HHS, FDA Offer Timeline for Phasing Out Petroleum-Based Food Dyes
2025-04-24
FDA to establish national standard and timeline for food industry to transition from petrochemical-based dyes to natural alternativesContinue Reading
FDA Warns of Unapproved Hair-Loss Product Linked to Side Effects
2025-04-24
THURSDAY, April 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A quick spray of medication might seem like an easy way to get thicker hair, but some folks say one sold online has left them battling sexual side effects, depression and even thoughts of suicide. Now, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)Continue Reading
U.S. Faces Largest Measles Outbreak Since 2000
2025-04-24
THURSDAY, April 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The United States is now experiencing its largest measles outbreak since the disease was declared eliminated in 2000, federal scientists confirmed this week. At least 800 measles cases have been reported nationwide this year, and experts suspect the number is even higher, TheContinue Reading
Scoring System Can Avoid Unnecessary Surgery For Clogged Arteries
2025-04-24
THURSDAY, April 24, 2025 (HeathDay News) — Doctors might be able to use a new scoring system to avoid unnecessary surgery to prevent strokes, a new study shows. Patients with clogged arteries often undergo surgery to reopen blood vessels choked by plaques, but those procedures carry risk of causing aContinue Reading
Urinary Incontinence Linked To Heart Disease Risk In Women
2025-04-24
THURSDAY, April 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Women suffering from urinary incontinence might have a greater risk of heart disease, a new study says. Women who struggle with bladder control are more likely to have risk factors associated with heart health problems, including type 2 diabetes and high cholesterol, researchersContinue Reading
Opioids Tough To Prescribe For Legitimate Patients, Doctors Say
2025-04-24
THURSDAY, April 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Patients who legitimately need opioid painkillers are finding it more difficult to get the meds they need, due to guardrails established in response to the U.S. opioid crisis, a new study says. Doctors who treat patients in severe pain said they frequently encounterContinue Reading
Cancer Prevention Not Yet Recovered From Pandemic-Era Declines, Report Says
2025-04-24
THURSDAY, April 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The effects of COVID-19 continue to reverberate in the cancer risk factors of Americans, a new American Cancer Society (ACS) study says. Screening for breast and colon cancers has rebounded after decreasing or stalling during pandemic-era lockdowns, researchers reported April 23 in theContinue Reading
Virtual Singing Programs Boost Mood, Well-Being Of Isolated Seniors
2025-04-24
THURSDAY, April 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Singing can be a balm for the soul, but does it still soothe if a person is singing alone in a virtual crowd? Yes, says a pandemic-era study that tested whether seniors received any emotional or mental benefit from participating in a virtualContinue Reading
FDA Approves Dupixent for Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria
2025-04-23
Approval granted for adults and children 12 years and older who remain symptomatic despite antihistamine treatmentContinue Reading
Teen Cannabis Use Rises in Canada After Edibles Are Legalized
2025-04-23
WEDNESDAY, April 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Teen cannabis use rose significantly in parts of Canada after edibles were legalized, a new study shows. The study found a 26% increase in teen cannabis use in provinces that began selling cannabis edibles and extracts in October 2019. Use of edibles aloneContinue Reading