THURSDAY, Feb. 15, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Philip Day loved playing soccer so much that the 35-year-old software engineer founded a website – FootballMatcher.com – to help people connect for pickup games. The fun went on pause when Day developed joint pain so bad it kept him from his favoriteContinue Reading
Immunotherapy can improve outcomes in patients undergoing surgery for soft-tissue sarcoma Immunotherapy and radiation therapy prior to surgery led to 90% of patients having nearly all cancer cleared from their bodies Overall five-year survival rates were 90% and 82% for two common forms of soft-tissue sarcoma THURSDAY, Feb. 15, 2024Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 15, 2024 (Health Day News) — Schools that want little girls to get plenty of exercise might want to rethink their dress code. A University of Cambridge study of more than 1 million kids in 135 countries found that in countries where most students wear school uniforms, fewerContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 15, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Indigenous people in seven countries, including the United States and Canada, appear to be more likely to suffer a stroke than non-natives, a new, large review finds. “Disparities are especially evident in countries where high average quality of life and long life expectanciesContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 15, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Looking for a workout that will chase the blues away? Try walking, jogging, yoga or strength training, which a new study reports are the most effective exercises for easing depression. These activities can be used on their own or combined with medication andContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 14, 2024 (HealthDay News) — An Oregonian who was diagnosed with the bubonic plague — the disease that killed millions of Europeans in the Middle Ages — probably got it from an infected pet cat, health officials said. The patient and all close contacts have been provided medication,Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 14, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Alaska health officials say a man in that state has died after contracting Alaskapox, a rare virus that mostly infects small mammals. In a statement, the Alaska Section of Epidemiology said the patient was “an elderly man from the Kenai Peninsula with aContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 14, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Being a class clown is something that humans likely inherited from their ape ancestors millions of years before the first banana-peel prank, a new study claims. Everyone’s seen kids tease one other, whether they’re poking, pulling hair or engaging in the time-old ritualContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 14, 2024 (HealthDay News) — New, proposed guidance being weighed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that Americans who test positive for COVID-19 no longer need to routinely stay home for five days. This is the first time the agency has even considered loosening itsContinue Reading
Aromatherapy might be able to improve memory and help treat depression Depressed individuals better recalled specific personal memories after exposed to scents These memories could help them rewire their thought patterns WEDNESDAY, Feb. 14, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Aromatherapy might be able to help people recover from depression by helpingContinue Reading