U.S. Opioid Prescriptions Are Declining
Latest Mental Health News THURSDAY, Aug. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) The United States has an opioid epidemic, but there’s one bright spot in the fight against it: Prescriptions for these addictive drugs have declined for patients with private insurance. Amid guidelines over the past decade from governments, health systems and insurers aimed at reducing opioid […]
USDA Gets Tough on Salmonella in Breaded Chicken Products
Latest Infectious Disease News MONDAY, Aug. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to toughen regulations on certain raw chicken products. The agency has notified food processors that new rules would require they lower the amount of salmonella found in breaded and stuffed chicken products, which include frozen foods such as chicken […]
Is the War Against COVID Variants Won in the Nose?
Latest Coronavirus News By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, July 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) The best booster for COVID vaccinations might not be yet another shot, but a nasal spray, an early study hints. Since early on in the pandemic, some researchers have speculated that the most effective way to fight COVID is through vaccines […]
Biden Administration Announces New Division to Deal With Pandemics
Latest Infectious Disease News THURSDAY, July 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) The Biden administration announced Thursday that it will create a new division in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) focused solely on coordinating responses to pandemic threats and other health emergencies. The office of the existing Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response […]
FDA to Take a Hard Look at Its Food, Tobacco Programs
Latest Mental Health News THURSDAY, July 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will begin a comprehensive review of its food and tobacco programs amid a high-profile infant formula shortage and recent rulings on e-cigarettes. FDA Commissioner Robert Califf first announced the review on Tuesday, then appeared at a Senate subcommittee hearing […]
More Hospitalizations, Illnesses From Daily Harvest Crumbles
Latest Infectious Disease News MONDAY, July 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says nearly 100 people have now been hospitalized and hundreds have become ill in at least 26 states after consuming a lentil-based product from Daily Harvest. The fallout is mounting for the food delivery company, which first recalled its […]
Asthma Drug Fluticasone Fails as Potential COVID Treatment
Latest Coronavirus News THURSDAY, July 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) The asthma drug fluticasone furoate is yet another medication that doesn’t work for mild-to-moderate COVID-19, a new study finds. “There was no evidence of improvement in time to recovery or reduction in hospitalizations in participants who took fluticasone furoate versus those who took a placebo,” lead […]
COVID Pandemic Slowed Progress Against Antibiotic-Resistant ‘Superbugs’
Latest Infectious Disease News TUESDAY, July 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) The COVID pandemic has eaten into the progress made against drug-resistant infections, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The agency reported that hospital-related infections and deaths grew by 15% during the pandemic’s first year, 2019 to 2020. The increase owes to […]
Social Media Has Big Impact on People Taking Up Smoking, Vaping
Latest Lungs News WEDNESDAY, July 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) The potent influence of social media may include tobacco use. By analyzing 29 previously published studies, researchers found that people who viewed social media that contained tobacco content were more than twice as likely to report using tobacco and were more likely to use it in […]
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 […]