Could Face Masks Make You Better-Looking?
Latest Coronavirus News FRIDAY, Jan. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) Want to look more alluring? Wear a mask. Really. That’s the takeaway from Welsh researchers who found that masking up may make men look more attractive to the opposite sex and that some kinds of masks do a better job of this than others. “Research carried […]
More Folks Drive High When Pot Made Legal: Study
Latest Mental Health News By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Jan. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) Here’s more evidence that marijuana may make driving more dangerous: As pot has been legalized in more countries and states, a greater number of people are driving intoxicated by the drug and crashing, researchers report. THC, the active […]
Progress on Lung Cancer Drives Overall Decline in U.S. Cancer Deaths
Latest Cancer News WEDNESDAY, Jan. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) A new report offers hope on the lung cancer front: Patients are being diagnosed at an earlier stage in their disease and living longer due to better access to care, higher screening rates and improved treatments. And that is driving overall cancer rates down, […]
Nearly 600,000 U.S. Kids Had COVID Last Week
Latest Coronavirus News WEDNESDAY, Jan. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) In a sign that the highly contagious Omicron variant is sparing no one, a new report shows that new COVID-19 cases among U.S. children spiked to a high of more than 580,000 for the week ending Jan. 6, a 78% increase from the week […]
In Ancient Times, Even the Rich Had Parasites
Latest Infectious Disease News WEDNESDAY, Jan. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) – In ancient times, intestinal parasites weren’t just an affliction of the poor. Even the well-to-do had them. Researchers studied the contents of a cesspit beneath a toilet in Jerusalem. They found the remains of several types of intestinal parasite eggs that would […]
Medicaid Rules May Affect Americans’ Cancer Survival
Latest Cancer News WEDNESDAY, Jan. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) The chance of someone who is covered by Medicaid surviving cancer may depend in part on where they live, a new analysis finds. In states that had lower Medicaid income eligibility limits, cancer survival rates were worse for cancers both in early and late […]
Pfizer Says Omicron-Specific Vaccine Ready by March
Latest Coronavirus News TUESDAY, Jan. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) Pfizer Inc. said Tuesday that a COVID-19 vaccine that specifically targets the Omicron variant will be ready by March. The company has already started making the new version of the vaccine, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla told CNBC‘s “Squawk Box,” CBS News reported. Omicron now […]
Breastfeeding May Protect a Mom’s Heart Years Later
Latest Pregnancy News By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Jan. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) Chloe Jo Davis is a vocal advocate for breastfeeding. The Wilton, Conn.-based writer breastfed her three sons for years to make sure they reaped all of the benefits associated with the practice. “Breastfeeding helps build up kids’ immune system […]
Drug Combo Boosts Outcomes for Advanced Melanoma
Latest Cancer News By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Jan. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) For people newly diagnosed with advanced melanoma, a combination of two immunotherapy drugs can double the amount of time their cancer remains progression-free, a clinical trial has found. The treatment combines two drugs known as immune checkpoint inhibitors. One, […]
Scientists Work Out How Exercise Saves Your Brain
Latest Alzheimer’s News By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Jan. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) Exercise helps you stay fit, hale and hearty, and researchers say it may also help you stave off dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Now they have a better understanding of the hidden benefits that aid the brain. Older folks who […]