FRIDAY, July 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The heart benefits of cholesterol-lowering statins in people without heart disease far exceed the risks of any side effects, a new review finds. Statins are widely prescribed to people with heart disease, and recent guidelines recommend greater preventive use of the drugs evenContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Antibiotic-resistant bacteria is causing deadly pneumonia infections among large numbers of children in the South Asian nation of Bangladesh, a rising threat that could one day reach American shores, experts warn. Doctors found these “superbug” bacteria in more than three of four childrenContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — As schools around America begin to prepare for reopening this fall, many states are taking steps to stop public schools from requiring COVID-19 vaccination or proof of vaccination. At least seven states — Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Montana, Oklahoma and Utah — haveContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Vaccine advocate Ethan Lindenberger, now 20, had to wait until age 18 to get the vaccinations that he knew he needed to protect his health. “I knew growing up my mom was very anti-vaccine. Because of the legal restrictions, I really wasn’t tryingContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — People who’ve been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 have a much stronger immune system response against the new coronavirus than those who’ve previously been infected, according to a new study. “Vaccinated individuals had the highest antibody levels, nearly three times higher than that ofContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — As America went into lockdown and treatment centers closed their doors, drug overdose deaths in the United States jumped by nearly a third last year, new data show. The estimated 93,331 drug overdose deaths recorded during 2020 are a sharp increase — aContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — New coronavirus infections are once again climbing in the United States, driven by the highly contagious Delta variant, lingering vaccine resistance and Fourth of July celebrations. Over the past three weeks, new cases per day have doubled, with data from Johns Hopkins showingContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — President Joe Biden plans to nominate Dr. Rahul Gupta as the head of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. Gupta led the Biden transition team for that office, was the former health commissioner of West Virginia, and is chief medicalContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — In a finding that demonstrates methamphetamine’s power to destroy the human heart, new research shows hospitalizations for heart failure related to the illicit drug have soared by 585% in California. “Our study results should bring urgent attention to this insidious, yet rapidly growing,Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — What’s the best way to help your young child handle the stress of getting shots? New research claims that perfectly timed encouragement makes all the difference with vaccinations. “What we found is that in the first minute after the needle, the more parentsContinue Reading