FRIDAY, March 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A bicycle built for two could be a positive prescription for Parkinson’s patients and their caregivers, a small, preliminary study says. Parkinson’s patients had better overall quality of life, improved mobility, and faster walking speed after sharing regular rides on a stationary tandemContinue Reading

FRIDAY, Feb. 16, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Despite stereotypical images of addicts injecting heroin and then dying, new government research finds that smoking drugs such as fentanyl is now the leading cause of fatal overdoses. In the new research, published Thursday in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, scientists from theContinue Reading

FRIDAY, Jan. 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Too many American tourists looking for cheap cosmetic surgeries alongside their beach time are winding up dead in the Dominican Republic, a new report finds.  Between 2009 and 2022, 93 people — almost all young or middle-aged women — have died after undergoingContinue Reading

FRIDAY, Jan. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Folks with life-threatening chronic illnesses can receive effective support over the telephone as they manage their condition day by day, a new clinical trial finds. Seriously ill veterans living with lung or heart disease experienced significant improvements in depression, anxiety and quality ofContinue Reading