As U.S. health officials warn of a severe flu season, experts explain why you should get a shot: People are already landing in the hospital with severe cases, and the vaccine is your only protection, they noted. Read more Pfizer says first human data on updated booster shots looks promising:Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A proposed ban on menthol cigarettes could have a significant impact on smoking rates, especially among minorities, new U.S. research suggests. Adult smokers who are younger, have mental health problems and are from racial/ethnic minority groups are more likely to use menthol cigarettesContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Inflammatory breast cancer is rare and has some unusual warning signs that many women don’t realize can signal the disease. Experts at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center shared those symptoms, raising awareness about this aggressive and deadly type of breast cancer.Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Some people believe in the idea of “depressive realism” — that depressed people are just more realistic than others about how much they control their lives. But a new study upends that theory. The idea has been around for about four decades, everContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A new study is sounding the alarm about the addition of antihistamines to street forms of opioids — and how they might make a fatal overdose more likely. The prime drug in question is diphenhydramine, found commonly in over-the-counter allergy meds such asContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Tackling drills are typically a staple of high school football practices, but new research suggests dropping them from training might cut the risk of head hits. Using mouth guards with sensors that recorded every head hit, researchers found players who spent 5,144 minutesContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The COVID-19 antiviral Paxlovid has been a game-changer in the global pandemic, shielding high-risk patients from the coronavirus’ most devastating effects. But Paxlovid can itself pose a risk for people taking widely prescribed heart medications to lower cholesterol, prevent blood clots or manageContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 13, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — On an August morning, Nicole Tetreault, her husband, Brian, and their 2-year-old daughter, Ella, had eaten breakfast and taken a walk. Nicole hadn’t been feeling well since Friday. She’d had a headache and was nauseous. But on Sunday she was feelingContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — People with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or narcolepsy may rely on the drug Adderall, but it is in short supply, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday. The Adderall and Adderall IR shortage is due to intermittent manufacturing delays at Teva, one ofContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Nearly one of every 20 people who had COVID still haven’t recovered completely from their initial infection six to 18 months later, a new study shows, while another 42% say they have only recovered partially from their bout with the virus. “While mostContinue Reading