SUNDAY, Aug. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Whether you got a tattoo on a whim or after much thought, that ink on your body is fairly permanent. Tattoo removal is possible, but it comes with risks, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which regulates tattoo ink and pigment,Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A leading U.S. pediatric organization has reaffirmed its support for gender-related treatments in minors, but also plans a systematic review of the medical research. The move by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) to examine research on the treatments is similar to recentContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los Angeles county is seeing more cases of flea-borne typhus, with 171 cases and three deaths reported in 2022, health officials reported Thursday. That’s a big rise, they noted: Since 2010, when only 31 cases of typhus were reported, fleas have been spreadingContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug. 4, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Covered in menacing needlelike spines, the prickly pear cactus demands to be treated with care. In return, it will reward you with a juicy neon fruit and fleshy green pads that have nourished people for millennia. While the spines that protectContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday recommended that all infants under the age of 8 months be given a new antibody shot to help guard against severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The antibody shot, sold as Beyfortus, has beenContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There is a long list of reasons to avoid high-sugar foods, and a new study may be adding one more: kidney stones. Researchers found that among over 28,000 U.S. adults, those with a lot of added sugars in their diet were more likelyContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Workers may sense it intuitively but their mouse clicks prove it: Friday afternoon is the least productive time of the work week. It’s also when workers make the most typos. A Texas A&M University team studied this using the computer usage metrics ofContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A wave of leprosy cases in Florida has led public health officials to conclude the disease-causing bacteria may be naturally found in the state. In the past, most people with leprosy in the United States had been first infected in some other countryContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Ever feel like your job is pointless? A big part of the population feels just that way — that the jobs they do matter little to society. And a Swiss study that delved into what’s been dubbed the “bullshit jobs theory” found thatContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When studying which personality types were more likely to resist getting vaccines, researchers got a surprise. It was the extroverts who were more vaccine resistant. Compared to other personality styles, extroverts were 18% more likely to refuse the COVID-19 vaccine, the new studyContinue Reading