FRIDAY, Sept. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Parents who drink too much, too often, may be influencing their teens to do the same, a new study finds. “Adolescents whose parents binge drink had a four times greater chance of drinking alcohol themselves compared to adolescents whose parents did not bingeContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Sept. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Kids are back in school and it’s time to think about viruses, for both yourself and them. It could be an early flu season in the United States, if what happened in the Southern Hemisphere offers any insight, according to Cedars-Sinai in LosContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Sept 15, 2023 (HealthDay News)— Rebutting conventional wisdom, a large Swedish study finds that most people with chronic acid reflux, or GERD, do not have a higher risk for developing cancer of the esophagus. “Previous studies have shown that individuals with repeated symptoms of acid reflux – [such as]Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Sept. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The American Stroke Association is promoting the acronym R.Á.P.I.D.O. as a way to raise awareness among Hispanic Americans about stroke symptoms and the need for quick action. Every second counts when someone has had a stroke, the association (ASA) points out. Calling 911Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Sept. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) – If you have a Chuckle & Roar Ultimate Water Beads Activity Kit, a child’s toy made by Buffalo Games and sold exclusively at Target, throw it out. The toy is being recalled due to serious ingestion, choking and obstruction hazards after one infantContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Sept. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — That beautiful park you walk through could be hiding dangerous levels of lead. So, too, could the soil under the play equipment where your children slide and swing. New research in the United States finds that urban parks built on sites where wasteContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new study is adding to evidence that the party drug “ecstasy” can boost the benefits of talk therapy for people suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In a clinical trial, researchers found that three months of talk therapy, assisted by carefully monitoredContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — People have long talked about having near-death experiences in which they felt they were looking down on themselves while others tried to save them. Now, researchers have documented some of those experiences. In a study published online recently in the journal Resuscitation, investigatorsContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An oral vaccine for COVID-19 appears to produce the sort of immune response that could quickly stamp out a developing infection, according to results from a small-scale primate study. Some monkeys given an experimental COVID vaccine tablet under their tongue developed the typeContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Reality TV star and wellness coach Teddi Mellencamp announced on Instagram Wednesday that she has been diagnosed with yet another melanoma. This is Mellencamp’s 12th or 13th melanoma, she said, noting in an Instagram post that she has lost count. “I have beenContinue Reading