WEDNESDAY, May 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Improved inhalers are now available to help control asthma and treat sudden attacks, but a new study shows that hardly anyone’s using them. The new inhalers combine inflammation-fighting corticosteroids with a long-acting drug called formoterol that opens up the airways, researchers report. TheseContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Have you been socially and economically “upwardly mobile” through your life? If so, you may be doing your brain health a big favor, new Japanese research suggests. Folks who scored high in terms of “climbing the ladder” tended to avoid dementia or developContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) — It might be hoped that replacing a diesel school bus with a clean electric model would pay off for health and the environment. New research suggests that it does — and gives a dollar figure for that payoff. Replacing a diesel bus withContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Muslim pilgrims attending the annual Hajj could be at risk for meningitis due to outbreaks occurring in Saudi Arabia, U.S. health officials warned this week. Twelve cases of meningitis linked to Umrah travel to Saudi Arabia have been reported to national health agenciesContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The legalization of cannabis and the popularity of its edible versions is having an unexpected effect: More seniors landing in emergency departments with overdoses. A new Canadian study found “cannabis poisonings” in the province of Ontario tripled among older users after edibles becameContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Matcha green tea has the potential to keep gum disease at bay, a new study finds. Lab experiments show that matcha can inhibit the growth of Porphyromonas gingivalis, one of the main bacterial culprits behind gum disease. Among a small group of 45Continue Reading
TUESDAY, May 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) — You’ve watched others shed pounds in a matter of weeks after taking one of the new blockbuster weight-loss drugs, so you decide to try one of the medications yourself, only to discover the needle on your bathroom scale barely budges. Why? New researchContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) — If you’ve quit smoking and have switched to vaping instead, your odds for lung cancer won’t fall as steeply as if you quit nicotine altogether, new research suggests. “This is the first large population-based study to demonstrate the increased risk of lung cancerContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Giving patients a choice between screening methods could help doctors detect colon cancer earlier, a new study shows. More than double the number of patients underwent colon cancer screening if they were given a choice of the type of test they’d prefer, researchersContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A quit-smoking drug appears to help people drop their vaping addiction, a new study shows. Vapers who took varenicline (Chantix) were significantly more likely to quit using e-cigarettes loaded with nicotine than those randomly assigned to receive a placebo, researchers found. “We hadContinue Reading