FRIDAY, Nov. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Deaths caused by alcohol skyrocketed in the United States between 2019 and 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold, according to a just-published government report. The alcohol-induced death rate jumped 26% during that period, claiming more than 49,000 lives, the U.S. Centers forContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In a finding that suggests more Americans than ever are struggling with their sight as they get older, researchers report that nearly 20 million adults have age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Broken down, about 18.3 million people aged 40 and up had an earlyContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 4, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Cardiac arrest deaths have dropped significantly in the U.S., except in Black and rural communities, according to new research. Cardiac arrest is when the heart stops beating unexpectedly. A heart attack can trigger cardiac arrest, but so can other heart andContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The world desperately needs new antibiotics to fight infection as bacteria become resistant to existing options. GSK has developed a new antibiotic to treat urinary tract infections (UTIs) that appears to be so effective the pharmaceutical company stopped testing early on the recommendationContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 4, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Intense chest pain awakened Natalie Latham from a deep sleep. Surely, she figured, it was from the spicy soup she’d eaten the night before. Natalie had worked a full day in her role as marketing director for a bank in Brandon,Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has proposed limiting the amount of nicotine in cigarettes to minimally addictive levels, but there’s been concern that the drop in nicotine could exacerbate anxieties in smokers who might already battle mood issues. However, a new studyContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — While it isn’t possible to tell parents how long their child will need to remain in intensive care with a serious case of RSV, new research has unearthed clues that may make it easier to predict which kids will require a longer stay.Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — New drugs that could slow or prevent the start of dementia would be groundbreaking, but a new poll suggests many middle-aged adults may be reluctant to take part in the studies that test those medications. Only about 12% of the roughly 1,000 peopleContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Infant head-shaping pillows are not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and should not be used, the agency warned Thursday. The pillows can create an unsafe sleep environment for infants, potentially contributing to the risk of suffocation and death. Marketed asContinue Reading
Low-nicotine cigarettes won’t leave smokers agitated. Cigarettes with nicotine at 5% of the normal dose can help anxious or depressed smokers quit, without adding to the mood or anxiety problems that led them to smoke in the first place, a new study finds. Read more Nasal swab might gauge severityContinue Reading