TUESDAY, July 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Lawsuits claiming that the widely used bug killer chlorpyrifos caused brain damage in children were filed Monday in California. Past research has shown that the pesticide harms the brains of fetuses and children, the Associated Press reported. Chlorpyrifos is approved for use onContinue Reading

THURSDAY, July 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A longer prison sentence has been handed to the founder of a now-closed Massachusetts pharmaceutical facility responsible for the 2012 meningitis outbreak that killed 100 people and sickened hundreds of others. Barry Cadden, who was president and co-owner of the New England CompoundingContinue Reading

WEDNESDAY, July 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A quick daily “workout” for the breathing muscles may help people lower their blood pressure to a similar degree as exercise or even medication, a small study suggests. The technique is called inspiratory muscle strength training (IMST), and it involves using a deviceContinue Reading

WEDNESDAY, July 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A quick daily “workout” for the breathing muscles may help people lower their blood pressure to a similar degree as exercise or even medication, a small study suggests. The technique is called inspiratory muscle strength training (IMST), and it involves using a deviceContinue Reading