THURSDAY, March 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) – U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell will remain hospitalized with a concussion after suffering a fall during a dinner on Wednesday night. “Leader McConnell tripped at a dinner event Wednesday evening and has been admitted to the hospital and is being treated forContinue Reading
THURSDAY, March 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There’s nothing worse than having trouble falling asleep or staying asleep. Watching the time go from minutes to hours only stresses you out and decreases the chance of a good night’s rest. Is it time to try melatonin supplements, a popular sleep aid?Continue Reading
THURSDAY, March 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Jennifer Canvasser had never heard of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) before she gave birth to twins three months prematurely in 2012, but she has since devoted her life to raising awareness about this potentially fatal intestinal disease. Her son Micah developed NEC when heContinue Reading
THURSDAY, March 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Calico Critters animal figures and sets that were sold with bottle and pacifier accessories are being recalled due to a choking hazard. Epoch Everlasting Play has recalled more than 3.2 million of the toys, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced. TheContinue Reading
THURSDAY, March 9, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — On March 11, 2020, when the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, everyone wanted to know: “What is this disease, and how can we stop it?” After three years of terrible loss – including more than 1.1 million U.S. deaths,Continue Reading
THURSDAY, March 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Tossing and turning, waking up frequently or lying awake for hours is no laughing matter. According to the National Sleep Foundation, the average adult should aim for seven to nine hours of sleep each night. Why? The Cleveland Clinic explains that lack ofContinue Reading
THURSDAY, March 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — It happens to everyone: you climb into bed, hoping for a good night’s rest. Yet, sleep remains elusive. Your mind can’t slow down. You need to go to the bathroom. You hear every noise in the house. You need to fall asleep. Now.Continue Reading
THURSDAY, March 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Elderly adults who eat plenty of leafy green vegetables, fish and other healthy fare may take years off their “brain age,” a new study suggests. Researchers found that seniors with either of two healthy eating patterns — the Mediterranean and MIND diets —Continue Reading
THURSDAY, March 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Ongoing shortages of a medication that hospitals and emergency rooms rely upon to treat breathing problems are likely to worsen in coming days and weeks, experts warn. That’s because one of the two major U.S. suppliers of liquid albuterol, Akorn Pharmaceuticals, abruptly laidContinue Reading
THURSDAY, March 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Troubling new research finds that rates of type 1 and type 2 diabetes are continuing to increase in children and young adults. Asian or Pacific Islander, Black and Hispanic children had higher rates, the study found. “Our research suggests a growing population ofContinue Reading