Could an App Help Kids With Severe Ear Condition Avoid Surgery?
Latest Hearing News By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Oct. 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) A pair of special headphones plus a free app might help kids with hearing difficulty due to “glue ear,” a new, small study suggests. Glue ear is slang for a condition called otitis media with effusion (OME), where thick […]
Picky Eating, Social Phobia Often Linked in College Students
Latest Mental Health News By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Oct. 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) Parents frazzled by their little ones’ finicky food choices often sigh in exasperation, thinking: “They’ll grow out of it by college.” Maybe not, suggests a new study from Bowling Green State University in Ohio. Some young people continue […]
New Yezo Virus Disease in Ticks – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Infectious Disease News THURSDAY, Oct. 7, 2021 Scientists in Japan have discovered yet another tick-borne virus that can make people sick. The Yezo virus is transmitted by tick bites, and triggers fever and a reduction in blood platelets and white blood cells. “At least seven people have been infected with this new […]
WHO Approves First Malaria Vaccine, a Lifesaver for Children Worldwide
Latest Infectious Disease News WEDNESDAY, Oct. 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) The first vaccine to protect against malaria has been endorsed by the World Health Organization (WHO) and could prevent the deaths of tens of thousands of children a year. Malaria kills about half a million people worldwide annually. Nearly all of those deaths […]
COVID Hospitalizations Are Rising Among Unvaccinated Pregnant Women
Latest Pregnancy News By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Oct. 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) Since the rise of the Delta variant, one Texas hospital has seen a surge in severe COVID-19 among pregnant women — nearly all unvaccinated. Researchers at the Dallas hospital found that in late August and early September, 10% to […]
As You Age, Your ‘Microbiome’ Changes
Latest Digestion News By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Oct. 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) The key to eternal youth may lie in our guts. Advancing age seems to change the makeup of the microbiome in the small intestine, and in the future, it may be possible to tweak this bacterial milieu and boost […]
Too Little Iron in Your Diet May Lead to Heart Disease – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Heart News By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Oct. 7, 2021 Iron is vital to health, and too little in your diet might lead to heart disease, European researchers report. They said about 1 in 10 new cases of heart disease in middle-aged people might be prevented if they had sufficient levels […]
U.S. Murder Rate Up 30% During Pandemic, Highest One-Year Rise Ever
Latest Mental Health News By Robert Preidt and Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporters WEDNESDAY, Oct. 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) The rate at which homicide is taking the lives of Americans jumped by 30% over the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic — the largest year-to-year increase ever, new federal government figures show. The rate […]
Many Will Quit, Change Jobs Due to Pandemic Stress – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Mental Health News WEDNESDAY, Oct. 6, 2021 The pressures of the pandemic have dramatically altered the American workplace, and now a new survey shows that many folks who have struggled with low salaries, long hours and lack of opportunity plan to change jobs. More than 40% of workers said they plan to […]
As Kids Turned to Screens During Pandemic, Their Mental Health Suffered
Latest Healthy Kids News By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Oct. 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) Even in normal times, getting regular exercise and spending less time on screens can be good for kids. So it should come as no surprise that researchers discovered that kids who exercised more and used technology less during […]