FRIDAY, June 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — It’s a startling statistic: A new study finds the number of kids accidentally poisoned by the over-the-counter sleep aid melatonin has soared by 530% over the past decade. For most children, the overdose only causes excessive sleepiness, but for some it can resultContinue Reading
FRIDAY, June 3, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — A new study of a leading cause of heart attacks in pregnant and postpartum women offers insights on when the problem strikes, how it has been treated and how survivors might weigh the risks of becoming pregnant again. The condition –Continue Reading
FRIDAY, June 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If you’re taller than average, your genes may affect your risk for a variety of diseases, a new study suggests. These include a higher risk for the heart rhythm disorder atrial fibrillation and varicose veins, but a lower risk of coronary heart disease,Continue Reading
FRIDAY, June 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Children under the age of 5 may be able to get their first COVID vaccinations as early as June 21, the White House said Thursday. An advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will meet on June 14-15 to weigh theContinue Reading
FRIDAY, June 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A new study offers some unexpected conclusions about what factors might influence your chances of getting COVID-19. What did it find? People with food allergies have a lower risk of infection than those without them do, while asthma does not affect risk oneContinue Reading
FRIDAY, June 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Graphic images on cigarette packs of diseased body parts and other smoking horrors may not have the desired effect on smokers themselves, a new study finds. Many smokers kept cigarette packs with gruesome warning images hidden, but the images didn’t have a lastingContinue Reading
Your height could be factor in disease risk. Taller folks are at higher risk for atrial fibrillation and varicose veins, but at lower risk of coronary heart disease, high blood pressure and high cholesterol, new research shows. Read more Biden says smallest kids might get COVID shots by June 21.Continue Reading
FRIDAY, June 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Vaccination played a crucial role when Americans were deciding whether to have surgery during the pandemic, a new study finds. “It’s critical to understand what factors affect a patient’s decision to have surgery during an infectious pandemic if we want to help reduceContinue Reading
FRIDAY, June 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Adults who get COVID-19 could have antibodies circulating in their blood for nearly 500 days after infection, new research suggests. “We now have a good estimate of how long antibodies last after a COVID-19 infection,” said study author Michael Swartz, an associate professorContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In what could turn out to be a potential breakthrough in the treatment of pancreatic cancer, a new report suggests a key component of a patient’s immune system can be rewired to assassinate tumor cells. The experimental approach has already shown promise inContinue Reading