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Many Parents Ignore Fireworks Safety
THURSDAY, June 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Many U.S. parents don't take proper precautions to protect their children from fireworks-related burns and injuries, claims a new survey released just ahead of the Fourth of July. The poll of more than 2,000 parents of children ages 3-18 was conducted thi... → Read More
Both Food and Drink Keep You Hydrated for Summer Exercise
SATURDAY, June 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Keeping your body well-fueled and hydrated is a must during outdoor summer sports and exercise, a nutrition expert says."For summer workouts, it's important to make sure that adequate carbohydrates, fluids and electrolytes are consumed," said sports dietit... → Read More
New Alzheimer's Drug Delivers Disappointing Results
Trial of New Alzheimer’s Drug Reports Disappointing Results. The drug, crenezumab, failed to prevent early symptoms or slow cognitive decline, the latest setback in the long quest to find effective therapies for the disease. → Read More
Extreme Heat Blankets Much of America: Tips to Stay Safe
FRIDAY, June 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- If you're among the millions of Americans sweltering in extreme heat this week, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers some solid advice on keeping safe.More than 60 million people from Southern California to West Virginia and as far sout... → Read More
COVID Is More Dangerous Than Flu for Kids, Study Finds
FRIDAY, June 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- COVID-19 poses far more danger to kids than seasonal flu, a new study confirms."We found the impact to pediatric hospitalization among the two viruses are not equivalent and, in fact, children admitted with COVID-19 or MIS-C experienced longer stays and requ... → Read More
Link Up Doctor, Dentists' Records for Faster Dental Care
FRIDAY, June 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Rapid access to a patient's medical records could help dentists provide better care, but that rarely happens, a new study finds."Oral health practitioners may need to confirm a list of medical considerations; for example, that there is no contraindication to... → Read More
How Grief Harms the Body After a Spouse's Death
FRIDAY, June 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Heartache and heartbreak are apt terms for the intense grief caused by losing a spouse.A new study says such a loss can lead to major health problems and even death, and the paper may help explain why that happens.When faced with stressful situations, grievi... → Read More
Bout With Omicron Provides Little Immunity Against Reinfection
THURSDAY, June 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- If you battled a COVID-19 infection early in the pandemic, it probably won't protect you much from reinfection with Omicron and its subvariants, a new study warns.Even a previous infection with the original Omicron variant provides little protection agains... → Read More
Abbott Infant Formula Plant Closed Again After Flooding
THURSDAY, June 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- EleCare specialty infant formula production at Abbott's Michigan plant has been halted after severe storms triggered flooding in the plant. The closure comes less than two weeks after the factory resumed production following a months-long shutdown that fue... → Read More
Fauci Tests Positive for COVID, Has Mild Symptoms
Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Biden’s top medical adviser for the pandemic, has tested positive for Covid-19 and is experiencing “mild symptoms,” the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said Wednesday. → Read More
Obamacare May Have Helped Lower Suicide Rates
THURSDAY, June 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Suicide rates are rising more slowly in states that have expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a new study finds.“Suicide is a public health problem, and our findings indicate that increasing access to health care -- including mental healt... → Read More
Flu Shots Lag in States With Low COVID Vaccine Uptake
THURSDAY, June 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Adult flu shots have slumped in states with low COVID-19 vaccination rates, suggesting that COVID-19 vaccination behavior may have spilled over to flu-vaccine behavior, new research indicates.University of California, Los Angeles researchers point to decli... → Read More
New Approach Cuts Odds for Anal Cancer in People With HIV
THURSDAY, June 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Treating precancerous anal growths in people with HIV slashes their risk of anal cancer by more than half, according to a new study.Researchers found that treating these growths — called high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSIL) — is a safe and e... → Read More
Youth Drinking, Pot Use Went Down During Pandemic
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.... → Read More
Scientists Pinpoint Origins of the Black Death
WEDNESDAY, June 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A centuries-old mystery as to the origins of the Black Death has been solved, according to an international team of scientists.They said the plague pandemic that killed up to 60% of people in Europe, the Middle East and northern Africa in the mid-1300s or... → Read More
Nearly 400 Crashes Tied to Self-Driving, Driver-Assist Technologies Since Last Summer
Over the course of 10 months, nearly 400 car crashes in the United States involved advanced driver-assistance technologies, the federal government’s top auto-safety regulator disclosed Wednesday, in its first-ever release of large-scale data about these burgeoning systems. → Read More
Feds Warn of 14 Infant Deaths in Rockers From Fisher-Price, Kids2
WEDNESDAY, June 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- At least 13 infant deaths have been reported in Fisher-Price's Infant-to-Toddler Rockers and Newborn-to-Toddler Rockers since 2009, while there has been one death reported with a Kids2 Bright Starts Rocker, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPS... → Read More
After Years of Decline, Abortions Climb in U.S.
WEDNESDAY, June 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- There was a significant rise in both the number and rate of abortions in the United States between 2017 and 2020, the Guttmacher Institute reported Wednesday.The research group, which supports the right to abortion, said there were more than 930,000 abort... → Read More
WHO Experts to Decide if Monkeypox Is a Global Emergency
The World Health Organization will convene an emergency committee of experts to determine if the expanding monkeypox outbreak that has mysteriously spread outside Africa should be considered a global health emergency. → Read More
Cancer Clinical Trials Make Comeback After Pandemic Slowdown
WEDNESDAY, June 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Cancer clinical trials in the United States appear to be rebounding after a significant slowdown during the pandemic, researchers say.For the study, the investigators analyzed data from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston and the Tisch Cancer Insti... → Read More