THURSDAY, Oct. 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Anxiety is driving more children with potentially dangerous food allergies to seek out psychological care, a new study finds. Focusing on one Ohio hospital, the researchers found a more than 50% jump in psychology referrals for kids with food allergies between 2018 andContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — In a move that further toughens safety standards for lead paint dust, the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday announced the finalization of a rule that declares any detectable amount of the toxin in a home or child care center to be hazardous. “TooContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Add Alzheimer’s disease to the list of conditions that might benefit from the revolutionary diabetes drug Ozempic, a new study says. People with type 2 diabetes taking semaglutide appeared to have a significantly lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s compared to patients taking sevenContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A “case of the Mondays” is more perilous than just the return-to-work blues, a new study warns. Suicide risk is highest on Monday in the United States and around the world, an international team of researchers has discovered. “Mondays and New Year’s DayContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Expanding access to cutting-edge diabetes and weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Zepbound could prevent more than 42,000 deaths a year in the United States, a new study claims. Obesity and all its attendant ills — type 2 diabetes, heart disease and cancer amongContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Naloxone can save a person’s life by reversing a potentially fatal opioid overdose, and is now available as an over-the-counter medication. Unfortunately, there’s a very significant catch. A knowledgeable bystander needs to be on hand to deliver the drug, either by nasal sprayContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — If you’re in your 40s or 50s and have trouble getting and staying asleep, that’s not a good sign for brain health as you age, new research suggests. “Our study, which used brain scans to determine participants’ brain age, suggests that poor sleepContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that it has appointed Dr. Michelle Tarver to head its division that oversees medical devices. The appointment of a new director for the Center for Devices and Radiological Health comes at a time of greatContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A new report shows the number of women getting abortions in the United States has actually increased since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Since March 2023, the #WeCount report found a small, consistent increase in abortion rates. In the firstContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) — An E. coli outbreak tied to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders has sickened 49 people in 10 states, killing one and landing 10 more in the hospital. Most of the illnesses have been reported in Colorado and Nebraska, and one child developed a serious complicationContinue Reading