THURSDAY, Nov. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Lead is known to damage young children’s brains, and a new study suggests the effects may still be apparent in old age. Researchers found that among nearly 1,100 older U.S. adults, those who grew up in cities with lead-contaminated drinking water generally scoredContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — When people with heart failure wind up in the hospital, it tends to become a slippery slope: They are more likely to be readmitted or die within six months during this vulnerable period. Now, new research shows that ramping up doses of threeContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Gene editing has for the first time produced modified immune cells finely honed to target and attack cancer cells, researchers say. A team used the gene editing tool CRISPR to alter immune cells drawn from 16 patients who had a variety of solidContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — When it comes to pollen allergies, there are not only bad days and bad seasons, experts with the right technology can now break down pollen counts by the hour. Specifically, pollen counts are lower between 4 a.m. and noon, a new study doneContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Public health officials are investigating an outbreak of listeria that has infected people in at least six states, hospitalizing 13, killing one and causing the loss of a pregnancy. The outbreak strain is connected to deli meat and cheese, including those sold atContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 10, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — A popular type of fertility treatment is associated with increased risk for serious cardiovascular complications in women at the time of delivery, longer hospital stays and higher hospitalization costs, new research finds. “It’s not necessarily that reproductive technologies are causing theContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A new study harnesses the power of mindfulness to help overanxious people calm themselves — and the benefit may equal the use of an antidepressant, according to researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Olga Cannistraro said practicing mindfulness certainly helpedContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Much like intense exercise, vigorous sex can trigger an asthma attack in folks with the chronic lung disease, according to new research. “There is a lack of current literature available on the prevalence of sexual intercourse presenting as exercise-induced asthma,” said study authorContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Hurricane Nicole left thousands of Floridians without power Thursday morning, leading the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to warn residents about the dangers of generators and candles. The Category 1 hurricane made landfall south of Vero Beach on the East Coast and wasContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — That smartphone in your hand could be triggering your allergies, a new study by an 18-year-old high school student suggests. A science fair project by Hana Ruran, of Hopkinton, Mass., found that cellphones are often loaded with cat and dog allergens, bacteria andContinue Reading