MONDAY, May 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Scientists are busy working on a vaccine that might fight strains of the COVID virus SARS-CoV-2 that haven’t even emerged yet. The effort from a British team at the University of Cambridge is already showing promise in mouse studies. Of course, mouse studiesContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Two-thirds of kids who suffer a subtle type of epileptic seizure go undiagnosed when they seek emergency room treatment, new research shows. “We do not know how many people are walking around with seizures that they are unaware of, and we are unawareContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Parents of newborns diagnosed with cystic fibrosis often are confused about both the disease and their next steps, a new national survey has found. In fact, about half of new parents don’t even know that newborns are routinely screened for the genetic disorder,Continue Reading
MONDAY, May 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Pets and pet owners who come into contact with Bausch & Lomb’s “Project Watson” dog eye wipes could be at risk for infection if the products come from certain lots. The wipes are used to clean a dog’s eyelids, but two specific lotsContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A new combination therapy appears to boost the response rate for liver cancer patients receiving immunotherapy, according to results from a phase 2 clinical trial. The combo therapy involves bavituximab, a drug that neutralizes a fatty substance called phosphatidylserine that cancer cells useContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Everyone knows that specific type of sports parent – the over-the-top dad or mom who curses, shouts and even becomes physically aggressive during their kid’s match. While they might think they’re cheering their kid to victory, such poor sports behavior actually can turnContinue Reading
SATURDAY, May 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The silent symptoms of stress can be easily overlooked, but they’re important to recognize to protect one’s mental health, experts say. Visible symptoms of stress are fairly obvious – irritability, anger, impatience, muscle tension. “You may not be able to hide those forContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 3, 2024 (HealthDay News) — People in homes with gas or propane stoves regularly breathe in unhealthy levels of nitrogen dioxide, a new study says. Typical use of these stoves increases exposure to nitrogen dioxide (NO2) by an estimated 4 parts per billion, averaged over a year, researchersContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 3, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Peripheral artery disease (PAD) involves a debilitating narrowing of arteries in the legs, and the National Institutes of Health estimates that 1 in every 20 Americans over 50 is affected. Research into best treatments for women with PAD is lacking, however. Now, aContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 3, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Doctors in Texas are describing the only known human case of H5N1 avian flu connected to the ongoing outbreak of the disease in dairy cows. Bird flu in humans remains extremely rare, but in the hundreds of cases documented worldwide over the pastContinue Reading