WEDNESDAY, Aug. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — It’s time for everyone to change the words we use when we talk about kids who are deaf or hard of hearing. This is one of the main messages from newly updated guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics on hearing in infants,Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 30, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Radio announcer and producer Karen Moyer was exhausted after putting in long days on the air at Dallas’ classical radio station WRR over Labor Day weekend. Sunday was the station’s Picnic In The Park at the Dallas Arboretum. Moyer, an accomplishedContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Sudden cardiac arrest may not come on so suddenly after all. Fully 50% of people who experienced a sudden cardiac arrest had a telling symptom 24 hours before, and these symptoms are different in men than women, a new study suggests. For women,Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Marijuana users may be building up high levels of toxic metals in their blood, a new study suggests. According to researchers, people who use marijuana exclusively have significant levels of lead and cadmium in their bodies. These are the same toxic metals foundContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Cannabis use disorder is a very real problem for a significant percentage of people who use marijuana, new research suggests. About 21% of those who use weed struggle with dependency, including recurring problems socially and with work, the study published Aug. 29 inContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Many a person has blamed “beer goggles” following a regrettable one-night stand, but a new study suggests that there’s no such thing. Rather, alcohol acts more like “liquid courage,” according to findings published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs —Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Young Black children living in racially segregated U.S. neighborhoods are at heightened risk of potentially brain-damaging lead exposure, a new study warns. The study, of nearly 321,000 North Carolina children under the age of 7, found that those living in predominantly Black neighborhoodsContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are surging in popularity, but that doesn’t mean they’re good for everyone. Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RA) may be dangerous for children, warned researchers at University of California, Irvine. Treating childhood obesity and type 2 diabetes withContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Hurricane Idalia is expected to make landfall in the United States Wednesday. Idalia was forecast to be a powerful Category 3 storm by the time it reaches Florida’s Big Bend, an area prone to storm surge that stretches from Tampa to just southContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The Biden administration on Tuesday named the first 10 medicines that will be subject to price negotiations between Medicare and participating drug companies. The list represents the first step in a landmark program aimed at reducing the government’s drug spending, and potentially U.S.Continue Reading