FRIDAY, Jan. 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — While largely eliminated in more affluent nations, typhoid remains a deadly scourge in developing countries, killing more than 110,000 children every year. Children in endemic areas — mainly sub-Saharan Africa and southeast Asia — have new reason to hope, however, with the adventContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Jan. 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Babies born even slightly early have a higher long-term risk of developmental difficulties that could affect their behavior and learning ability, a new study finds. Infants born moderately (32-33 weeks) or late preterm (34-36 weeks) are more likely to have epilepsy or problemsContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Jan. 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — “Stay in school” slogans tend to focus on the money, status and freedom that more education can provide. Now there’s another argument for getting as many degrees as you can — having a longer life. The higher a person’s level of education, theContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Jan. 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The old saying “feed a cold, starve a fever” is baloney, doctors say. People fighting off a seasonal respiratory virus need adequate nutrition, regardless of their symptoms, according to advice from the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. Fever is just one ofContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Jan. 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Exposure to toxic heavy metals could cause middle-aged women to have more health problems as they grow older, a new study finds. The study links toxic metal exposure to women having fewer eggs in their ovaries as they approach menopause. This condition —Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Folks think of big city life as an ear-blasting festival of noise — taxi horns honking, jackhammers pounding, police sirens wailing and jet planes roaring overhead. But rural residents actually have a higher rate of hearing loss in both ears than city dwellersContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Reiterating a warning first issued in November, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is urging Americans to stay away from supplements containing tianeptine, known on the street as “gas station heroin.” The supplements, sold under the brand name Neptune’s Fix online and atContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Five of six Chinese children born deaf due to a rare genetic defect now have the ability to hear, thanks to an experimental gene therapy. The therapy involved a hollowed-out virus loaded with a healthy version of the gene responsible for producing otoferlin,Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) — If you ever find yourself losing weight, even though you’re not dieting or upping your exercise, go see a doctor. It can be a sign of cancer, researchers report. “Unexpected weight loss can come from cancer or many other conditions,” said study seniorContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 25, 2024 (HealthDay news) — It’s been said that closing the toilet lid before flushing can prevent the spread of all germs, by keeping any flush-produced mist in the bowl. But a new study refutes that, showing that tiny viral particles spread to many restroom surfaces during toiletContinue Reading