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THURSDAY, Sept. 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The stereotype of the slacker stoner might not be too far off the mark, a new study shows. People who use weed are prone to workplace absenteeism — and the more problematic the cannabis use, the more likely they are to skip work,Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Thinking about quitting smoking? There are three top ways to help you stop, a new review finds. According to the study, folks wanting to quit should turn to: Varenicline, a prescription nicotine-blocking drug sold under the brand names Chantix and Champix Cytisine, aContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — ‘Fetch’: It’s not just for dogs. New research finds that lots of cats — 41% — love retrieving toys tossed by their human. “Although cats and dogs are very different in many aspects of their behavior and in how they ended up beingContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Current vaccines against mpox were designed to fight an older, rarer cousin of the virus, smallpox. Now, new research from the drug company Moderna suggests its new mpox vaccine, based on mRNA technology, might do a better job at shielding recipients from harm.Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — In news that should reassure folks glued to their cellphones all day, a new international review finds no link between cellphone use and brain cancer. Commissioned by the World Health Organization (WHO), the review included 11 experts from 10 countries who sifted throughContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A wearable heart monitor raises the detection rate of the dangerous irregular heartbeat known as atrial fibrillation (A-fib) by more than 50%, a new study finds. Unfortunately, there was no increase observed in the number of strokes prevented after folks got the devices,Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — People who can cope with challenges as they grow older are more likely to live longer, a new study shows. Seniors with higher levels of mental resilience are 53% less likely to die within the next 10 years than those with the lowestContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — An experimental three-in-one blood pressure pill works better than layering on meds one at a time, a new clinical trial shows. After a month on the combo pill, 81% of patients had their blood pressure under control compared with 55% of patients receivingContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Weather patterns in California that have been exacerbated by climate change could be fueling more cases of a dangerous fungal infection, scientists warn. The Coccidioides fungus lives in soil, where it can be picked up by rodents and transmitted to people who breatheContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Your cellphone might be harming your heart, a new study warns. People who regularly use a cellphone have a higher risk of heart disease, researchers found in a large-scale study. And the more time someone spends on their phone, the greater their riskContinue Reading