Where pot became legal, car crash deaths rose. In states that legalized marijuana, the rate of car crashes with injuries increased by nearly 6%, while fatal crashes rose by 4%, a new study found. Read more Paintball guns are being used for harm — and blinding victims. The new studyContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Adults who tear a key ligament in the knee can fare well with a less extensive type of surgery, preliminary research suggests. The study involved patients treated for a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), a strong band of tissue that helps stabilize theContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — It may not be long before highly sensitive scans might spot Parkinson’s disease in its early stages, researchers report. A disease of the brain that is characterized by shaking hands, Parkinson’s is a condition that worsens over time, compromising a person’s ability toContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 18, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Adults from the most socially vulnerable counties in the U.S. were more likely to die or experience serious heart problems when hospitalized for COVID-19 than those from less vulnerable areas – even after accounting for differences in underlying conditions or theContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says nearly 100 people have now been hospitalized and hundreds have become ill in at least 26 states after consuming a lentil-based product from Daily Harvest. The fallout is mounting for the food delivery company, which firstContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For thousands of years, people have used meditation to help diminish their pain – but how the process works has always seemed rather mysterious. Today, advanced brain scan technology has revealed how this ancient practice alters brain function and provides pain relief toContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Even moderate drinking may be related to higher iron levels in the brain — a potentially risky situation for memory and thinking skills, a new study suggests. Researchers found that among nearly 21,000 middle-aged and older adults, those who drank as little asContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Millions of older adults try to manage an underactive thyroid gland with daily medication, but a new study suggests they may still be vulnerable to developing dementia as they age. Researchers found that among over 15,000 older Taiwanese adults, those who’d been treatedContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) – As the latest Omicron subvariant fuels climbing case counts in the United States, the Biden administration has extended the country’s public health emergency status through mid-October. Known as BA.5, the subvariant is considered the most contagious to date, and officials from the U.S.Continue Reading
MONDAY, July 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Most parents are overlooking simple steps to protect their kids’ eyes from overexposure to electronic screens, a new nationwide poll shows. One in 7 respondents said their 3- to 18-year-olds haven’t had a vision test in two years. Yet half of respondents acknowledgedContinue Reading