SATURDAY, Dec. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Winter weather brings with it plenty of hazards, including risks from carbon monoxide poisoning, and fires. But the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) offers suggestions for staying safe on those cold winter nights. When storms knock out power, a portable generator canContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — With wind power picking up as a viable energy source, new research shows U.S. air quality is getting better, benefiting all Americans’ health. There was one caveat to the findings, however: Only about a third of the potentially enormous health benefit is beingContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — It’s thought that for an HIV vaccine to be widely effective, it will have to spur the body to make special antibodies that can neutralize a broad range of HIV strains. Now scientists say they have taken an essential step in that direction.Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec. 2, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — For more than 50 years, Stan Goldstein has donned his red, black, white and gold – the colors of the University of Maryland’s Terrapins – to cheer for his alma mater’s men’s basketball team at home games. In the 1990s, theContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A national hotline that people can call in a mental health emergency went down for a day before it was restored late Thursday. Those in crisis could still reach counselors by texting 988 or visiting 988lifeline.org during the outage. The U.S. Substance AbuseContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Dementia patients who suffer from seizures tend to decline faster and die younger, according to a new study that urges caregivers to watch for these sudden brain changes. “Our hope is that controlling seizures by prescribing antiseizure medications to these patients will slowContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Costs for epilepsy medications in the United States are skyrocketing, outpacing inflation and straining federal insurers Medicare and Medicaid, according to new research. Spending on antiseizure medications more than doubled in eight years for the government insurers, largely because of third-generation and brand-nameContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If you’ve ever left a medical appointment confused, it’s probably not you: A new study finds that the medical jargon doctors use can be completely misunderstood by patients. Common medical lingo that makes perfect sense to doctors often gets lost in translation whenContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Alcohol increases the risk of cancer, but some Americans think it does the opposite, a new study shows. Researchers set out to understand people’s awareness of the links between alcohol and cancer, finding that many would benefit from further education on the issue.Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Methamphetamine wreaks havoc on the heart, warns new research that shows heart failure rates linked to the illicit drug are on the rise around the world. Not only are these cases increasing, but they are more severe than traditional heart failure cases andContinue Reading