MONDAY, July 15, 2024 (HealthDay News) — More than four years after the pandemic began, childhood vaccination rates worldwide have yet to recover, a new report shows. The latest data, issued Monday by the World Health Organization and the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), underscore the need forContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 15, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Five poultry workers in Colorado have been diagnosed with bird flu, state health officials reported Sunday. “In coordination with the Colorado Department of Agriculture, the State Emergency Operations Center and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Colorado Department of Public Health andContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 15, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Pondering a move to a vegetarian or vegan diet? Your heart might be in it, but your genes might not, a new study says. Genetics are an important part of whether a person responds well or poorly to a vegetarian diet, researchers said.Continue Reading
MONDAY, July 15, 2024 (HealthDay News) — An experimental drug appears to help women deal with stress incontinence, clinical trial data show. The drug, for now dubbed TAS-303, reduced the frequency of leaks related to stress incontinence by about 58%, compared with 47% reduction in a placebo group, trial resultsContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 15, 2024 (HealthDay News) — When it comes to health worries, cancer leads the way, a new poll shows. The University of Cambridge poll included 2,000 adults who said their biggest concern is getting diagnosed with cancer when it’s too late to treat it. Seven in 10 respondents haveContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 15, 2024 (HealthDay News) — An AI program has proven better than doctors at sifting through the telltale signs that indicate who with early dementia will progress to Alzheimer’s disease, a new study says. AI predicted in 4 cases out of 5 when early dementia would either remainContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 15, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Over-the-counter nasal sprays could be a potent weapon against a major public health threat — antibiotic resistance, researchers report. Their analysis, which looked at data from nearly 14,000 adults, found that common nasal sprays could help keep upper respiratory tract infections at bay,Continue Reading
MONDAY, July 15, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Some diabetes drugs appear to lower the risk that people with type 2 diabetes will develop dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, a new evidence review says. The risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s is significantly lower in patients treated with metformin or a class ofContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 15, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Diabetics who sleep too little or too much are more likely to suffer damage to their small blood vessels, a condition that can cause organ damage throughout their bodies. Short sleep duration is tied to a 2.6 times increased risk of small bloodContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 15, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Many tweens and teens are filling prescriptions for opioids far in advance of surgeries unlikely to be associated with severe pain afterward, a new study says. Worse, a significant minority continue to fill those opioid prescriptions three to six months after surgery, aContinue Reading