THURSDAY, July 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Mental health problems and thoughts of suicide are common among U.S. coal miners with black lung disease, a new study finds. Black lung is a progressive illness caused by inhaling toxic coal and rock dust in coal mines. There are few treatment options.Continue Reading
THURSDAY, July 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Aspirin has long been taken by heart patients to reduce the risk of stroke and heart attack, but a new study suggests that it can also guard against cardiovascular trouble in pneumonia patients. Such complications are common in pneumonia patients and strongly associatedContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Climate change has already become deadly enough to cause 5 million extra deaths worldwide each year, researchers report. “This is the first study to get a global overview of mortality due to non-optimal temperature conditions between 2000 and 2019, the hottest period sinceContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Brushing and flossing is good not only for your teeth: It might also benefit your brain, a new study suggests. The findings showed that tooth loss is tied to an increased risk of dementia, though getting dentures may help reduce that risk. ForContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Can Costco beat Medicare Part D when it comes to prescription drug prices? Apparently so, claims a new study that found that roughly half of generic medications were cheaper when purchased from the discount retailer than from the government program. The researchers comparedContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 7, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Nicole Lazowski was no stranger to hospitals. Her father battled heart disease for as long as she could remember. She was 7 when he had his first of five heart attacks. “I grew up in and out of hospitals, going thereContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The highly contagious Delta variant now accounts for more than half of all new coronavirus infections in the United States, new government data shows. The dangerous variant that crippled India recently currently makes up 51.7% of new infections in this country, according toContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The highly contagious Delta variant now accounts for more than half of all new coronavirus infections in the United States, new government data shows. The dangerous variant that crippled India recently currently makes up 51.7% of new infections in this country, according toContinue Reading
Here’s some of HealthDay’s top stories for Wednesday, July 7: Immunocompromised? COVID vaccine could still protect. Many people with medical conditions that impair their immune response might still gain good protection from COVID vaccines, new research shows. Read more Life expectancy of Americans living with HIV is near normal. FarContinue Reading
Here’s some of HealthDay’s top stories for Wednesday, July 7: Immunocompromised? COVID vaccine could still protect. Many people with medical conditions that impair their immune response might still gain good protection from COVID vaccines, new research shows. Read more Life expectancy of Americans living with HIV is near normal. FarContinue Reading