPR could save your life if you suffer cardiac arrest in a public place, but you're less likely to receive it if you're a woman, a new study finds.The findings were presented Monday at the European Emergency ...
MONDAY, Sept. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A clinical trial designed to test repurposed medications for their impact on fighting COVID-19 has found no benefit to taking the antidepressant fluvoxamine (Luvox) to ease coronavirus symptoms.The study, led...
MONDAY, Sept. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- It's an important health topic, but both adult patients and their primary care doctors shy away from discussing firearms and gun safety, a new survey finds.While they may discuss a variety of health risks, fi...
SUNDAY, Sept. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Cannabinoid products may interfere with some prescription medications, so people who use them should add these to the list of supplements they tell their doctors about.This interference could have serious hea...
SATURDAY, Sept. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Dark patches or freckle-like spots on the face are melasma, and it’s possible both to prevent them and make them less noticeable, according to a skin expert.Dr. Rebecca Kazin, a Rockville, Md., dermatologis...
FRIDAY, Sept. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- By 2021, stimulants were the most common drug class found in fentanyl-involved overdoses, according to a study published online Sept. 13 in Addiction.Joseph Friedman, Ph.D., and Chelsea L. Shover, Ph.D., from...
FRIDAY, Sept. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Electronic cigarettes and the medicines cytisine and varenicline appear to help the most people to quit smoking, according to a review published online Sept. 12 in the Cochrane Library.Nicola Lindson, Ph.D., ...
FRIDAY, Sept. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- There is a high prevalence of sexual dysfunction among individuals with schizophrenia, according to a review published online Sept. 13 in JAMA Psychiatry.Théo Korchia, M.D., from Aix-Marseille University in F...
FRIDAY, Sept. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, long-term health-related quality of life is consistently high up to 20 years after the event, according to a study published online Sept. 13 in JAMA Cardiology...
FRIDAY, Sept. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A home-based diet and exercise intervention could improve outcomes for women undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer, according to a study published online Sept. 1 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.Tara S...
FRIDAY, Sept. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The Chuckle & Roar Ultimate Water Beads Activity Kit, a child's toy made by Buffalo Games and sold exclusively at Target, is being recalled due to serious ingestion, choking, and obstruction hazards after one...
VIERNES, 15 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Durante mucho tiempo, la gente ha hablado sobre tener experiencias cercanas a la muerte en las cuales sentían que observaban su propio cuerpo desde arriba mientras otros intentaban salvarlos.Ahora,...
VIERNES, 15 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Una vacuna oral contra COVID-19 parece producir el tipo de respuesta inmunitaria que podría eliminar rápidamente una infección en desarrollo, según los resultados de un estudio en primates a pequeñ...
VIERNES, 15 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Los productos cotidianos utilizados para la limpieza o para refrescar el aire pueden liberar cientos de compuestos orgánicos volátiles peligrosos, según una nueva investigación.Tanto los productos ...
VIERNES, 15 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) - La "cuarta ola" de la crisis de sobredosis en EE. UU. implica el uso de fentanilo ilícito mezclado con estimulantes como cocaína o metanfetamina, y está matando personas a raudales.La proporción de ...
VIERNES, 15 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) – Los profesionales médicos estadounidenses de origen asiático experimentan comúnmente racismo tanto por parte de sus colegas como de sus pacientes, según una nueva encuesta que documentó una miríada ...
VIERNES, 15 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- La leche materna proporciona muchos beneficios para los bebés y sus madres, y un nuevo estudio resalta otro más: la leche de la madre provee proteínas que son importantes para la salud intestinal d...
VIERNES, 15 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Para obtener estímulo anímico necesario, evite las redes sociales e inicie una conversación en persona. Socializar cara a cara mejora el ánimo más que el tiempo frente a la pantalla, según un nuevo...
VIERNES, 15 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Muchos adultos mayores padecen enfermedades digestivas que pueden ser debilitantes. También pueden estar relacionadas con la soledad y la depresión, según un nuevo estudio."Estas condiciones son mu...
FRIDAY, Sept. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Good oral health is one of the keys to healthy aging, but a sobering new study shows that many U.S. nursing home residents have significant dental issues.Close to two in every 10 residents have missing teeth,...
Since it emerged in 2019 and quickly became widespread, COVID-19 has caused mild to severe symptoms in people around the world. In all, it has claimed nearly 7 million lives worldwide, according to the World Health Organization.COVID-19 is an abbrev...
Millions of postmenopausal women find themselves facing a diagnosis of osteoporosis, but what does that mean for their daily lives?About 30% of white postmenopausal women in the United States have osteoporosis, while 54% have osteopenia, a precursor t...
FRIDAY, Sept. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Parents who drink too much, too often, may be influencing their teens to do the same, a new study finds."Adolescents whose parents binge drink had a four times greater chance of drinking alcohol themselves co...
FRIDAY, Sept. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For children younger than 5 years, receiving two or three doses of the wild-type BNT162b2 vaccine is associated with a reduced risk for COVID-19 encounters in the emergency department or urgent care or in out...