THURSDAY, Oct. 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A widely prescribed opioid painkiller is not all it’s cracked up to be, a new evidence review has concluded. The opioid painkiller tramadol does little to reduce moderate to severe pain, according to results published Oct. 7 in the journal BMJ Evidence BasedContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The healthy habits people adopt and stick with in their 20s and 30s have a massive and direct impact on their risk of a heart attack or stroke decades later, a landmark study says. Young adults who fail to keep heart-healthy practices canContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The financial hit from cancer care can prove fatal to some patients battling the dread disease, a new study says. Patients whose credit rating drops after their cancer diagnosis are more likely to die fighting their malignancy, researchers reported Tuesday at the AmericanContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — “Fun-sized” bits of exercise sprinkled throughout the day might help boost the fitness of inactive folks, a new evidence review says. These exercise “snacks” — intentional short bursts of physical activity — significantly improved heart and lung fitness among adults, researchers reported Oct.Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Federal health officials are warning consumers not to eat two types of Hello Fresh ready-made meals that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, which can cause serious illness. The warning came Monday after officials traced the affected Hello Fresh meals back to FreshRealm,Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — IV hydration spas are popping up across the United States, offering pricey vitamin infusions that promise energy, detox or immune support, but experts warn the science doesn’t back up those claims. A study published Oct. 6 in JAMA Internal Medicine found that theContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Halloween is all about costumes, candy and fun, but all that sugar can take a toll on your child’s teeth. Dr. Cheen Loo, chair of pediatric dentistry at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in Boston, shares ways families can enjoy the treatsContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Foster Poultry Farms is recalling more than 3.8 million pounds of chicken corn dogs after wood fragments were found in the batter, causing injuries. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said the Livingston, California–based company received multiple complaintsContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — More people are dying from accidents that occur while they’re using drugs, a new study says. The death rate from unintentional injuries related to drug use rose nearly 60% between 2018 and 2023, researchers reported Tuesday at a meeting of the American CollegeContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Many more folks fighting excess weight are using weight-loss drugs like Ozempic or Zepbound to cut pounds before undergoing bariatric surgery, a new study says. The use of these drugs before surgery rose 16-fold among patients preparing for weight-loss surgery, researchers reported SundayContinue Reading