WEDNESDAY, July 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A cancer diagnosis often forces a person to take a hard look at their life and lifestyle, but a new study shows that few take steps to eat healthier after treatment. People who survive cancer are as likely as others to ignore theContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A “weekend warrior” exercise schedule can lower diabetics’ risk of early death, a new study says. People with diabetes who get all their recommended weekly exercise in one or two sessions – the “weekend warrior” approach – were 21% less likely to dieContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Urgent care clinics are handing out fistfuls of antibiotics, steroids and opioids for conditions these drugs won’t help, a new study says. “Previous studies had shown that patients continue to receive antibiotics for diagnoses where they may not be indicated, such as forContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Apparently healthy endurance athletes could have scar tissue building up in their heart, increasing their risk of dangerous abnormal heart rhythms, a new study says. About half of a large group of middle-aged male cyclists and triathletes showed signs of scarring in theirContinue Reading
Agency wants to strengthen national safeguards and monitoring to improve organ donation safetyContinue Reading
TUESDAY, July 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — More than 67,000 cases of Power Stick deodorant have been recalled due to an undisclosed manufacturing issue. The recalled deodorants, made by A.P. Deauville of Easton, Pa., did not fully comply with federal product safety standards, according to the U.S. Food and DrugContinue Reading
TUESDAY, July 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Fewer than one-third of American public schools are screening students for psychological problems, years after the U.S. Surgeon General declared a mental health crisis among the nation’s youth. In 2021, then-U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy warned that social media, the COVID-19 pandemic, bullying,Continue Reading
TUESDAY, July 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Dogs’ noses are sensitive enough to track down fleeing convicts, locate human remains in hidden burial sites and detect illicit drug stashes. They’ve even been able to sniff out human diseases like prostate cancer, malaria and COVID-19. But are they keen enough toContinue Reading
TUESDAY, July 22, 2205 (HealthDay News) — A four-day work week can lead to happier and more productive, dedicated employees, a new global study found. Workers at companies that instituted a four-day work week – essentially working 80% of their regular hours for the same pay – reported less burnoutContinue Reading
TUESDAY, July 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Gluten intolerance might be all in the minds of some people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), results from a small-scale experiment indicate. People with the common digestive disorder reported worse GI symptoms after eating a cereal bar, even though the bar contained noContinue Reading