FRIDAY, Jan. 31, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Calorie labels on restaurant menus are harming people with eating disorders, a new evidence review claims. These labels are meant to make it healthier to eat out at restaurants, by informing customers of the calorie content of food choices. But people diagnosed withContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Jan. 31, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A rapid blood test could speed treatment for people who’ve suffered a stroke related to brain bleeding, a new study says. Stroke victims with brain bleeds have nearly seven times higher blood levels of a brain protein called glial fibrillary acidic protein, orContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Jan. 31, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Flossing protects your brain as well as your gums, a new study suggests. People who floss their teeth at least once a week are reducing their risk of stroke caused by a blood clot, researchers are scheduled to report Wednesday at a meetingContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced a plethora of tough questions on vaccines, abortion and public health policy during his Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday as President Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). Lawmakers pressed Kennedy, a longtime vaccine critic and formerContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — People still see COVID-19 as an ongoing public health threat, even though the pandemic officially ended in 2023, according to a new HealthDay/Harris Poll. Nearly 3 in 4 people (72%) agree COVID is still a serious public health issue, including more than aContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — If you have a bag of Wegmans breaded chicken breast nuggets in your freezer, you may want to check the label before your next meal. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a public health alert overContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Most community crisis services did not expand following the launch of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, potentially blunting the effectiveness of the hotline, a new study says. Walk-in psychiatric services, mobile crisis response units and suicide prevention programs all declined following theContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Weight-loss surgery can protect the liver health of patients with obesity and fatty liver disease, a new study reports. Patients had a 72% lower risk of developing serious complications of liver disease after undergoing weight-loss surgery, researchers reported in Jan. 27 in theContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Heavy weed use appears to dull the brains of young adults, particularly affecting their short-term working memory, a new study suggests. MRI scans showed less brain activation in heavy tokers performing tasks that tested their ability to temporarily hold a limited amount ofContinue Reading
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THURSDAY, Jan. 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — People of color now have less access to prescription opioid painkillers than white patients, an unintended consequence of efforts to stem America’s opioid epidemic. Communities of color have a 40% to 45% lower distribution of commonly prescribed opioids, compared to majority white communities,Continue Reading