WEDNESDAY, June 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A tough-to-treat, drug-resistant fungal infection may be as close as your local garden center, new research shows. Investigators at the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens found high levels of multidrug-resistant fungi in compost, soil and flower bulbs sold at popular retailers. “GardeningContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A common plastics chemical might increase a person’s risk of diabetes, a new study warns. People fed small doses of Bisphonol A (BPA) developed significantly worse insulin sensitivity within a four-day period, researchers found. “We were surprised to see that reducing BPA exposure,Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The COVID virus, or rather people’s immune response to it, has changed and it might be prudent to wait a couple days after symptoms start before taking a COVID test, researchers report. “For COVID, we found that if you only have one test,Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Anxiety could be an early warning sign of Parkinson’s disease, a new study finds. People with anxiety have at least double the risk of developing Parkinson’s compared to those without the mood disorder, results show. Further, specific Parkinson’s symptoms serve as warning signsContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The stress hormone cortisol appears to play a role in tough-to-treat type 2 diabetes, a new study finds. About 1 in 4 people (24%) with tough-to-treat type 2 diabetes have elevated cortisol levels, researchers found. “These results are significant as they highlight aContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A person’s gut microbiome appears to increase their risk of developing type 2 diabetes, researchers claim. Specific strains of gut microbes are more commonly found in people with type 2 diabetes, and these strains seem to heighten the risk of developing the metabolicContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Low-birth-weight newborns have a higher risk of health complications if they become obese as children, a new study has found. Obese children who were low-birth-weight babies have a higher risk of insulin resistance, fatty liver and other health problems, researchers found. The studyContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Mothers tend to speak less to infants when they’re on their smartphones, a new study finds. Moms talked 16% less to their babies when they were fiddling with their phone, researchers found. Shorter 1- to 2-minute intervals of phone use interfered with mom-babyContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Check your freezer for multiple brands of ice cream that are being recalled by the maker, Totally Cool Inc., due to worries over listeria contamination. The full list of brands and recalled products can be found online, but include multiple products by Friendly’s,Continue Reading
TUESDAY, June 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A new slow-release pill form of ketamine can quell hard-to-treat depression without producing psychedelic side effects normally associated with the drug, early research suggests. Patients on the strongest dose of ketamine tablets saw significant improvement in their depression compared to a placebo, researchersContinue Reading