Placebo Responses in Migraine Prevention Trials Tick Upward Over Time
Placebo responses in migraine prevention trials appear to have risen over time, a systematic review and meta-analysis showed. A significant increase in placebo response was seen by publication year in migraine prevention studies that involved oral placebo (rho 0.39, P=0.047) but not in studies with injectable placebo (rho -0.07, P=0.724), reported Stewart Tepper, MD, of […]
CDC Raises Travel Alert As Monkeypox Cases Grow
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention raised its travel alert to level two on Monday, asking travelers to “practice enhanced precautions” as monkeypox cases have grown to over 1,000 worldwide. The travel alert encourages people traveling to “avoid close contact” with sick people and animals with skin lesions. Advertisement The CDC cautions that the […]
U.S. Pedestrians Dying at Highest Rate in 40 Years
Latest Prevention & Wellness News THURSDAY, May 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) U.S. pedestrian deaths in 2021 were the highest in four decades, with an average of 20 deaths every day, according to the Governors Highway Safety Association. An estimated 7,485 pedestrians were killed in 2021, which was 12% more than in 2020, preliminary data show. […]
Highway Death Toll Warning Signs May Cause More Crashes, Not Less
Latest Prevention & Wellness News FRIDAY, April 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) Showing highway death tolls on roadside message boards in a bid to curb crashes may actually cause more accidents, a new study suggests. That’s because they distract drivers, the researchers said. At least 27 states have used such messages. The new report focused on […]
Want a Healthier Neighborhood? Plant a Tree
Latest Prevention & Wellness News MONDAY, April 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) It turns out that trees might be good medicine. How so? New research shows that having lots of trees in your neighborhood could improve your health and lower your medical costs. “It’s time to stop looking at trees simply as an amenity and start […]
Body & Mind: Rehab Psychologists Help When Illness, Injuries Strike
Latest Prevention & Wellness News MONDAY, April 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) If you’re recovering from a significant injury or illness, a rehabilitation therapist could be a big help in getting back to your normal daily life, according to experts. “You don’t get a manual that comes with your injury that tells you how to navigate […]
Advocates to Government: ‘Go Big’ on HIV Prevention Efforts
The U.S. needs a dramatic overhaul of its HIV prevention program, revamping everything from cost to access, according to a panel of experts and advocates. At a session at the 73rd Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS Tuesday, the big takeaway message was that the system for access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is broken, with systemic […]
U.S. Traffic Deaths Rise to Highest Level Since 2007
Latest Prevention & Wellness News THURSDAY, March 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) Even though Americans drove less in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, close to 39,000 lives were lost on U.S. roadways in 2020 — the highest death toll since 2007, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports. Fatal collisions spiked almost […]
Alexa Will Soon Put Users in Touch With Telehealth Doctors
Latest Prevention & Wellness News TUESDAY, March 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) Alexa can already play your favorite song or tell you whether it is going to rain, but soon you may also be able to tell the popular voice assistant to contact a doctor for health issues. The service from Amazon and telemedicine provider Teladoc […]
More adults are falling every year, despite prevention efforts
Falls are a leading cause of hospitalization and institutionalization for older adults in the U.S. and fall prevention efforts are an important part of geriatric education and health. Yet, a new University of Michigan study found that despite prevention efforts, falls increase by about 1.5% annually, with wide variations in incidence based on geography. “It […]