People High on Pot Used a Driving Simulator. Here’s What Happened
Latest Mental Health News By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Feb. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) You smoked a joint an hour and a half ago. Now it’s worn off enough that you feel fine to get behind the wheel. But you’re fooling yourself, a new study says. You’re likely about to drive under the influence […]
Young Americans Lost Almost 1.5 Million Years of Life to Opioids Between 2015 and 2019
Latest Mental Health News TUESDAY, Feb. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) The U.S. drug epidemic continues its death march, with new research showing American teens and young adults have lost nearly 1.5 million years of life due to drug overdose deaths in recent years. For the study, the researchers examined years of life lost — the […]
AHA News: Healthy Living Could Offset Genetics and Add Years Free of Heart Disease
Latest Heart News MONDAY, Jan. 31, 2022 (American Heart Association News) People who follow seven rules for healthy living – such as staying physically active and eating a healthy diet – could offset a high genetic risk for heart disease, according to new research that suggests it could mean as many as 20 extra years […]
Calif. Universal Health Care System Bill Faces Monday Deadline
Latest MedicineNet News MONDAY, Jan. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) California lawmakers must vote by Monday on whether to keep a bill to create a universal health care system moving forward. Monday, Jan. 31, is the last chance for California Democrats in the Assembly to keep the bill alive this year. That bill is separate from […]
Deadly Colon Cancers Increasing in Younger Americans – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Cancer News By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Feb. 1, 2022 Yet another study is chipping away at the idea that colon and rectal cancers are diseases of older age: In the past couple decades, Americans younger than 40 have shown the steepest rise in advanced cases of these cancers. The research adds to […]
Strict Rest Not Recommended After Sports-Linked Concussion, Experts Say
Latest Neurology News WEDNESDAY, June 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) Strict rest isn’t advised after athletes suffer a concussion because it could slow their recovery, an updated consensus statement from a U.S. expert panel says. Most adult athletes fully recover within two weeks and children within four, according to the statement published June 15 […]
Driving Both High and Drunk More Dangerous Than Either Alone: Study
Latest Mental Health News By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Jan. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) The hazards of drunken driving are well known, and a new research review shows that adding pot to the mix only makes matters worse. The analysis of 57 past studies found that the combination of alcohol and marijuana compromised people’s […]
Your Gas Stove Might Make You (and the Planet) Sick
Latest Lungs News By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Jan. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) That gas stove in your kitchen fires up quickly and cooks evenly. What’s not to love? A lot, as it turns out. The emissions from gas stoves are considered major contributors to climate change and damaging to human health. Now, new […]
AHA News: After a Spinal Cord Stroke Left Him Paralyzed, He Vowed to Walk Again
Latest Neurology News FRIDAY, Jan. 28, 2022 (American Heart Association News) Having been a flight engineer during operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, Jeffrey Morse knew resilience. He knew headaches and migraines from his past. But in the summer of 2012, it felt like someone was ripping the skin open on the back side of […]
Getting Your School-Age Child Into a Healthy Sleep Routine
Latest Healthy Kids News SATURDAY, Jan. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) Most parents have dealt with having to hurry a sleepy child out the door on a school morning, but experts say taking the time to establish good sleep routines for your kids is worth the effort. Amid the pandemic, there can be a great deal […]