MONDAY, Jan. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Growing numbers of folks are turning to CBD or cannabis products to treat skin conditions like acne or rosacea, but researchers warn that the science on their safety and power hasn’t kept up with demand. When more than 500 adults were asked aboutContinue Reading
Are you among the ‘vaxxed and done’? As Americans enter the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, many are willing to keep getting boosted — but they also want to reap the rewards of their good behavior rather than maintain masking and other measures that protect the unvaccinated. Read moreContinue Reading
Could the ‘mono’ virus be a cause of MS? Researchers have long suspected that the Epstein-Barr virus might play a role in multiple sclerosis, and now a new study strengthens the case. Researchers found the risk of developing MS shot up 32-fold after infection. Read more Supreme Court blocks BidenContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Here’s more evidence that marijuana may make driving more dangerous: As pot has been legalized in more countries and states, a greater number of people are driving intoxicated by the drug and crashing, researchers report. THC, the active ingredient in cannabis, has beenContinue Reading
Opioid addiction rising sharply among older Americans. Opioid misuse doesn’t discriminate by age — and rates have risen steadily among adults aged 55 and up over the past 20 years, new research shows. Read more More COVID hospitalizations seen among kids too young for vaccine. The rate for children youngerContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Wildfires and rising temperatures are exposing more and more Americans to an air pollution double-whammy of smoke and smog, a new study warns. Researchers found that over the past 20 years, a growing number of people in western states have been simultaneously exposedContinue Reading
As Omicron surges, how important are COVID case counts anymore? Vaccines have reduced the risks of severe COVID, making it harder to interpret the threat of a COVID surge through case counts alone — particularly in the face of the Omicron variant, experts say. Read more Breastfeeding brings long-term benefitsContinue Reading
Experts offer help with finding, using at-home COVID tests. The surge of the Omicron variant across the United States has left people scrambling to find at-home COVID-19 test kits. Read more Gun deaths continue to rise in America’s cities. New data shows that firearms were involved in 75% of allContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Jan. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — When it comes to what makes us happy, is reading or listening to music any better than spending hours playing video games? Not really, says a team of researchers from the United Kingdom and Austria. “Many people believe traditional media, like reading booksContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Jan. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If you have any risk factors for stroke and you like to smoke pot, a new study suggests you should stop toking. Researchers found that people with an aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage, a rare, severe type of bleeding stroke, who had used marijuana threeContinue Reading