FRIDAY, Aug. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Much like humans, dogs can develop dementia as they age — and that risk climbs by half with every extra year of life in a dog’s golden years, new research shows. The study, of more than 15,000 dogs and their human companions, foundContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In yet another example of the financial toll that the new coronavirus has exacted during the pandemic, a new report estimates that up to 4 million Americans are out of work as they struggle with long COVID. “This is a shocking number,” reportContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Life-threatening heat waves will become more common by the end of this century, according to a new study. A “dangerous” heat index — what the temperature feels like when humidity and air temperature are combined — is defined by the National Weather ServiceContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — This year’s hurricane season has been quiet so far, but if and when it cranks up many American cities won’t be prepared to execute mass evacuations, a new study finds. After Hurricane Katrina slammed into New Orleans in 2005, the country bore witnessContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Jon Kostas, a lifelong resident of New York City, started bar-hopping at age 13. At the height of his alcoholism, he was consuming as many as 30 drinks a night. Desperate for a way out, Kostas, 32, turned to a new therapy: psilocybinContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Buying someone a cup of coffee might seem like no big deal, but a new study shows that small acts of kindness have a bigger impact than people believe. In a series of experiments, researchers found that those on the receiving end ofContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — From the COVID-19 pandemic and the spread of monkeypox to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, school shootings and devastating wildfires, there’s been no lack of doom and gloom lately, and many folks are glued to the news. For more than 16% of people,Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Even after dropping 25 pounds, Megan Gilbert still had some insecurities when she looked in the mirror. “After breastfeeding two kids and losing weight, my breasts no longer looked how I wanted them to,” she said. “And I thought, ‘Why be unhappy withContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The health risks of losing sleep are well known, ranging from heart disease to depression, but who knew that too little sleep can also make you selfish? That’s the takeaway of new research from the University of California, Berkeley. “This new work demonstratesContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — What your kids eat for breakfast and where they eat it could matter for their social and emotional health. That’s the upshot of a new nationwide study from Spain that concluded that eating breakfast away from home was almost as detrimental as skippingContinue Reading