MONDAY, Nov. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Colorado voters have voted narrowly to approve the medical use of “magic mushrooms” in Colorado. “I’m in awe of what we were able to accomplish,” said Veronica Lightning Horse Perez, a lead proponent for legalizing psilocybin, the main psychoactive compound in mushrooms. “OverContinue Reading
SUNDAY, Nov. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — While most homes aren’t designed to be dementia-friendly, they can easily be adapted, according to a national Alzheimer’s disease group. “Virtually every aspect of a home can affect the person’s quality of life,” said Charles Fuschillo Jr., president and CEO of the Alzheimer’sContinue Reading
Does your child have a cold or severe RSV? Most cases of RSV will just look like a cold, and then improve over time. But in some cases, labored breathing can be a sign a child needs hospital care. Read more Damage to health mounts with each new COVID infection.Continue Reading
SATURDAY, Nov. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A good workout can boost mood, making it an ideal routine as the days get shorter and darker. If you’re one of the millions affected by seasonal affective disorder (SAD) and you feel tired, unmotivated, down on life and crave carbs and sweets,Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The state of California is suing several companies for their role in manufacturing “forever chemicals.” The lawsuit filed Thursday also claims that the companies, including 3M and DuPont, covered up the harm their products, commonly known as PFAS, were causing to the state’sContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 11, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Zayne McCall was blue when he was born. Before his mother could hold him, doctors rushed him away to run tests. At first, they thought one of his lungs had collapsed. Further testing showed Zayne was born with heart defects –Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The breast cancer of author and poet Stephanie Gangi has receded and advanced in wearying waves for two decades now. First diagnosed and treated in 1999, Gangi’s cancer spread to the bone of her sternum in 2014. In 2021, a tumor the sizeContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 swept across the world far more effectively than previously thought, with a stunning number of cases left unreported as recently as the summer of 2021, a new World Health Organization (WHO) study says. About 3 out of every 5 human beings carriedContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Only one day after California voters approved allowing a state law banning flavored tobacco products to take effect, a tobacco giant has sued to prevent it. R.J. Reynolds on Wednesday filed a federal lawsuit challenging Proposition 31 and the law originally signed byContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Emergency rooms are clogged with people who are waiting for inpatient beds or other care and it’s causing a crisis, according to the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP). ACEP is one of more than 30 medical, patient advocacy and public health andContinue Reading