FDA Releases Guidance to Promote Nonopioid Alternatives for Chronic Pain
2025-09-10
New guidance aims to increase nonopioid choices for chronic pain while combating misuseContinue Reading
Household Items Tied to Sharp Increase in Self-Harm Cases in Teens
2025-09-10
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Cases of self-harm involving 6- to 12-year-olds have risen sharply, and researchers warn that common household products are often involved. Their findings appear in the Sept. 8 issue of Pediatrics, the journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Researchers analyzed more than 1.5Continue Reading
Climate Change Could Be Fueling Higher Sugar Consumption
2025-09-10
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Even as the U.S. heads into cooler months, climate change is driving hotter overall temperatures, and new research suggests that rising heat is pushing Americans to consume more sugary drinks and frozen treats — with some potential health risks. Researchers analyzed food purchasesContinue Reading
Invasive Asian Longhorned Tick Confirmed in Maine for the First Time
2025-09-10
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — An invasive species of tick has been confirmed in Maine for the first time, marking the farthest northeast detection of the pest in the United States. The tick was collected in southern Maine in July and identified by the University of Maine ExtensionContinue Reading
Nearly Half Of People With Diabetes Unaware Of Their Illness
2025-09-10
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Nearly half of people with diabetes around the world are unaware of their condition, according to a new study. Globally, an estimated 44% of people 15 and older with diabetes didn’t know they had the life-threatening disease, researchers reported Sept. 8 in TheContinue Reading
Wireless Ultrasound: A Potential Revolution In Assessing On-Field Sports Injuries?
2025-09-10
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The collegiate sports season is upon us, and with it the inevitable bruises, sprains and strains that come from tough competition. Portable wireless ultrasound devices could be key to getting fast, reliable assessment of on-the-field sports injuries, researchers say. These wireless devices deliverContinue Reading
Premature Immune Aging Might Be Driver Of Rheumatoid Arthritis
2025-09-10
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Rheumatoid arthritis might be caused in part by a prematurely aging immune system, a new study says. Researchers found that people with joint pain and arthritis exhibited signs of accelerated immune aging, according to findings published recently in the journal eBioMedicine. This suggestsContinue Reading
Caffeine Bad News For Blood Donations, Study Says
2025-09-10
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Your morning cup of coffee might harm the quality of a blood donation provided later in the day, a new study says. Caffeine appears to impair donated blood in ways that reduce the effectiveness of future transfusions, researchers report in the journal Haemotologica.Continue Reading
Inactive Parents Tend To Have Couch Potato Kids
2025-09-10
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Kids are more likely to become couch potatoes — or enthusiastically active — based on what they see their parents doing day-to-day, a new study says. The example set by moms and dads appears to contribute to sedentary or active behavior in theirContinue Reading
Ultrasound Helmet Provides Surgery-Free Brain Stimulation
2025-09-10
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Deep brain stimulation has shown promise in treating conditions ranging from epilepsy and Parkinson’s disease to cluster headaches, depression and schizophrenia. Unfortunately, this approach requires brain surgery, with doctors drilling into the patient’s skull to implant tiny devices that deliver mild electrical pulses.Continue Reading