FRIDAY, Nov. 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Women have a higher risk of heart failure and stroke than men while undergoing dialysis for kidney failure, a new study shows. However, women also have a lower overall risk of dying than men, researchers found. The bottom line: “Women have to beContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) — After “Friends” star Matthew Perry was found dead in his home jacuzzi just over a year ago, an autopsy later pinpointed the main cause of death as an acute ketamine overdose. The coroner’s report determined that high blood levels of ketamine, an anestheticContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) — About 7% of dairy workers exposed to the avian flu that is spreading through U.S. herds have become infected themselves, federal experts estimate. That number highlights concerns that circulating strains of bird flu might become highly infectious in humans, according to a newContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) — More than a year after its advisory panel unanimously declared the drug phenylephrine to be useless against nasal congestion, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is proposing that it be removed from common over-the-counter decongestants. Products that include phenylephrine as an active ingredientContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Four cases of the more infectious variant of mpox have been reported in the U.K., making it the first cluster of infections that have surfaced outside of Africa. British authorities announced the first case in that country last week, saying the person was beingContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The head of the company that makes the diabetes and obesity drugs Ozempic and Wegovy has warned that compounded versions of the active ingredient in those medications have now been linked to at least 100 hospitalizations and 10 deaths. “Honestly, I’m quite alarmedContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Rates of anxiety and depression among U.S. adults, especially younger folks, continues to rise, the latest federal data shows. Nearly 1 in every 5 (18.2%) adults reported anxiety issues in 2022, up from 15.6% in 2019, reported Emily Terlizzi and Benjamin Zablotsky, researchersContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) — It doesn’t take much: Adding just five minutes of exercise to your daily routine lowers your blood pressure and might cut your odds for heart disease, new research shows. “The good news is that whatever your physical ability, it doesn’t take long toContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 7, 2024 (HeathDay News) — The active chemical in “magic mushrooms” may help treat anorexia, a new study has found. Following psilocybin treatment, 4 of 10 study participants showed clinically significant reductions in their anorexia-driven eating habits, researchers report. “Our findings suggest that psilocybin may be helpful inContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Seniors who are drowsy during the day and find it hard to muster enthusiasm for activities could be at higher risk of a brain condition that precedes dementia, a new study warns. These sleep-related problems are associated with “motoric cognitive risk syndrome,” aContinue Reading