WEDNESDAY, Aug. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Life expectancy in the United States dropped for the second straight year, government health officials reported Wednesday.The decline from 77 years in 2020 to 76.1 years in 2021 puts U.S. life expectancy at...
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Munching handfuls of microwave popcorn might be perfect for movie night, but your snack could be loading your body with potentially harmful "forever chemicals," experts warn.Many microwave popcorn bags are ...
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- It might seem incongruous, but new research suggests that teens who engage in more physical activity may vape more frequently than their less active peers.In the study, high schoolers who reported being phy...
U.S. life expectancy drops by nearly 1 year. The decline from 77 years in 2020 to 76.1 years in 2021 puts U.S. life expectancy at the lowest level since 1996, the CDC said. The pandemic played a major role. Read moreWith PFAS in packaging, how safe is...
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- In Washington state, 22 wildlife bridges and underpasses provide animals with a safe way through to search for food or escape predators and wildfires.It turns out the crossings have been benefiting humans, ...
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) – When it comes to food, kids with Down syndrome have definite likes and dislikes -- and a food's texture is crucial.Food with a crispy, oily mouthfeel generally get a big thumbs-up, while brittle or gooey foo...
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Fentanyl, the synthetic opioid that's driving a surge in drug overdose deaths, kills by stopping breathing even before someone loses consciousness, a new study reveals. To come to that conclusion, researche...
TUESDAY, Aug. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- More than 158,000 doses of two anti-severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), bamlanivimab-etesevimab and casirivimab-imdevimab, were administered in early 2022, despite de...
TUESDAY, Aug. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Twenty percent of COVID-19 cases shed infectious virus before symptom onset, according to a study published online Aug. 18 in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. Seran Hakki, Ph.D., from Imperial College Londo...
TUESDAY, Aug. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Moderate-certainty evidence suggests an almost twofold increased risk for developing postpartum depression (PPD) among mothers with versus those without a family history of any psychiatric disorder, according...
TUESDAY, Aug. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A Texas patient who was infected with monkeypox has died, though state health officials said Tuesday it is too early to say what role the virus may have played in the death. The adult, who died in a hospital ...
TUESDAY, Aug. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Dietary niacin intake is associated with migraine among U.S. adults, with an L-shaped curve and an inflection point of about 21.0 mg/day, according to a study published online July 25 in Nutrients. Huanxian...
LUNES, 29 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Los médicos de EE. UU. administraron más de 150,000 dosis de tratamientos de anticuerpos monoclonales inútiles a pacientes con COVID-19 a principios del año, gastando mucho dinero en terapias que se ha d...
LUNES, 29 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Es seguro decir que cuando las personas buscan un lugar para vivir, prefieren los espacios abiertos y aireados que los oscuros y deslucidos. Ahora, una nueva investigación sugiere el motivo: las vivienda...
LUNES, 29 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- La hija de 18 meses de Trista Hamsmith, Reese, murió tras tragarse una pila de botón que se salió de un control remoto, y la madre, convertida en defensora, ha pasado los dos últimos años intentando aseg...
LUNES, 29 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Aunque ahora hay suficiente vacuna contra la viruela del simio para todo el mundo, los estadounidenses que más la necesitan quizá no la estén recibiendo, muestra un nuevo informe.Apenas un 10 por ciento ...
LUNES, 29 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Unos seis meses tras el cierre de su planta de fórmula infantil en Michigan, Abbott Laboratories dijo que planifica comenzar a producir Similac de nuevo.La fórmula infantil será la más reciente en reinic...
LUNES, 29 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Una nueva investigación muestra que combinar tres medicamentos para el corazón en una "polipastilla" reduce el riesgo de morir de un ataque cardiaco en un 33 por ciento, un hallazgo que prueba que la com...
LUNES, 29 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- La escasez de mano de obra en Teva Pharmaceuticals ha hecho que el Adderall, un medicamento de uso común para el trastorno de déficit de atención e hiperactividad (TDAH), sea difícil de encontrar en algu...
LUNES, 29 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Las mujeres de la generación Z y las milénicas tienen más o menos el doble de probabilidades de desarrollar hipertensión en el embarazo que las mujeres de la generación de la postguerra, encuentra un est...
TUESDAY, Aug. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A Texas patient who was infected with monkeypox has died, though state health officials said Tuesday it's too early to say what role the virus may have played in the death. The adult, who died in a hospital i...
TUESDAY, Aug. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Statin therapy appears to cause only a small excess risk for muscle symptoms, according to a study published online Aug. 27 in The Lancet to coincide with the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2022, h...
TUESDAY, Aug. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Drinking two or more cups of tea per day is associated with lower mortality risk, regardless of genetic variation in caffeine metabolism, according to a study published online Aug. 30 in the Annals of Interna...
TUESDAY, Aug. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The risk for major adverse cardiovascular events is reduced among patients within six months of previous myocardial infarction who receive treatment with a polypill compared with usual care, according to a ...
TUESDAY, Aug. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Individuals reporting higher intakes of ultra-processed food (UPF) are significantly more likely to report worse mental health symptoms, according to a study published online July 28 in Public Health Nutritio...
TUESDAY, Aug. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Medical school diversity pathway programs were substantially disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published online Aug. 29 in JAMA Network Open.Sonal Batra, M.D., from George Washington Un...
TUESDAY, Aug. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) detection in nasal swabs that are self-collected by school-aged children and adolescents shows high agreement with results collected by health care...
TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- State laws that preempt local authority to enact health-promoting legislation, like raising the minimum wage or mandating paid sick leave, may contribute to increased workforce mortality, according to a stu...
TUESDAY, Aug. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Electrically stimulating the brain's "reward" circuity may hold promise as a treatment for binge eating disorder, a small pilot study suggests.The findings are based on just two patients who received deep bra...
TUESDAY, Aug. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- How a diagnosis of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is communicated can impact subsequent patient well-being, according to a study published online Aug. 9 in BJGP Open.Jane Ogden, Ph.D., and Lucy Bridge, from...