FRIDAY, Feb. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Severe winter weather has a grip on much of the United States, which increases the risk of injuries from slipping on ice, shoveling, sports such as skiing and sledding, and car crashes. “One of the most frequently seen causes for visits to theContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — An inner-ear implant may help people with a debilitating balance disorder get steady on their feet again, an early study suggests. The study involved eight patients with bilateral vestibular hypofunction (BVH). The disorder arises from a problem in the balance system of bothContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Though living in a bustling urban area may have its upside, all those nighttime lights could come at a price to your health, new research suggests. The study, published online recently in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, ties anContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — His second COVID-19 vaccine shot wiped Dr. Greg Poland out. Poland, 65, said he suffered five hours of shaking chills, fever up to 101 degrees, severe headache, nausea, ringing in his ears and a sore arm after getting his booster dose of theContinue Reading
MONDAY, Feb. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — As face masks have become the norm during the coronavirus pandemic, people have learned to communicate more clearly with their mouth covered, new research finds. For the study, researchers asked participants to record sentences in three speech styles — casual, clear and positive-emotionalContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — College football players suffer more concussions and head hits in practice than they do actually playing the game, a new study suggests. Across five seasons of football, 72% of concussions and 67% of head impacts incurred by players on six National Collegiate AthleticContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) — As worldwide obesity rates continue to soar, new research shows that growing numbers of people are developing a potentially blinding type of weight-linked headache that was once considered rare. Though the study was conducted in Wales, one U.S. expert said the same surgeContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Oct. 27, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Loss of smell is common in COVID-19, but fewer people say they have this symptom than objective tests reveal, a new study finds. In fact, about 77% of COVID-19 patients who were directly measured had smell loss, but only 44% said they did,Continue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Isolation due to the pandemic and failure to get hearing aids checked has fueled anxiety, depression and more hearing loss for many seniors. “This has been a very difficult time as senior facilities and individuals try to balance poor health outcomes related toContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug. 14, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Feeling woozy when you stand up may be a sign of an increased risk of developing dementia, a new study suggests. Doctors call this feeling “orthostatic hypotension,” and it occurs when there’s a sudden drop in blood pressure as you stand, explained aContinue Reading