Three New Color Food Additives From Natural Sources Approved by FDA
2025-05-09
Approvals align with agency’s goal of phasing out petroleum-based dyes in the national food supplyContinue Reading
Trump Taps Wellness Influencer Casey Means For Surgeon General
2025-05-09
FRIDAY, May 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — President Donald Trump has chosen Dr. Casey Means, a wellness influencer and health tech entrepreneur, to be his nominee for U.S. surgeon general. The decision comes after Trump withdrew his previous nominee, Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, The Associated Press reported. Trump announced the pickContinue Reading
Thinking About a Tattoo? FDA Warns These Inks Could Be Dangerous
2025-05-09
FRIDAY, May 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers and tattoo artists that two tattoo inks have tested positive for harmful bacteria and could lead to serious infections. The affected products are: Sacred Tattoo Ink, Raven Black (CI# 77266; Lot#: RB0624, BestContinue Reading
Some Cancers Increasing in People Under 50, New Report Shows
2025-05-09
FRIDAY, May 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — More young adults in the U.S. are being diagnosed with cancer, and researchers are trying to figure out why. A new government report shows that rates of several types of cancer are going up in people under age 50, especially among women. TheContinue Reading
Childhood Obesity Triples Odds Of Weight Discrimination
2025-05-09
FRIDAY, May 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Childhood obesity nearly triples a person’s risk for experiencing discrimination or stigma based on their weight, a new study says. Severe obesity before age 18 increased a person’s odds of experiencing weight stigma by 2.8 times, researchers reported recently in the International JournalContinue Reading
Talk Therapy On The Rise, Psychiatric Meds Used Less Often
2025-05-09
FRIDAY, May 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — More talk and fewer pills are being employed to help Americans maintain their mental health, a new study says. Psychotherapy is assuming a larger role in mental health care, while medications prescribed without accompanying therapy are becoming less common, according to results publishedContinue Reading
Blood Testing Could Catch Cancers Early, Projections Say
2025-05-09
FRIDAY, May 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Blood tests could catch as many as half of cancers at an earlier, more treatable stage, a new study says. If conducted every year or every other year, the multi-cancer early detection (MCED) blood test could help more people survive cancer, researchers reportedContinue Reading
Smoking Doesn’t Explain Increased COPD Risk For Women
2025-05-09
FRIDAY, May 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Smoking can’t explain why women are more at risk for COPD, a new study says. Women are about 50% more likely than men to develop COPD even though they are less likely to smoke, researchers reported May 8 in the journal BMJ OpenContinue Reading
Women With Autoimmune Disease At Greater Risk For Heart-Related Death
2025-05-09
FRIDAY, May 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Women with common autoimmune inflammatory diseases are more likely than men to die from heart disease, a new study says. Women with rheumatoid arthritis, lupus or systemic sclerosis have a 50% higher heart disease-related death rate than men, researchers reported May 5 inContinue Reading
Ovary Removal Reduces Death, Cancer Risk Among Genetically Prone Breast Cancer Survivors
2025-05-09
FRIDAY, May 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Removal of the ovaries and fallopian tubes appears to dramatically reduce the risk of death among breast cancer survivors who are genetically prone to cancer, a new study says. Breast cancer survivors carrying BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene variants had a 48% overall lowerContinue Reading