TUESDAY, Dec. 31, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A woman’s binge drinking might be related to her hormones. The female hormone estrogen appears to promote binge drinking in women, a new mouse study published recently in the journal Nature Communications shows. Specifically, estrogen causes women to “pre-game,” or consume large quantitiesContinue Reading
MONDAY Dec. 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The number of homeless individuals in the U.S. increased by 18% between January 2023 and January 2024, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The HUD’s 2024 Annual Homelessness Assessment found that some 770,000 people were experiencing homelessness onContinue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — It was a year in health news that will be hard to forget. As blockbuster weight-loss drugs known as GLP-1s made a sizable dent in the obesity epidemic, study after study revealed other ways in which these powerful medications can improve health. AtContinue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The bounty of the holidays often leads to loads of leftovers landing in the garbage after they go bad. A freezer can prevent such food waste by preserving edible food for later meals, a new study suggests. Discarded frozen items make up justContinue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Global warming will increasingly have dire consequences for people with degenerative brain disorders like dementia, Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease. Heat waves caused by climate change will exacerbate the symptoms of people with brain diseases, increasing their risk of death, researchers reported recentlyContinue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Norovirus, a highly contagious stomach bug, is surging across the United States this winter, according to the latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The data shows 91 outbreaks of norovirus during the week of Dec. 5, aContinue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Federal health officials have confirmed unsettling new details about the first United States case of severe bird flu, reported recently in a hospitalized patient in Louisiana. Genetic samples from the patient contained mutations that could, in theory, help the virus better infect humanContinue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Single folks might seem like they’re free to have more fun, but a new study says they may pay the piper in their later years. Lifelong single folks have lower scores on life satisfaction measures than those in long-term relationships, according to aContinue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The United States is lagging behind dozens of nations in its preparation for dealing with its aging population. The U.S. ranks 24 among 143 countries when it comes to ensuring seniors’ well-being, productivity and security, according to results published Dec. 27 in the journalContinue Reading
SUNDAY, Dec 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Blue Christmas, anyone? Holiday time can be wonderful, worrisome, energizing and depressing — all at the same time. There is no doubt about it: The holidays can be darn hard, especially when the season dredges up painful feelings or memories. Rather than stirringContinue Reading