FRIDAY, May 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A bill that would allow families in a U.S. government assistance program to buy whatever brand of baby formula they can find is on the way to President Joe Biden to be signed into law. The bill, which is meant to help familiesContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Dementia risk factors appear to shift with age, and experts say knowing that could help people make lifestyle changes to reduce their chances of developing the disease. “Dementia is a complicated disease and risk prediction scores need to be tailored to the individual,”Continue Reading
FRIDAY, May 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For many women, having it all may mean forgoing a decent night’s sleep. Women in the United States are less likely to get a good night’s sleep and more likely to report daytime sleepiness than men, a new survey shows. The online pollContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If you’ve had a root canal, you can expect your tooth to survive for about 11 years, researchers say. For a time, root canals can maintain teeth affected by cavities or other problems, but the tooth eventually becomes brittle and dies. To learnContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 20 2022 (HealthDay News) — Poor eyesight makes it harder to read and easier to trip. But it can also lead to a misdiagnosis of mild mental decline in older people, according to a new, small study. That can happen if someone’s thinking abilities are assessed using vision-dependentContinue Reading
THURSDAY, May 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A panel of science advisers to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevent recommended on Thursday that a single booster dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine can be given to 5- to 11-year-olds. The move is expected be confirmed by a sign-offContinue Reading
THURSDAY, May 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A baby formula plant closed in February at the heart of the current U.S. shortage of the product could reopen as soon as next week, U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf told House lawmakers on Thursday. The Abbott Nutrition’s MichiganContinue Reading
THURSDAY, May 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Two drugs are better than one when it comes to stopping asthma attacks in progress, a new clinical trial has found. The study, of more than 3,100 asthma patients, found that a two-drug “rescue” inhaler worked better than a standard inhaler in thwartingContinue Reading
THURSDAY, May 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A new report on how Black Americans are faring against cancer offers up a decidedly mixed picture. The risk that a Black man or woman in America will die from cancer has steadily declined over the last two decades, the newly published researchContinue Reading
THURSDAY, May 19, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Falls pose a major risk to people with heart problems, and health experts need to do more to understand and prevent the danger, a new report says. “Falls are very common,” said Dr. Sarah Goodlin, senior author of the scientific statementContinue Reading