WEDNESDAY, Jan. 17, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Cancer deaths continue to decline in the United States, with more than 4 million deaths prevented since 1991, a new report shows. But more people are developing cancers than ever, making the dreaded disease a continued threat to human health, according to theContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 17, 2024 (HealthDay News) — An American’s income and ethnicity could play a role in how clean the air is that they breathe, a new study finds. Air pollution emissions have fallen more in wealthier areas, and less in areas with larger Hispanic or American Indian populations. Overall,Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 17, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Casgevy, a groundbreaking treatment that was approved to treat sickle cell disease in December, was given the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s blessing on Tuesday to treat another inherited blood disorder. Casgevy is the first CRISPR-based medicine, where gene editing is used toContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 17, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Using two feet or two wheels to get back and forth to work each day could reduce the inflammation that leads to cancer, heart disease and diabetes, new research shows. So-called “active commuting” — walking or biking to work — for at leastContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 17, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Stressed-out teens are likely to have more heart health risk factors in adulthood, a new study says. Teens with elevated stress levels tended to have high blood pressure, obesity and other heart risk factors as they aged, compared to those teens with lessContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan 17, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Palliative care is meant to ease suffering at any stage of disease, but too often many patients wait too long for this type of care to be ordered. Now, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania may have come up with a solution: MakeContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 17, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Putting a little pressure on your bones during exercise or daily activities might pay off in stronger bones as you age, new research suggests. The study focused on a crucial part of the hip joint anatomy called the femoral neck. Finnish researchers foundContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 17, 2024 (HealthDay News) — For the more than 3 billion gamers around the world, the loud noises they experience while playing video games could threaten their hearing, a new review suggests. Whether on the couch, parked at a computer desk or in an arcade, studies have shownContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Jan. 16, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Ever glance at your paycheck and wonder why your take-home pay is so much less than you’d expect? The rising cost of employer-sponsored health insurance is a major reason why, a new study argues. The cost of employer-sponsored health benefits increased much fasterContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Jan. 16, 2024 (HealthDay News) — As levels of nighttime artificial outdoor light rise, so do the odds for a leading cause of vision loss, age-related macular degeneration (AMD). South Korean researchers found that people living in areas of that country with the highest levels of streetlights and otherContinue Reading