What Is the ‘Few-Foods’ Diet? – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Neurology News By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Jan. 5, 2022 Can eating a highly restrictive “few-foods diet” ease the classic symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in kids? New research suggests that short-term nutritional intervention, which tests whether certain foods are a trigger for ADHD symptoms through the process of […]
CDC Backs Boosters for High-Risk Kids Aged 5-11, Shorter Time Between Shots
Latest Coronavirus News By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Jan. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday backed the emergency use approval of Pfizer’s booster shot for high-risk kids between the ages of 5 and 11, along with shortening the time period between a second dose […]
Good News, Bad News on Alzheimer’s Vaccine – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Alzheimer’s News By Marianne (Consumer)Madeiros and Robin Foster HealthDay Reporters TUESDAY, June 15, 2021 An experimental Alzheimer’s vaccine appears to safely clear abnormal tau protein from the brain, but it’s not yet clear whether the shot will be able to save brain function. In a Phase 2 clinical trial, the vaccine produced […]
Zoom Meeting Anxiety Doesn’t Strike Everyone
Latest Mental Health News TUESDAY, Jan. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) The pandemic has made Zoom meetings a daily reality for millions. For many, having to watch their own face in a meeting is the worst part. But that’s not true for everyone, new research shows. “Most people believe that seeing yourself during virtual […]
Israel Will Give 4th COVID Shot to People Over 60, Health Workers
Latest Coronavirus News MONDAY, Jan. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) Israel will now offer a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine to an expanded group of people, as it works to control a wave of the highly contagious Omicron variant. Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Sunday that the country would provide vaccines to people […]
New Zealand Aims for Zero Smokers in a Generation: Could Plan Work Elsewhere?
Latest Lungs News By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Dec. 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) Nearly all countries agree: Smoking is bad, and getting people to kick the habit is a worthy public health goal. But no country has ever attempted what New Zealand is about to try: an outright ban on all cigarette […]
More U.S. Seniors, Especially Women, Are Retaining Healthy Brains: Study
Latest Alzheimer’s News By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Dec. 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) The percentage of older Americans reporting serious problems with memory and thinking has declined in recent years — and higher education levels may be part of the reason, a new study finds. Researchers found that between 2008 and 2017, […]
Severe Illness in Children Brings Hardship for Families
Latest Healthy Kids News FRIDAY, Dec.31, 2021 (HealthDay News) When a sick child spends time in the intensive care unit, the impact lasts even after the hospital stay is over. Added to it are days, weeks, sometimes months out of school for the young patient and extended work absences for their primary caregivers. […]
Weight-Loss Surgeries Used Least in U.S. States That Need Them Most
Latest Diet & Weight Management News By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, June 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) The American South and Midwest are home to the highest obesity rates in the nation, but a new study reveals that severely obese residents of those regions are the least likely to choose lifesaving weight-loss surgery. […]
COVID-19 Spotted in Texas Deer
Latest Coronavirus News THURSDAY, Dec. 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) Researchers have confirmed that some white-tailed deer in Texas have COVID-19. The scientific community has been alarmed by the prospect of deer becoming new hosts for COVID since July, when the U.S. Department of Agriculture found antibodies in white-tailed deer in Illinois, Michigan, New […]