WEDNESDAY, Feb. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Adults use a special part of their brain to solve tough problems. Now, new research shows that kids do the same. Scientists used brain scans and challenging work to assess how kids and adults might work through these tough problems and whether orContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — How close a person lives to a major road could have an impact on their eczema risk. New research suggests that folks who live farther from one are less likely to develop the skin condition. A 13-year medical chart review focused on patientsContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Americans have less medical debt now than they did a couple years ago, possibly because of policies and programs that gave more people access to health insurance and relief funds. About 8.2 million fewer people had medical debt on their credit reports inContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When testing determines that a patient who was thought to be allergic to penicillin actually is not, the warning is expected to be removed from their charts and pharmacy records. But that “de-labeling” is not always happening. “Penicillin allergy labels are associated withContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Late-night cramming, hall parties and other nocturnal activities can rob college kids of sleep, taking a big toll on grade point averages. Freshmen who racked up fewer than 6 hours of sleep a night saw a drop in their end-of-term GPA, new researchContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — More than a decade ago, the Obama administration passed the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 as a way to counter the toll the obesity epidemic was taking on children’s health. The goal was to markedly improve the nutritional value of federal foodContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — What do race and early education have to do with dementia risk among seniors? Quite a bit, a new study suggests. Researchers spent decades tracking the onset of dementia among nearly 21,000 U.S. seniors, before reaching two main conclusions. The first is thatContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Running is a fantastic workout. It burns fat, improves heart function and strengthens bones. Yet, that first step out the door in a new pair of running shoes might seem intimidating. It can also cause injury if you’re not properly prepared. That’s whyContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 14, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Maternal exposure to air pollution may raise the risk for heart defects in an unborn child, according to new research from China that suggests the risks are just as high in the three months prior to pregnancy as they are duringContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A highly infectious strain of avian influenza is tearing through commercial and backyard poultry flocks, causing egg prices to rise as sick chickens are culled across the United States. Now, some experts are worried that the H5N1 avian flu might become humankind’s nextContinue Reading