MONDAY, Jan. 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — People often sit on secrets that gnaw away at them because they’re worried others will judge them harshly. But those fears are overblown, a series of psychological experiments demonstrates. Folks tended to be much more charitable than expected when told a secret consideredContinue Reading
MONDAY, Jan. 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Ear infections are common for kids, but they can lead to long-term developmental problems, a new study finds. Temporary hearing loss caused by recurring ear infections can lead to delays in language development and sound processing years later, researchers reported recently in theContinue Reading
MONDAY, Jan. 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Paxlovid might help shorten and diminish a COVID infection, but the antiviral doesn’t reduce the risk of developing long COVID, a new study shows. About 16% of COVID patients treated with Paxlovid wound up with long COVID symptoms, compared to 14% of thoseContinue Reading
MONDAY, Jan. 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Is that New Year’s resolution to improve your fitness already looking less likely? It can be tough to know where to start, said Benedikte Western, a research fellow at the University of Agder in Norway. “It takes time to develop new habits, butContinue Reading
SATURDAY, Jan. 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — So, the new year has begun and everyone is trying to losing weight, but what is the best way to determine how many pounds you need to shed — BMI or body fat? “Both body fat percentage and BMI are important to monitor.Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Jan. 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A salmonella outbreak that’s already sickened 24 people is triggering the recall of charcuterie meats sent to Sam’s Club distribution centers nationwide. “On January 3, 2024, Fratelli Beretta USA Inc., recalled approximately 11,097 pounds of Busseto Foods brand ready-to-eat charcuterie meat products,” theContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Jan. 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday gave the nod to a Florida plan to import drugs from Canada at much lower prices than in the United States. The approval could prove to be a major turning point for the United States’Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Jan. 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Folks who take Ozempic or Wegovy for diabetes and weight loss need not worry about a higher risk of suicidal thoughts or feelings while on the medications, a new, large review finds. In the study, which was funded by the U.S. National InstitutesContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Jan. 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Most people have heard of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), where babies die during sleep for reasons that aren’t always clear. But every year, about 400 cases of similar “sudden unexplained deaths in children” (SUDC) occur in the United States among a slightlyContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Jan. 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis show different patterns of incidence by race, gender and even place of birth, a new U.S. study finds. The two illnesses are each classified as an inflammatory bowel disorder (IBD) — conditions that trigger a chronic inflammation ofContinue Reading