‘Forever Chemicals’ Linked to Heart Risks – MedicineNet Health News
Latest High Blood Pressure News By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, June 14, 2022 Called “forever chemicals” because they linger in the environment, new research suggests that middle-aged women with high levels of perfluoroalkyls and polyfluoroalkyls (PFAS) in their blood may be more vulnerable to high blood pressure. In the study, women aged 45 to […]
Gene Test Lets Some Colon Cancer Patients Safely Skip Chemo
Latest Cancer News By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, June 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) A blood test could save some colon cancer patients from getting unnecessary chemotherapy following surgery, while making sure that those who would benefit from the treatment get it, researchers report. The circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) test looks for minute amounts of […]
Dangerous Prescriptions of Opioids-Plus-Sedatives Plummet in U.S.
Latest Mental Health News By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, June 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) Reacting to the nation’s opioid epidemic, doctors in the United States are co-prescribing fewer opioid painkillers and benzodiazepines such as Ativan and Xanax, federal health officials report. When these drugs are taken together, the odds of an overdose, even a […]
New Weight-Loss Drug Looks Good in Trial – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Diet & Weight Management News By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, June 7, 2022 A newly approved drug for type 2 diabetes may be a game-changer for treating obesity, too. Given as a shot once a week, tirzepatide works on two naturally occurring hormones that help tell the brain that you are full. It […]
Reading Aloud to Your Kids Might Make Them Smarter
Latest Healthy Kids News By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, May 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) Reading to little ones builds bonds with their caregivers and boosts their language and literacy skills, but story time also benefits older kids, a new study reports. Reading to 6- to 12-year-olds for an hour a day in school can […]
Parents Often Ignore Safe Sleep Advice After Baby Wakes at Night
Latest Healthy Kids News By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, May 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) Most parents know that placing newborns on their backs to sleep can slash the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), but a new study suggests that many may forget that rule when baby wakes up wailing in the middle […]
U.S. Hospitals Overwhelmed With Teens in Mental Crisis – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Mental Health News By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, May 24, 2022 The COVID-19 pandemic and the isolation it imposed took a dramatic toll on kids’ mental health, increasing the demand for services in an already overburdened system. As a result, many kids found themselves being “boarded” in emergency departments as they awaited care, […]
1 Dirty Pool, Many Cases of E. Coli: Summer’s Swimming Danger – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Infectious Disease News By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, May 24, 2022 As the weather warms and families flock to pools, dirty water may dampen the fun. Swimmers at a Pennsylvania community pool learned that the hard way when in June 2021 more than a dozen kids were seriously sickened by two types of […]