TUESDAY, June 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Astronauts orbiting the Earth tend to suffer from immune system problems such as infections and the reactivation of dormant viruses, even on short-term space flights. That appears to be because a lack of gravity causes the immune system to go awry during spaceContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A test used to gauge whether a college athlete has suffered a concussion is right only half the time and may be useless, new research finds. The test used by the NCAA, which oversees college sports, measures an athlete’s cognitive skills, and isContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The first all-civilian space mission is shedding light on the potential health risks facing private astronauts. The takeaway: Short-duration spaceflights appear to pose none that are significant. The study sample was small — four people who spent three days in low-earth orbit (LEO)Continue Reading
TUESDAY, June 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted unanimously on Monday to recommend that the benefits of a new drug for Alzheimer’s outweigh its harms, which can include brain swelling and bleeding. Eli Lilly’s donanemab did slow declines in thinking skills inContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Many Louisiana residents are being exposed to a cancer-causing toxic gas that’s used in industrial settings, researchers report. A cutting-edge mobile air-testing lab found dangerous levels of ethylene oxide along large stretches of Louisiana, sometimes at levels a thousand times higher than whatContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Seafood lovers should steer clear of shellfish from Oregon and Washington state because of possible contamination with a paralyzing toxin, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned. In an advisory, the FDA told consumers to avoid oysters and bay clams harvested fromContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Monday that it has joined up with the Department of Justice and several other federal agencies to do more to stop the sale of illegal e-cigarettes in this country. In launching the newly created task force,Continue Reading
TUESDAY, June 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Winston Churchill once said, “Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.” It’s one of countless platitudes claiming that failure leads to success. But there’s strong evidence that such a notion is wrongheaded and can lead to terrible real-worldContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Folks using a weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy or Zepbound still have nutritional requirements for good health, even if they’re eating less. A new set of nutritional recommendations are expected to help people remain healthy even as they shed unwanted pounds, researchers say.Continue Reading
TUESDAY, June 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) — British retiree David Butler was surprised to find that he had prostate cancer, and that it had spread to the lymph nodes and other places near the prostate. “I had literally no symptoms apart from needing to pee more quickly whenever I didContinue Reading