How the COVID Pandemic Made the Opioid Epidemic Worse, Even as Telehealth Helped
Latest Mental Health News By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Oct. 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) The COVID-19 pandemic has shaken up the U.S. opioid crisis in ways bad and good, increasing the risk of use and overdose but also spurring innovative approaches to treatment. The pandemic has definitely been linked to an increase […]
Epidurals Not Linked to Autism in Children
Latest Healthy Kids News By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Sept. 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) Pregnant women who receive an epidural to ease their pain during labor aren’t any more likely than others to have kids with autism, two new studies show. Earlier research suggested this practice may increase autism risk in offspring, […]
AI Model Predicts Which Animal Viruses Are Likely to Jump to Humans
Latest Infectious Disease News THURSDAY, Sept. 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) Artificial intelligence (AI) might be able to spot the next virus to jump from animals to humans, Scottish researchers report. Identifying diseases before they become a threat to humans is challenging, because only a few of the nearly 2 million animal viruses can […]
DEA Warns of Fentanyl in Counterfeit Opioid Pills
Latest Mental Health News WEDNESDAY, Sept. 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) People buying pills that look like prescription opioid painkillers or stimulants who are not buying them from a licensed pharmacy may be buying a lethal drug, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration warned this week. This was the first public safety alert the DEA […]
Air Pollution Linked to 6 Million Premature Births in 1 Year
Latest Pregnancy News TUESDAY, Sept. 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) Air pollution impacts the youngest humans, with new research linking dirty air to almost 6 million premature births and almost 3 million underweight babies worldwide in 2019. More than 90% of the world’s population lives with polluted outdoor air, a new study points out. […]
Osteoporosis Drug May Keep Type 2 Diabetes at Bay
Latest Diabetes News By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Sept. 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) A drug widely used to treat osteoporosis might reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, a new study suggests. Taking the drug alendronate (Fosamax) for at least eight years could potentially reduce a person’s risk of type 2 diabetes […]
AHA News: Exercise May Reduce Sleep Apnea and Improve Brain Health
Latest Sleep News By American Heart Association News HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Sept. 27, 2021 (American Heart Association News) Exercise may help reduce symptoms of a common sleep disorder and improve brain function, a small study finds. Exercise training could be a useful supplemental treatment for people with moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea, […]
Delay in Graphic Warning Labels on Cigarettes Cost Lives: Study
Latest Lungs News By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Sept. 27, 2021 (HealthDay News) A specimen cup full of bloody urine. Decaying feet that sport blackened, rotting toes — some already amputated. A pale boy with dark circles under his eyes, drawing breath through an oxygen mask. Around 179,000 deaths in the United […]
Homicides Surged in U.S. in 2020
Latest Mental Health News MONDAY, Sept. 27, 2021 (HealthDay News) A record increase was seen in the number of murders in the United States in 2020, in the biggest one-year jump reported since federal officials began tracking homicides in 1960. Figures showed 4,901 more murders committed in 2020 than in 2019. A total […]
Retired and Want to Stay Sharp? Hop on the Internet More Often
Latest Senior Health News By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Sept. 27, 2021 (HealthDay News) Help in retaining mental function when you age could be only a few keystrokes away. While crosswords and exercise are often touted as ways to retain thinking skills, U.K. investigators found that the internet may also help seniors […]