TUESDAY, Feb. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Colon cancer rates are increasing for younger Americans, along with rates of obesity. Could slimming down reduce young people’s risk for malignancy? A new study suggests that even a small amount of weight loss may cut your odds for benign growths in theContinue Reading
Pfizer will ask FDA to approve its COVID vaccine for kids under 5. If approved, the two-shot regimen would become the first approved for use in children this young; older children are already eligible for the vaccine. Read more Opioids’ grim toll on young American lives. A new analysis estimatesContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Telling people to isolate in a bedroom when COVID-19 strikes may not be enough to keep the virus from spreading to others in the household, a new study suggests. Airborne coronavirus particles were found both inside and outside the rooms of people withContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Hospitalizations for dangerously high blood pressure more than doubled in the United States from 2002 to 2014, new research shows. This jump in hospitalizations for what’s called a “hypertensive crisis” occurred even though data show overall progress in Americans controlling their blood pressureContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Worried your kid isn’t brushing his or her teeth properly? You might want to try the Oreo test. “If the child eats an Oreo and brushes their teeth and the parent can still see the Oreos, they need to be checking and helpingContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If you eat a lot of meat, you may be at increased risk for multiple sclerosis (MS), a new study suggests. MS is an autoimmune disease in which the body attacks the insulation around nerves. It’s not clear what triggers the attack, butContinue Reading
MONDAY, Jan. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine has received full approval for use in people 18 and older, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Monday. The vaccine, which has been available for that age group under emergency use authorization (EUA), will be marketed as Spikevax. It’sContinue Reading
MONDAY, Jan. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Yet another study is chipping away at the idea that colon and rectal cancers are diseases of older age: In the past couple decades, Americans younger than 40 have shown the steepest rise in advanced cases of these cancers. The research adds toContinue Reading
MONDAY, Jan. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — California lawmakers must vote by Monday on whether to keep a bill to create a universal health care system moving forward. Monday, Jan. 31, is the last chance for California Democrats in the Assembly to keep the bill alive this year. That billContinue Reading
MONDAY, Jan. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The images are never-ending: Celebrities like Kim Kardashian posting one sultry shot after another on social media. But new research warns this constant barrage of “perfect” bodies can undermine the self-esteem of young women. They’re apt to feel their own figures come upContinue Reading