Health Highlights: Feb. 20, 2020
2020-02-20
Pregnant Women Who Take Macrolide Antibiotics Have Increased Risk of Birth Defects: Study
Woman Plays Violin During Brain Surgery
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Stroke Risk High Among Blacks, Hispanics
2020-02-19
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 19, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Blacks and Hispanics of Caribbean descent may have a much higher risk of stroke than whites, new research suggests. “Previous research has suggested that racial and ethnic disparities in stroke risk are greater at younger ages and dissipate as people get older, soContinue Reading
Health Highlights: Feb. 19, 2020
2020-02-19
A Baby’s Gender is ‘Essentially Random’
Japanese Couple on Delta Flight From Hawaii Diagnosed With Coronavirus
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Babies’ Exposure to Household Cleaning Products Tied to Later Asthma Risk
2020-02-18
TUESDAY, Feb. 18, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A key to your baby’s asthma risk may be as close as your laundry room. Canadian research shows that an infant’s exposure to household cleaning products in the first few months of life is tied to heightened odds for asthma by age 3.Continue Reading
Late Bedtimes in Preschool Years Could Bring Weight Gain
2020-02-18
TUESDAY, Feb. 18, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Little ones who stay up late may have a higher risk of becoming overweight by the time they are school-age, a new study suggests. Researchers found that young children who routinely got to sleep after 9 p.m. tended to gain more body fatContinue Reading
Health Highlights: Feb. 18, 2020
2020-02-18
Melanoma Cases Rising in U.S.
Coronavirus Fears Trigger Attack on Asian-American Teen in California
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AHA News: Diabetes, Alzheimer’s Together Might Increase Stroke Severity
2020-02-17
MONDAY, Feb. 17, 2020 (American Heart Association News) — Bleeding strokes are the deadliest type of stroke and the hardest to treat. What might make matters worse is having both diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease versus either condition alone, new research shows. The study looked at 2,071 adults in the KentuckyContinue Reading
Kids Raised by Grandparents More Likely to Pile on Pounds: Study
2020-02-17
MONDAY, Feb. 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Grandparents can be a bad influence on kids’ weight, researchers say. That’s the upshot of an analysis of 23 studies conducted in the United States and eight other countries by a team from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis. TheContinue Reading
1 in 4 Opioid ODs Involves Kids and Teens
2020-02-17
MONDAY, Feb. 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) — More than a quarter of all opioid overdoses in the United States involve teenagers, and a full fifth of those cases were likely suicide attempts, new research shows. The findings follow an in-depth analysis of nearly 754,000 American opioid poisoning cases that occurredContinue Reading
Don’t Try to Kick the Smoking Habit Alone
2020-02-16
SUNDAY, Feb. 16, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Going solo when trying to quit smoking isn’t enough, one lung health expert says. “Smokers develop a physiological dependence on nicotine, and they need more than willpower to quit,” said Dr. Danish Ahmad, a pulmonologist with Penn State Health’s Milton S. Hershey MedicalContinue Reading