Work of the eyes is done, nowgo and do heart workon all the images imprisoned -- Rainer Maria RilkeMy friend Barbara calls marriage a crucible. In her second union for eight years, she's just come out of a difficult year in which both she and her husb...
Have you ever noticed how aches and pains seem to fade when your adrenaline is really pumping? Or have you ever felt pain deep in your gut after a tragedy? If so, you've already discovered that pain -- like so many other things in life -- is deeply se...
Sex is an undeniably rewarding form of exercise. But if it's the only type of exercise that you get, you're probably not getting the most out of your workout. Regular exercise outside of the bedroom will do more than improve your health and mood. In m...
SUNDAY, Sept. 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Boat traffic picks up on Labor Day weekend, and the Safe Boating Campaign offers some safety reminders for those leaving shore."No matter your age, wear a life jacket from the moment you reach the dock and wh...
SATURDAY, Sept. 4, 2012 (HealthDay News) -- It's still not OK to kiss your chickens or your ducklings -- you could catch a salmonella infection from barnyard birds. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has offered that warning before, a...
Here is what the editors at Physician's Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of Aug. 30 to Sept. 3, 2021. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal studies and other truste...
FRIDAY, Sept. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- A new coronavirus variant called Mu that may be able to evade existing antibodies, including those from vaccines, is under close watch by U.S. health officials.The variant has not taken extensive hold in the U...
FRIDAY, Sept. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- COVID-19 care is likely to get more expensive for Americans with the expiration of insurers' temporary waivers on costs associated with treating the illness.Earlier in the pandemic, patients did not have their...
FRIDAY, Sept. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Smaller packages of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine that could be available this fall might improve vaccine access and reduce the number of wasted doses, government documents show.The Pfizer vaccine has been avail...
FRIDAY, Sept. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- As the school year gets underway across the United States, new data show that COVID-19 cases among children are climbing.Since the pandemic began, children have represented 14.8 percent of total cases, but for...
JUEVES, 2 de septiembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Si se siente exhausto tras un día lleno de reuniones en línea, no se lo está imaginando.Un nuevo estudio encontró que la presión de tener la cámara encendida durante mucho tiempo es agotadora. La lla...
JUEVES, 2 de septiembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Mientras comienza el nuevo año escolar, los maestros pueden consolarse con un nuevo informe que encuentra que no tienen un riesgo más alto que las demás personas de contraer o ser hospitalizados por ...
JUEVES, 2 de septiembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Se debe dejar de inmediato de recetar, despachar y utilizar la ivermectina para prevenir o tratar la COVID-19 fuera de los ensayos clínicos, enfatizan la Asociación Médica Americana (American Medical...
JUEVES, 2 de septiembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- La depresión y la esclerosis múltiple (EM) tienden a ir de la mano, encuentra una investigación reciente, y cuando lo hacen, las probabilidades de fallecer en la década posterior pueden ser hasta cin...
JUEVES, 2 de septiembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Un nuevo estudio de más de 19,000 trabajadores de la atención de la salud de San Diego encuentra que las vacunas contra la COVID-19 podrían haber perdido parte de su potencia para proteger de las inf...
JUEVES, 2 de septiembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Cuando las personas tienen artritis de rodilla, el cartílago que amortigua a la articulación se descompone de forma progresiva. Ahora, un estudio da indicios de una posible solución: reemplazarlo con...
JUEVES, 22 de septiembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Mientras los médicos de todo el mundo se enfrentan a casos graves de COVID-19, ha surgido una buena noticia. Una investigación reciente muestra que un medicamento para la artritis reumatoide, el bar...
JUEVES, 2 de septiembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Otro motivo válido para evitar el uso innecesario de antibióticos: el uso a largo plazo de estos medicamentos podría aumentar el riesgo de cáncer de colon, afirman unos investigadores."Aunque en much...
FRIDAY, Sept. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Top U.S. health officials have reportedly warned the White House to curtail its plans to offer COVID-19 booster shots to Americans later this month.Leaders of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S....
FRIDAY, Sept. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- A new coronavirus variant called Mu that may be able to evade existing antibodies, including those from vaccines, is under close watch by U.S. health officials.The variant hasn't taken extensive hold in the Un...
FRIDAY, Sept. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Miami publicist Robin Diamond is "step-obsessed."She aims for 10,000-plus steps every day using her Apple watch and even bought a treadmill during the COVID-19 quarantine to make sure she reaches her daily goa...
FRIDAY, Sept. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- An ongoing study of more than 6 million Americans found no serious side effects linked to mRNA COVID-19 vaccines."These results from our safety surveillance are reassuring," said Dr. Nicola Klein, director of ...
FRIDAY, Sept. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Opposition is mounting among U.S. and international health experts against President Joe Biden's push to make COVID-19 booster shots available later this month.The scientific evidence simply isn't there to sup...
FRIDAY, Sept. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- As the school year gets underway across the United States, new data shows that coronavirus cases among children are climbing.Since the pandemic began, children have represented 14.8% of total cases, but for th...
FRIDAY, Sept. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Former Marine Cpl. Claudia Mitchell can hold a banana or a water bottle in her left hand without squishing it as she opens it.She can use her left hand to help cut peaches for a pie. She can hold someone's han...
Here are some of HealthDay's top stories for Friday, Sept. 3:Experts push back on rush for COVID booster shots. The White House has already set Sept. 20 as the start of a rollout of COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for Americans. But speaking to Health...
FRIDAY, Sept. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- COVID-19 care is likely to get more expensive for Americans with the expiration of insurers' temporary waivers on costs associated with treating the illness.Earlier in the pandemic, patients didn't have their ...
FRIDAY, Sept. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Smaller packages of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine that could be available this fall might improve vaccine access and reduce the number of wasted doses, government documents show.The Pfizer vaccine has been avai...
FRIDAY, Sept. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- A new, huge study provides real-world proof that mask-wearing limits the spread of the coronavirus."I think this should basically end any scientific debate about whether masks can be effective in combating COV...
FRIDAY, Sept. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Radiologists still outperform artificial intelligence (AI) when it comes to breast cancer screening, a new paper shows.Many countries have mammography screening programs to detect and treat breast cancer early...