Drinking Alone in Youth a Big Sign for Future Problems
Latest Mental Health News TUESDAY, July 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) Drinking by yourself may have lifelong consequences, especially if the habit begins early in life, a new study suggests. Researchers found that drinking alone during adolescence and young adulthood greatly increases risk for alcohol use disorder later on and the risk for women is especially […]
Inflation Has Americans’ Anxiety Levels Surging: Poll
Latest Mental Health News FRIDAY, July 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) Nearly all Americans are worried about inflation as economic worries oust COVID-19 as the nation’s top source of stress, a new poll reveals. Nearly nine out of 10 Americans (87%) said they are anxious or very anxious about inflation, up 8 percentage points from the […]
Are Workplace Robots Bringing Mental Harm to U.S. Workers?
Latest Mental Health News By Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, July 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) It takes much less than a “Matrix” plot to make American workers afraid for their jobs: New research reveals they stress out when they have to work alongside robots. Even though many robots took on the most dangerous aspects […]
Cycle Safe: Find the Right Bike Helmet for Your Child
Latest Healthy Kids News SATURDAY, July 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) Wearing a bike helmet can save the life of your young child or teenager, but it needs to fit well to really do its job. A well-fitting bike helmet significantly reduces the odds of serious head injury or death due to a bicycle, scooter or […]
Babies’ Babble Brings Big Learning Bonus
Latest Healthy Kids News MONDAY, July 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) Babies‘ babble may be smarter than you think. A new study shows that infants as young as 3- to 5-months of age can tell that the unintelligible sounds they make before they learn to talk can impact the people around them. Traditionally, this babbling has […]
Good Outcomes From First 5 Years of Uterus Transplants, But Concerns Remain
Latest Pregnancy News By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, July 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) For women who can’t get pregnant because they don’t have a uterus or the one they have no longer works properly, uterine transplants can indeed help these women become mothers, new research shows. Of 33 women who received a uterus transplant […]
Feeling ‘Hangry’? It’s Natural, New Study Finds – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Diet & Weight Management News By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, July 8, 2022 The concept of “hangry” helps sell candy bars, and it’s a convenient excuse to snap at someone when you’re in a foul mood. But is hangry — being angry when you’re hungry — a real thing? Do people really become […]
Motherhood Doesn’t Lower Survival for Women Who’ve Had Breast Cancer
Latest Cancer News THURSDAY, July 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) Breast cancer survivors who would like to have a baby can take some reassurance from a new study that finds motherhood doesn’t lower their future survival chances. Moreover, survival rates were no worse in younger women, those who had not been pregnant before or those with […]
Grief Can Be Heartbreaking for People Battling Heart Failure
Latest Heart News By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, July 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) Can someone really die of a broken heart? If that person has serious heart disease, new Swedish research suggests the answer may well be yes. After analyzing almost three decades worth of data on nearly half a million heart failure patients, […]
Teens Have Triple the Odds of Misusing Marijuana Compared to Adults
Latest Mental Health News By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, July 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) In yet another report that illustrates the dangers pot poses to the young, developing brain, a new British study finds teenagers are much more likely than adults to develop an addiction to marijuana. “We found that teenagers are three and […]