U.S. Hospitals Overwhelmed With Teens in Mental Crisis – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Mental Health News By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, May 24, 2022 The COVID-19 pandemic and the isolation it imposed took a dramatic toll on kids’ mental health, increasing the demand for services in an already overburdened system. As a result, many kids found themselves being “boarded” in emergency departments as they awaited care, […]
1 Dirty Pool, Many Cases of E. Coli: Summer’s Swimming Danger – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Infectious Disease News By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, May 24, 2022 As the weather warms and families flock to pools, dirty water may dampen the fun. Swimmers at a Pennsylvania community pool learned that the hard way when in June 2021 more than a dozen kids were seriously sickened by two types of […]
A Child’s Pet Dog May Shield Them From Crohn’s Disease
Latest Digestion News TUESDAY, May 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) Add a lower risk of Crohn’s disease to the many benefits of having a dog during childhood, a new study suggests. Sorry, cat lovers, researchers didn’t find a similar benefit for you. “We did not see the same results with cats, though we are still trying […]
Annual Health Care Costs Rise by $2,000 for Americans Who Vape
Latest Lungs News TUESDAY, May 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) Think vaping is cheap? A study from the University of California, San Francisco School of Nursing reports that annual health care costs for users of electronic cigarettes were $2,024 more per person than for those who use no tobacco products. That adds up to about $15 […]
Can Mindfulness Really Change Your Brain?
Latest Mental Health News TUESDAY, May 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) Meditation and other mindfulness practices may improve your attention, but they won’t lead to structural changes in your brain in the short-term, according to a new study. Previous studies have shown that learning new skills, aerobic exercise and balance training could trigger changes in the […]
U.S. Surgeons’ Group Is Working to Save Trauma Victims in Ukraine
Latest Mental Health News Alan Mozes FRIDAY, April 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) Images of Ukrainians being carried on stretchers from bombed-out buildings, wounded and bleeding, are heartbreaking, but one American surgeons’ group is doing its part to help teach the war-torn country’s citizens how to halt life-threatening bleeds. When serious injury strikes, time is of […]
Nap at Preschool May Boost Tots’ Learning
Latest Healthy Kids News Cara Murez WEDNESDAY, March 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) Many parents of preschoolers insist that naps are essential to recharge their little ones during the day and improve their mood. Turns out that daytime shut-eye may also boost early literacy skills. New research by scholars in Australia and England suggests that naps […]
Owners Can Play Big Role in Dogs’ Problem Behaviors
Latest Pet Health News Dennis Thompson MONDAY, March 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) Chasing light shimmers reflected onto a wall. Obsessive licking or chewing. Compulsive barking and whining. Pacing or tail chasing. Nearly one in three pet dogs suffer from these ADHD-like repetitive behaviors — and researchers now suspect that an animal’s home life could be […]
Endometriosis: It’s Not Just Painful Periods
Latest Women’s Health News SUNDAY, March 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) Chronic pelvic pain — typically during menstruation — is the most common indication of endometriosis, an incurable inflammatory condition that can cause infertility, an expert says. About 10% of women have the disorder in which tissue that normally lines the uterus grows outside of it […]
What Works Best for Migraines? – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Migraine News By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, June 17, 2021 A new research review offers good news for migraine sufferers: There are more pain-relieving options than ever. In an analysis of over 100 published studies, researchers found that several drug classes showed good evidence they ease the pain of a migraine-in-progress. […]