THURSDAY, May 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Giving your kid a drink, snack or small bag of fast food on the way home from day care might distract them during a busy commute, but it’s not doing their daily diet any favors, a new study warns. The hour after kidsContinue Reading
THURSDAY, May 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Brianna Starr, 29, didn’t think twice about sunbathing without sunscreen, hoping to get a golden tan that to many connotes health and beauty. But when her sister was diagnosed with melanoma at the age of 19, she got serious about protecting her skinContinue Reading
THURSDAY, May 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) — An experimental cancer vaccine can quickly reprogram a person’s immune system to attack glioblastoma, the most aggressive and lethal form of brain cancer, a small, preliminary study has found. The cancer vaccine is based on mRNA technology similar to that used in COVIDContinue Reading
THURSDAY, May 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Artificial intelligence might be able to help doctors by filling out rote paperwork, but it’s not going to be useful in the ER anytime soon, a new study shows. OpenAI’s ChatGPT program provided inconsistent conclusions when presented with simulated cases of patients withContinue Reading
THURSDAY, May 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Add one more damaging consequence of sleep apnea to the list: New research suggests it’s related to late-life epilepsy. Late-onset epilepsy is defined as seizures that tend to begin only after the age of 60. The condition might be related to underlying heartContinue Reading
THURSDAY, May 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The active chemical in magic mushrooms could prove to be a powerful antidepressant, a new review finds. Psilocybin outperformed a variety of “control” treatments in easing symptoms of depression, researchers reported May 1 in the BMJ. Those control groups received either placebo medications,Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — People drinking raw unpasteurized milk are at risk for potentially contracting bird flu, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned Wednesday. “We continue to strongly advise against the consumption of raw milk,” Dr. Donald Prater, acting director of the FDA’s Center for FoodContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Organic walnuts from a California grower that were distributed to health food and co-op stores in 19 states have been linked to serious cases of E. coli illness, federal officials reported Tuesday. So far, 12 people have been sickened; seven were so illContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — In yet another sign that bird flu is spreading widely among mammals, a new report finds more than half of cats at the first Texas dairy farm to have cows test positive for bird flu this spring died after drinking raw milk. PublishedContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The Justice Department has recommended that marijuana be reclassified as a less dangerous drug, a move that signals a significant shift in U.S. drug policy. The proposal, first reported Tuesday by the Associated Press, still has a long way to go before itContinue Reading