TUESDAY, Nov. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — As climate changes sends summer temperatures higher worldwide, new research finds most urban residents don’t have a key source of cooling shade: trees. A study of eight cities around the globe found that only two — Seattle and Singapore — reached even theContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — New research suggests that a procedure now regarded as Plan B when patients have episodes of rapid heartbeat after a heart attack should be the go-to treatment. Ablation is a minimally invasive procedure to treat abnormal electrical short circuits caused by a heartContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — People using blood thinners to control their heart rhythm shouldn’t expect the medications to head off thinking declines as well, new research suggests. The study, presented Saturday at a meeting of the American Heart Association in Chicago, is the first large trial toContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Drugs already taken by millions of diabetes patients appear to also help slash asthma attacks by up to 70%, new British research shows. The two drugs are metformin, one of the most widely used diabetes medications, and the GLP-1 class of medications thatContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) — An E. coli outbreak linked to organic carrots has sickened 39 people in 18 states, U.S. health officials reported Sunday. Supplied by California-based Grimmway Farms and sold under popular brand names such as Nature’s Promise, Wegmans and Trader Joe’s, the tainted carrots haveContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) — As Africa continues to battle an outbreak of the newer “clade Ib” strain of mpox, California officials have confirmed the first known U.S. case of this strain of the virus. The subtype of clade I mpox virus has already caused widespread misery inContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Angry outbursts are common among children, as siblings squabble and kids protest the unfairness of rules like screen time limits. Now, a new survey shows that many parents struggle to manage their kids’ anger, and some even suspect they’re not providing a goodContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) — People on blood thinners have a doubled risk of dangerous internal bleeding if they also take a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) like ibuprofen or naproxen, a new study warns. People typically are prescribed blood thinners to treat or prevent strokes, heart attacks, orContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) — One in five cases of dengue fever can be linked to climate change, and future surges in the mosquito-borne virus are inevitable, a new study says. About 19% of current dengue cases can be tied to climate change, which has expanded the areaContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Folks who stress-eat fatty foods like cookies, chips and ice cream might be able to protect their health with a nice cup of cocoa or green tea, a new study says. Drinking cocoa that’s high in healthy flavanols along with a fatty mealContinue Reading