TUESDAY, Oct. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Researchers studying fractures in older adults found a higher death rate when those fractures were closer to the center of the body and also when patients had particular underlying health issues. This information could help doctors because it highlights the patients who mayContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Oct. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Parents who make an effort to spend quality time with their teens – while offering affection and understanding — are more likely to remain close to them as they enter adulthood, new research suggests. “The data tell a clear story: You reap whatContinue Reading
Could video games trigger dangerous heart rhythms in kids? In an Australian study, nearly all the children had underlying heart conditions — sometimes known, and sometimes unrecognized until the gaming incident. Read more Teens can be tough on parents: Staying close is key. Parents who spend quality time with theirContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Oct. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A leading medical journal, the British Journal of Sports Medicine, has retracted nine more articles written by its former editor-in-chief and applied “expressions of concern” on 38 additional articles on which he is the sole author that were published in BMJ journals. ThisContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Oct. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Experts have long suggested that family dinners serve up many health benefits. Now, a new survey from the American Heart Association backs that up: An overwhelming 91% of parents said their family is less stressed when they break bread with each other. “SharingContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Oct. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Do the majority of Americans want government to make sure the products they buy are free of harmful chemicals? Yes, a new survey shows, and they are even willing to pay more to get that assurance of safety. “At a time when mostContinue Reading
MONDAY, Oct. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Hearing an infant wheeze for the first time can be scary for new parents, as wheezing is known to raise a child’s risk of developing asthma. There’s been no easy way to predict a child will actually develop the respiratory condition without runningContinue Reading
MONDAY, Oct. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — With the growing popularity of electric scooters, the number of kids injured while riding them has jumped dramatically, a new study finds. Moreover, those injuries have become more severe: In the past decade, the number of patients admitted to hospitals after an e-scooterContinue Reading
MONDAY, Oct. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — While politicians and health officials seek solutions to an opioid epidemic that kills tens of thousands every year, doctors who prescribe the pain medications are seeking alternatives for their patients. New research suggests one way to handle pain for minimally invasive knee orContinue Reading
MONDAY, Oct. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 40% of Americans were untruthful about whether they had the virus or were ignoring safety precautions, a nationwide survey shows. The December survey of 1,700 people found 721 respondents had either misrepresented their COVIDContinue Reading