Boomers Sicker Than Their Parents Were at Same Age
Latest Senior Health News By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, June 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) There’s some discouraging news for baby boomers. Americans born between 1948 and 1965 are more likely than the generations that preceded them to have multiple health problems as they age, a new study shows. And, many develop two or more […]
High Hopes: Optimism Helps Women Live Longer
Latest Mental Health News By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, June 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) The key to a long life may be your attitude. Researchers at Harvard studied the impact of optimism on women’s lifespans, finding that optimism was associated with greater longevity, such as living past age 90. Lead study author Hayami Koga, […]
Obamacare May Have Helped Lower Suicide Rates
Latest Mental Health News THURSDAY, June 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) Suicide rates are rising more slowly in states that have expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a new study finds. “Suicide is a public health problem, and our findings indicate that increasing access to health care — including mental health care — by […]
Youth Drinking, Pot Use Went Down During Pandemic
Latest Mental Health News THURSDAY, June 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) The COVID-19 pandemic changed kids’ lives in many respects, and sometimes for the better. Pot use, drinking, smoking and vaping all fell among U.S. youth, likely because they had to spend more time at home and less time with their friends, researchers say. The findings […]
Origins of the Black Death Pinpointed By Scientists – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Infectious Disease News THURSDAY, June 16, 2022 A centuries-old mystery as to the origins of the Black Death has been solved, according to an international team of scientists. They said the plague pandemic that killed up to 60% of people in Europe, the Middle East and northern Africa in the mid-1300s originated in central […]
FDA Panel Backs Pfizer, Moderna Shots for Kids 5 and Under – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Coronavirus News By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, June 16, 2022 An advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously on Wednesday to recommend the emergency use of both the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for the country’s youngest children. The approvals come not a moment too soon: More than two […]
Doctors Transplant Kidneys to Children Without Need for Immune-Suppressing Drugs
Latest Digestion News By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, June 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) Researchers have figured out a way to safely give children a donor kidney without the need for immune-suppressing drugs — an advance they hope to expand to many more kidney transplant patients in coming years. Reporting in the June 15 issue […]
Abbott Infant Formula Plant Closed Again After Flooding
Latest Healthy Kids News THURSDAY, June 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) EleCare specialty infant formula production at Abbott’s Michigan plant has been halted after severe storms triggered flooding in the plant. The closure comes less than two weeks after the factory resumed production following a months-long shutdown that fueled a national formula shortage. As a result […]
Is Monkeypox a Global Health Emergency? – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Infectious Disease News WEDNESDAY, June 15, 2022 An emergency committee of independent experts will meet next week to determine whether the growing monkeypox outbreak that’s spread to dozens of countries should be declared an international health emergency, the World Health Organization announced Tuesday. That’s the highest level of alert for viral outbreaks and doing […]
How Taste Genes Can Influence Your Diet – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Diet & Weight Management News By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, June 15, 2022 People who have never outgrown an aversion to broccoli, or an addiction to potato chips, can place part of the blame on their genes, preliminary research suggests. The study, of over 6,200 adults, turned up correlations between certain taste-related genes […]