MONDAY, June 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Dentures may hide harmful germs that cause pneumonia, British researchers report. For the study, the investigators took samples from the dentures of nursing home patients who did and didn’t have pneumonia. They analyzed the samples to identify the types of microbes present. TheContinue Reading
MONDAY, June 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — U.S. intelligence officials have released a report that rejects some points made by those who say the new coronavirus leaked from a lab in Wuhan, China. The report was issued Friday in response to a Congressional bill that gave agencies 90 days toContinue Reading
MONDAY, June 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Smartphones are already handy devices, but researchers have now developed an additional use for them — to check for a fever. An app called FeverPhone is the first ever to transform a smartphone into a personal thermometer without adding new hardware to theContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Ticks can be a problem for people who love to spend the summer outdoors, especially in certain regions of the United States. Ticks are responsible for the well-known Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses, said Dr. David Ingram, an infectious diseases physician andContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Regulators want your next tattoo to be as safe as it is trendy. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a draft of new guidance aimed at helping manufacturers and distributors of tattoo inks prevent microbial contamination. “With about 30% of peopleContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Hepatitis C is a viral infection of the liver no one wants to catch, so knowing how that can happen can be critical. The American Liver Foundation estimates that it affects about 2.7 million people in the United States today. To help youContinue Reading
MONDAY, June 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Hepatitis C is often missed in the early stages of infection, so you need to know what symptoms might spell trouble. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, hepatitis C infections, which attack the liver, are increasing at a fasterContinue Reading
MONDAY, June 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Hepatitis C can ruin your liver, and there’s no vaccine to prevent it, but you can take steps to lower your chances of infection. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over 2 million U.S. adults are infected with hepatitisContinue Reading
MONDAY, June 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Hepatitis C is a serious viral infection that can damage your liver over time, but is there a cure for this insidious disease? Over 2 million adults in the United States are infected with hepatitis C, according to the U.S. Centers for DiseaseContinue Reading
FRIDAY, June 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A safe, generic diabetes pill can help people avoid long COVID, a new clinical trial shows. Metformin cut the risk of long COVID by about 40% for patients who received a two-week course of the drug while battling their infection, the researchers reported.Continue Reading