Health Highlights: Feb. 21, 2018
2018-02-21
Billy Graham Dead at Age 99
Treatment for Severe Peanut Allergy Shows Promise in Company Study
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Health Tip: Understanding Palliative Care
2018-02-21
(HealthDay News) — Palliative care is designed to improve the quality of life and help manage the symptoms of a serious iilness, the U.S. National Institutes of Health says. The focus is on keeping a person comfortable and happy, and can be provided alongside treatment. Palliative care can be providedContinue Reading
Health Tip: Prepare Shredded Meat in a Slow Cooker
2018-02-21
(HealthDay News) — Shredded meat and poultry are a great start to a wide range of meals, from chili to Mexican dishes. But it’s important to prepare the meat safely to avoid foodborne illness. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services offers these suggestions for preparing shredded meat inContinue Reading
How to Maintain That Weight Loss
2018-02-20
TUESDAY, Feb. 20, 2018 (HealthDay News) — If you’ve been on a diet more than once, you know that it can be harder to maintain weight than to lose weight in the first place. In fact, many people feel that dieting is easier and that not regaining the weight isContinue Reading
Fatal Opioid ODs Drop for People Treated While Jailed
2018-02-20
TUESDAY, Feb. 20, 2018 (HealthDay News) — An opioid addiction treatment program for Rhode Island prison inmates appears to have significantly reduced overdose deaths among those who are released, researchers say. The program screens all inmates for opioid addiction and provides medications to treat the addiction. It was launched inContinue Reading
Tobacco Kills, No Matter How It’s Smoked: Study
2018-02-20
TUESDAY, Feb. 20, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Smokers who think cigars or pipes are somehow safer than cigarettes may want to think again, new research indicates. The study tracked the health and habits of more than 357,000 Americans from 1985 to 2011. It found that, compared to people who hadContinue Reading
Health Highlights: Feb. 20, 2018
2018-02-20
Moderate Drinking Tied to Long Life: Study
Retina May Reveal Heart Attack Risk
Possible Drug Contamination Triggers Dog Food Recall
Measles Cases Jump 400 Percent in Europe
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Health Tip: Understanding Tonsillitis
2018-02-20
(HealthDay News) — If your child has had repeated bouts of tonsillitis (inflamed tonsils), he or she probably is a candidate for a tonsillectomy (tonsil removal surgery), the U.S. National Library of Medicine says. Tonsillitis occurs when the tonsils — infection-clearing organs at the back of the throat — swellContinue Reading
Health Tip: Do You Need a Tetanus Shot?
2018-02-20
(HealthDay News) — Tetanus shots are recommended starting in infancy and continuing every ten years after age 5, the American College of Emergency Physicians says. But most adults don’t get boosters until they step on a rusty nail or suffer a deep and dirty wound, the group acknowledges. Tetanus isContinue Reading
Health Tip: Protect Baby from Whooping Cough
2018-02-19
(HealthDay News) — Vaccination is the best way to prevent whooping cough, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. Whooping cough (pertussis) is a very contagious disease that causes about half its victims aged 1 or younger to end up in the hospital, the agency says. The CDC offersContinue Reading