FRIDAY, July 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Hives can drive a person crazy, covering parts of the body with maddeningly itchy welts. Now, a new evidence review has identified the most effective treatments for people who suffer from chronic hives. The injectable antibody drug omalizumab and a yet-to-be-approved pill calledContinue Reading
FRIDAY, July 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Poor dental health could be a harbinger of chronic illnesses like type 2 diabetes and heart disease, a new study warns. People with missing teeth, coated tongues and other signs of poor oral health also were more likely to have elevated blood sugar,Continue Reading
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THURSDAY, July 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Florida virologist John Lednicky couldn’t have a more devoted research partner than his sleek black house cat Pepper. Pepper, an avid hunter who often leaves “gifts” for his people, made news last year for his role in helping detect the arrival in theContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Folks who grew up near a polluted Missouri creek during the 1940s through 1960s may have higher odds for cancer now, new research shows. The study focused on Coldwater Creek in St. Louis County. The area was contaminated with radioactive waste from theContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has removed two senior officials who were appointed by President Donald Trump. Heather Flick Melanson, chief of staff, and Hannah Anderson, a top policy adviser, were both let go recently. The decisionContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Want to help maintain your brain health as you age? Then pick up a guitar, start tickling a piano’s ivories or join a band. Playing an instrument can promote a youthful pattern of brain activity, researchers reported July 15 in the journal PLOSContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Insomniacs have a much higher risk for depression if they have chronic inflammation, a new sleep lab experiment says. Seniors with insomnia were three times as likely to report symptoms of depression if they’d been dosed with a substance that promotes inflammation, accordingContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Middle-aged women with more belly fat have a higher risk for stress urinary incontinence, a recent study says. Fat around the waist and visceral organs increases by 33% a woman’s risk of leaking when she sneezes, coughs or exerts herself, researchers reported inContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A new antibody shot that protects babies against RSV infection could be struggling to gain traction, researchers report. Only about a third (35%) of babies eligible for nirsevimab got the injection during the 2023-24 RSV season, researchers reported today in the journal Pediatrics.Continue Reading