AHA News: A Growing Phenomenon, Youth Caregivers Need Recognition, Support
Latest Mental Health News WEDNESDAY, Nov. 3, 2021 (American Heart Association News) When then-college student Lumiere Rostick learned their grandfather, who had dementia, needed help, Rostick volunteered to move in with him. Rostick, whose pronouns are they/them/their, worked on remote college classes and in between helped their grandmother clean and cook, as well […]
HPV Vaccination When Young Cuts Cervical Cancer Risk by 87%
Latest Cancer News THURSDAY, Nov. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) The sooner girls are vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV), the lower their future risk of cervical cancer, a new study finds. Compared to unvaccinated women, the risk of cervical cancer was 87% lower among those who received the bivalent vaccine Cervarix at ages 12 […]
Mouse Study Offers Hope for Gene Therapy Against Parkinson’s Disease
Latest Neurology News THURSDAY, Nov. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) An experimental gene therapy to boost the effectiveness of the Parkinson’s drug levodopa yielded promising results in mice, researchers report. As the loss of dopamine-releasing neurons advances in late-stage Parkinson’s, levodopa is less able to ease movement problems caused by the disease, which is […]
Nearly 3 in 10 U.S. Adults Say They Have a Disability
Latest Senior Health News THURSDAY, Nov. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) A growing number of American adults say they have a physical or mental disability, a new study finds. Of more than 400,000 adults who responded to a 2019 U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention survey, 27% reported a disability. That’s a 1% […]
Think a Little Alcohol Might Be Healthy? Think Again
Latest Mental Health News By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Nov. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) Wine lovers, beer drinkers and those who enjoy a martini now and then have long been told that moderate drinking beats total abstinence. Unfortunately, new German research is throwing some cold water on that advice, finding that premature […]
Pandemic Has Stressed Out Doctors
Latest Mental Health News WEDNESDAY, Nov. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) It’s a finding that stands to reason: A new study shows the pandemic has triggered anxiety and depression in many doctors. Researchers used surveys to assess the mental health of more than 5,000 doctors in Spain, Italy and the United Kingdom at two […]
We’ve Been Here Before: How Polio Vaccine Rollout Saved Millions of Young Lives
Latest Infectious Disease News By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Nov. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) An infection that can disable and kill stalks the land, but a brand-new vaccine offers hope that almost everyone, kids included, can evade it. After scientific testing, a nationwide rollout of the vaccine begins. Sound familiar? As the […]
CDC Panel Signs Off on Pfizer Vaccine for Younger Kids
Latest Healthy Kids News By Dennis Thompson and Robin Foster HealthDay Reporters TUESDAY, Nov. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‘s vaccine advisory panel voted unanimously on Tuesday to recommend the emergency use of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine in kids ages 5-11. CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky is widely […]
Zinc Might Help Shorten Your Cold or Flu, Study Finds – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Cold and Flu News By Ernie Mundell and Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporters WEDNESDAY, Nov. 3, 2021 Many people pop a zinc supplement at the first sign of a cold, and there’s new evidence supporting the habit. Australian researchers found that the supplements appear to help shorten respiratory tract infections, such as colds, […]
Have Diabetes? Here’s How to Save Your Sight
Latest Eyesight News WEDNESDAY, Nov. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) Managing your diabetes can be tough, but your eyes might thank you for it. Diabetic retinopathy is a diabetes complication that damages the retina’s blood vessels, often resulting in vision loss and blindness. The condition occurs in more than half of people with diabetes. […]