WEDNESDAY, May 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Providing sick leave to restaurant workers could help prevent the spread of foodborne illness because ill workers are key drivers of outbreaks at restaurants, a new government report shows. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published data on Tuesday covering 800Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — That happy, confident spring in your step is likely a benefit imparted by human evolution, a new study argues. Humans may have evolved a spring-like arch in our feet to help us better walk and run upright, researchers say in their study, publishedContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A key to living to 100 may be the viruses living in a centenarian’s guts. “This snapshot of how the virome interacts with gut microbiomes could tell us about how microbial and viral ecology evolves over the lifetime of a person,” said RamnikContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cataracts are the leading cause of blindness around the world, but surgery can restore vision. “Unlike many of the other major eye diseases, such as glaucoma or diabetes-related eye disease, cataracts can be easily and painlessly treated by surgery to remove and replaceContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — What happens when the blood supply to your bones is somehow damaged? The condition has a name, avascular necrosis, and it can trigger the death of bone cells. Other common names are osteonecrosis or bone infarction. Bone is alive and requires nourishment fromContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Researchers have identified the oldest cases of plague in Britain to date, with DNA that is 4,000 years old. The team from the Francis Crick Institute in London has found three ancient British cases of Yersinia pestis — the bacteria that causes theContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — From their first smile to their first step to the first day of school, children go through a remarkable transformation on their way to adulthood. Here, experts explore the five developmental stages, from infancy to adulthood, and take a deeper look at theContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Children’s personalities and moods can be as diverse as the cosmos, so figuring out the best parenting style can be challenging. To help, experts here take a deep dive into authoritative parenting, including what it’s like, examples of authoritative parenting style, its disciplinaryContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 30, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — A risk calculator used to predict cardiovascular disease also may help predict a person’s poor cognitive function, new research suggests. The study, published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association, found that the higher a person’s 10-year cardiovascular riskContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Some short men really struggle with their lack of height, feeling that they are both literally and figuratively looked down upon by others. That’s why an increasing number of height-challenged men are turning to limb-lengthening surgery — an expensive, potentially painful, months-long procedureContinue Reading