No Drop in Teens’ Use of Pot, Binge Drinking Despite Pandemic Lockdowns
Latest Mental Health News FRIDAY, June 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) U.S. high school seniors say marijuana was significantly harder to come by during the pandemic — yet their use of the drug continued at rates similar to those before school closures began, a new study finds. Their binge-drinking also continued at similar rates, […]
AHA News: After a Stroke at 26, Determined Athlete Fights Back
Latest Heart News THURSDAY, June 24, 2021 (American Heart Association News) Jesse Shea felt a little cloudy when he got up for work on a Monday. He chalked it up to being out later than usual to watch football with friends. Jesse drove to the dock in Cape May, New Jersey, where he […]
Sales of ED Drugs Boomed During Pandemic
Latest Sexual Health News FRIDAY, June 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) Think the sex lives of Americans took a hit during the pandemic? Think again. New research finds there’s been a jump in sales of erectile dysfunction (ED) drugs, especially Cialis (tadalafil), in the United States over the past year. “We saw a huge […]
Body’s ‘Signals’ May Feel Different in People With Anorexia, Depression
Latest Mental Health News THURSDAY, June 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) The brain interprets physical signals differently in people with depression, anorexia and some other mental health disorders, new research shows. British scientists examined “interoception” — the brain’s ability to sense internal conditions in the body — in 626 patients with mental health disorders […]
Rash, Itch After COVID Vaccine Rare and Quickly Resolves
Latest Coronavirus News WEDNESDAY, June 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) Rashes, itchiness and other skin problems can develop after people receive COVID-19 vaccines, but such problems are rare and go away quickly, new research shows. For the study, the researchers looked at more than 40,000 employees of a Boston hospital system who received two-dose […]
Would You Recognize a Silent Heart Attack? – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Heart News THURSDAY, June 24, 2021 In 2014, Marian Butts was hospitalized for fluid in her lungs. Right before being released, a cardiologist told her she had some heart damage from a previous heart attack. That was a shock to her and her family. Years before, the Chesapeake, Virginia, resident, who has […]
Stress Has Many U.S. Teachers Leaving Profession: Survey
Latest Mental Health News WEDNESDAY, June 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) Teaching has always been a stressful job, and now a new survey suggests the pandemic could be driving even more teachers from the time-honored profession. “Teacher stress was a concern prior to the pandemic and may have only become worse,” said study author […]
AHA News: Teacher Collapsed in School Hallway From a Stroke
Latest Heart News TUESDAY, June 22, 2021 (American Heart Association News) Two days before Halloween, Nicky Larson stayed up late making edible witch’s hats and spiders for her daughter’s day care. When her left shoulder started to ache, she iced it, pegging the pain to poor posture. The next morning, after taking her […]