What People With Early-Onset Dementia Want You to Know – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Alzheimer’s News By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, June 2, 2022 An elevator encounter that happened to Laurie Waters highlights the daily plight faced by early-onset Alzheimer’s patients like her. Waters, 57, was stuck in an elevator at an Alzheimer’s convention with other folks who were growing loud and excited — and the situation […]
Amid Shortage, More Infant Formula to Arrive in US Next Week
Latest Healthy Kids News THURSDAY, June 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) Shipments of infant formula from Australia and the U.K. are expected to arrive in the United States next week as part of the Biden administration’s ongoing effort to ease a nationwide shortage of formula. Under the Operation Fly Formula program, 2 million cans of Kendamil […]
Pfizer Asks FDA to OK COVID Vaccine for Youngest Kids
Latest Coronavirus News THURSDAY, June 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) Pfizer Inc. said Wednesday that it has asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to approve the emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine in children under the age of 5. The company said in a statement that it has provided the agency with data from a […]
Reading Aloud to Your Kids Might Make Them Smarter
Latest Healthy Kids News By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, May 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) Reading to little ones builds bonds with their caregivers and boosts their language and literacy skills, but story time also benefits older kids, a new study reports. Reading to 6- to 12-year-olds for an hour a day in school can […]
Type 2 Diabetes Speeds Aging in the Brain – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Diabetes News By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, June 1, 2022 Type 2 diabetes is linked to memory and thinking problems, and a new study suggests it’s because the disease makes the brain age faster. Looking at data from 20,000 middle-aged and older adults, researchers found that — consistent with past studies — people […]
Parents Often Ignore Safe Sleep Advice After Baby Wakes at Night
Latest Healthy Kids News By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, May 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) Most parents know that placing newborns on their backs to sleep can slash the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), but a new study suggests that many may forget that rule when baby wakes up wailing in the middle […]
Can CBD Affect Your Driving?
Latest Mental Health News TUESDAY, May 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) Though it is a cannabis component, very high doses of CBD don’t appear to affect driving, a small Australian study reports. Researchers from the University of Sydney found that even 1,500 mg, the highest daily medicinal dose of cannabidiol (CBD) tested, did not seem to […]
Monkeypox Not the Next Pandemic, WHO Expert Says – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Infectious Disease News TUESDAY, May 31, 2022 The hundreds of cases of monkeypox being reported worldwide likely won’t turn into a pandemic, but much remains unknown about the disease, the World Health Organization’s top expert on the illness said Monday. Dr. Rosamund Lewis said it’s not exactly understood how monkeypox is spreading or whether […]
High-Tech Pacemaker Reads Body Signals, Dissolves After Use
Latest Heart News By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, May 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) Researchers are another step closer to bringing heart patients a temporary “smart” pacemaker that simply dissolves once it’s no longer needed. Pacemakers are devices that are implanted to help control certain abnormal heart rhythms, by sending electrical pulses to the heart […]
Shield Your Eyes From Summer Sun
Latest Eyesight News SUNDAY, May 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) You probably slather on sunscreen to protect your skin, but your eyes need protection from the sun’s rays, too. Wearing sunglasses can be protective and reduce your chances of developing a condition called photokeratitis. When your cornea — the surface of your eye — is exposed […]