MONDAY, May 2, 2022 (American Heart Association News) -- While a worker cleaned out the septic system at John Cathey's house in Murray, Kentucky, John was down in the crawl space checking the pipes. When it came time to exit, he pushed his legs to sco...
MONDAY, May 2, 2022 (American Heart Association News) -- Federal guidelines geared toward curbing the overprescription of opioids have modestly reduced their use after medical procedures to implant pacemakers and other heart devices, new research show...
MONDAY, May 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Occupational therapy or low-impact exercise might be the key to relieving long-haul COVID symptoms like extreme fatigue, breathlessness and brain fog, a pair of new studies from Ireland suggest.The studies refle...
MONDAY, May 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Use of a high-tech radiation cancer treatment called proton beam therapy (PBT) has increased overall in the United States, but Black patients are getting it less often than white patients, two new studies show.T...
MONDAY, May 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- There could be far fewer U.S. doctors trained to provide an abortion if Roe v. Wade is overturned by the Supreme Court in a decision that is expected by the end of June, researchers report.That's because nearly ...
Therapies may help ease long COVID fatigue, breathlessness. Treatments involving occupational therapy or low-impact exercise might be the key to relieving long-haul COVID symptoms, new research suggests. Read moreBlack patients less likely to get high...
MONDAY, May 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- People with hypothyroidism who are undertreated are at increased risk for longer hospital stays and higher rates of readmission, a new study warns. In people with hypothyroidism, the thyroid gland does not produ...
MONDAY, May 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- British researchers are warning of one more rising health danger: a drug-resistant mold found in the environment that infects certain people's lungs. Aspergillus fumigatus can cause a fungal lung infection calle...
TUESDAY, May 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Black Americans are as likely to get multiple sclerosis (MS) as their white counterparts, but rates are much lower among Hispanic and Asian Americans, new research shows.The findings refute the long-held belief...
What is strep throat?Strep throat is a bacterial throat infection marked by swelling and extreme soreness of the back of the throat, or pharynx. It can hurt so much your child doesn't want to swallow. (The name "strep throat" is a shorthand term for t...
SUNDAY, May 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- As youth spring sports kick into high gear, it's important to know about injury prevention and treatment, an expert says. Injury risks and preventive measures can vary by sport, according to Dr. Marcus Knox, a ...
As a dentist for more than 30 years, Mike Downing, DDS, of Billings, Montana, has seen human fear in all its forms, from nervous twitches and darting eyes to outright crying -- and not just from kids, either.But when Downing puts on his mask and picks...
Braces (orthodontic treatment) -- once nicknamed "railroad tracks," braces are metal, ceramic, or synthetic brackets and wires attached to the teeth, and adjusted regularly in order to move teeth into their proper places in the mouth. Braces are used ...
If your child is old enough to have teeth, he's old enough to have tooth problems. For infants and toddlers, the biggest threat to dental health is baby bottle tooth decay. Here's what you need to know about this common -- but largely preventable -- p...
TUESDAY, April 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Imagine getting your tooth extracted and a bacterial infection develops afterwards that travels down to your heart.Known as infective endocarditis, or bacterial endocarditis, it happens more often than you m...
Am I too old for braces?Although teeth can be moved more easily while the jaw is still growing, it's never too late for braces. In fact, about 20 percent of orthodontic patients these days are adults, many of them on their second set of tinsel teeth. ...
There are two basic ways to have a tooth removed: You can go to the dentist for a careful extraction, or you can take a serious blow to the face. Unfortunately, many people end up going with option number two. They catch a stray elbow during a basketb...
What should I do if my child bumps or chips a tooth? If the tooth was merely jarred or loosened slightly, you probably won't need to do anything, though it's a good idea to call your child's dentist to get her opinion. If you see some bleeding from th...
Tim Day is a master sergeant in the Air Force. When the Gulf War erupted in the early 1990s, he was one of the first to volunteer for Operation Desert Storm. He also runs three miles a day and plays full contact football, often emerging from games blo...
MONDAY, June 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- If you have had a sharp pain shooting down one leg, you may be experiencing a condition called sciatica.Here is what you need to know about sciatica, including what it is, its causes, symptoms and treatments. ...
JUEVES, 28 de abril de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Una vacuna experimental que se administra durante el embarazo ha mostrado una promesa inicial para proteger a los bebés de una infección respiratoria potencialmente grave.La vacuna, que está siendo desar...
JUEVES, 28 de abril de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- En otoño de 2021, TikTok anunció un importante hito para su quinto aniversario: habían alcanzado alrededor de mil millones de usuarios globales, muchos de ellos jóvenes, que recurrían a la aplicación cad...
JUEVES, 28 de abril de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- La fibra dietética recibe muchos elogios, ya que ayuda a las personas a sentirse satisfechas y reduce el riesgo de ciertos tipos de enfermedad.Pero existen muchos tipos de fibra dietética, y no todos fun...
JUEVES, 28 de abril de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Hace poco más de un año que Jonathan Akinrele, de 23 años, se sometió a una cirugía para perder peso, y por ahora todo ha ido bien.Ha perdido 130 libras (59 kilos), y pudo soportar la cirugía de manga gá...
JUEVES, 28 de abril de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- El planeta Tierra se está calentando, lo que obliga a distintas especies de animales a migrar a nuevas áreas y a interactuar con otras criaturas desconocidas con una frecuencia creciente.Ese fenómeno pod...
JUEVES, 28 de abril de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- El precio que se cobra el abuso infantil es abarcador y duradero. Los investigadores advierten que el abuso infantil se vincula con un colesterol alto y con diabetes tipo 2 en la adultez, lo que aumenta ...
JUEVES, 28 de abril de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Las tasas de mortalidad por la COVID-19 son significativamente más altas en los condados de EE. UU. donde gran parte de las personas no se han vacunado, en comparación con aquellos donde más personas han...
VIERNES, 29 de abril de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- En los últimos dos siglos, los humanos han estado criando perros para que tengan unas características físicas específicas, por ejemplo, para hacer que los golden retriever sean peludos, los rottweiler m...