WEDNESDAY, Nov. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — If the U.S. Food and Drug Administration wants to know whether it should follow through on its proposed menthol cigarette ban, it need only look to Canada for an answer. A new study finds that Canada’s ban on menthol cigarettes seemed to driveContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — While deaths from sepsis have dropped in the United States since 2000, older Americans remain particularly susceptible to the life-threatening bacterial infection, new government data shows. Sepsis strikes roughly 2 million people each year and is the cause of one in three hospitalContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Illustrating the power of the mind to heal itself, new research suggests that the placebo effect could help drive antidepressants’ effects against anxiety disorders. The placebo effect refers to an increase in the success of a treatment when a patient expects a benefit.Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 10, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Acrolein, crotonaldehyde and styrene, compounds found in everything from cigarette smoke to plastics, were associated with higher blood pressure measurements for both the top, systolic, and bottom, diastolic, numbers. “Acrolein is a well-known cardiotoxic chemical, and styrene had a causative signalContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 10, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Depression remained common during the pandemic and worsened for some people, according to a new study aiming to cast light on links between the pandemic and mental health. Researchers examined the records of 4,633 people at a large health care systemContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — As concerns mount that holiday travel and indoor gatherings will foster the spread of COVID-19, Pfizer on Tuesday asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to approve booster shots of its coronavirus vaccine for any American aged 18 and older. With its application,Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The COVID-19 pandemic has offered some lessons on respiratory disease transmission, and now a new review suggests that hospitals could use those insights to create even smarter infection-control policies. The review, published Nov. 9 in the Annals of Internal Medicine, suggests that someContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Nov 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Shining a light on the powerful link between the mind and body, a new study suggests that cardiac arrest survivors who learn to focus their thoughts on the here and now during recovery are less likely to become depressed or anxious. The findingContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Dr. Kim Huffman, an avid runner, gets a fair amount of guff from friends about the impact that her favorite exercise has on her body. “People all the time tell me, ‘Oh, you wait until you’re 60. Your knees are going to hateContinue Reading
Pfizer seeks FDA OK of COVID booster shots for all adults. The request was filed late Tuesday and the FDA has said it would move quickly to expand booster use if there’s a need. Boosters for adults 65 and older were approved last month. Read more Pandemic could bring changeContinue Reading