THURSDAY, March 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Could cigarette taxes help lower newborn and infant death rates? Yes, claims a new study. The researchers suggest that pregnant women are less likely to smoke when tobacco taxes are raised, leading to fewer infants being exposed to secondhand smoke. Smoking during pregnancyContinue Reading
THURSDAY, March 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If your blood pressure spikes when you stand, you may be at increased risk for heart attack and stroke, Italian researchers warn. “The results of the study confirmed our initial hypothesis — a pronounced increase in blood pressure from lying to standing couldContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Omicron appears to have hit America’s youngest children much harder than any previous variant of the virus, a new government report shows. Five times as many kids aged 4 and younger landed in the hospital during the Omicron wave than were hospitalized whenContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In yet another sign that severe COVID-19 is tough to recover from, a new study shows that some survivors who required mechanical ventilation take days or even weeks to regain consciousness after sedation is halted and their breathing tube is removed. For theContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 16, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — You know that phrase “you are what you eat”? Nutrition scientists are getting to the bottom of what that means with an emerging area of research called precision nutrition. It’s a growing field of study that assumes each person may haveContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 16, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — When Randy Fritz went to his primary care physician for a checkup, he hadn’t been to see his doctor in more than a decade, but he wasn’t concerned. Why would he be? He played tennis and racquetball regularly with nary aContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Since Russia invaded Ukraine, millions have fled their homes and sought refuge wherever they could find it. Each individual story is intensely personal, but mental health experts warn of a refugee crisis that risks leaving a nation of 43 million with deep psychologicalContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has become a humanitarian crisis. More than 3 million people have fled as refugees into neighboring countries, while thousands of civilians who remain in Ukraine have been injured by Russian shelling and missile attacks. In response, relief organizations haveContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Pfizer Inc. said Tuesday that it has asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to approve the emergency use of a second booster shot for Americans 65 and older. In a statement announcing its request, Pfizer relied on data from two studies outContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Landing in the hospital with a serious illness such as stroke can be one of the worst experiences of a person’s life. Why, then, do so few take advantage of a medical specialty aimed at easing pain and suffering during their hospital stay?Continue Reading