WEDNESDAY, March 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Congressional leaders introduced a bill on Tuesday that would further restrict access to the veterinary drug xylazine, which is now being added to fentanyl powder. Also known as tranq, the drug is meant to be a sedative and muscle relaxer for horses andContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Getting the flu isn’t fun for many reasons, but it can also trigger a heart attack, a new study suggests. A heart attack is six times more likely in the week after a person is diagnosed with flu than in the year beforeContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Following a mass shooting that killed three children and three adults at a private Christian school in Tennessee on Monday, public officials are again talking about how to stop the never-ending cycle of gun violence in the United States. Recent research offers bothContinue Reading
Too much time online might raise kids’ odds for mental health woes. A new study links excessive screen time to the mood disorders, and found brain changes that contribute to the disorders. Read more Flu ups short-term odds for heart attack 6-fold. Besides emphasizing the need for flu patients toContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Giving patients who have septic shock a combo of two steroids could potentially be a lifesaver, according to a new study. Researchers found that patients receiving a combination of hydrocortisone and fludrocortisone had lower death rates and discharge to hospice compared to thoseContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — People who are blind are better at sensing their own heartbeats, according to a new study that found blindness appears to heighten one’s ability to feel signals from the inner body. Researchers from Sweden and Poland tested this in a study of 36Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Researchers are closing in on another immune system “hideout” that HIV uses to persist in the human body for years. A subset of white blood cells called myeloid cells can harbor HIV in people who’ve been virally suppressed for years, according to aContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — If you’re one of the millions of people with allergic asthma or eczema, you may be more likely to develop the wear-and-tear form of arthritis as you age. This is the main finding from a new study that examined the risk of developingContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Children with mental health problems are flooding America’s hospitals. A new study of 4.8 million pediatric hospitalizations between 2009 and 2019 found that the number of acute care hospitalizations for kids with mental health problems increased significantly. In 2019, most were due toContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 28, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — People with irregular sleep patterns may face substantially higher odds of high blood pressure than those who stick to a schedule, even when they get the recommended amount of sleep each night, new research suggests. The study, published Tuesday in theContinue Reading