FRIDAY, March 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — More Americans exposed to radiation caused by the government would be compensated under a bill that passed the U.S. Senate Thursday. The bipartisan legislation, which would cost an estimated $50 billion, would expand the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) to include more peopleContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Dementia could three times more common among people suffering from essential tremor, a movement disorder that causes involuntary shaking, a new study suggests. “Not only do tremors affect a person’s ability to complete daily tasks such writing and eating, our study suggests thatContinue Reading
THURSDAY, March 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The perpetrator of a mass shooting in Maine last fall had extensive brain damage from “thousands of low-level blasts” tied to his work at an Army Reserve hand grenade training range, a new report shows. On Oct. 25, Robert Card, 40, killed 18Continue Reading
THURSDAY, March 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Athletes whose coaches are open, authentic and positive are more likely to have better mental health, a new study says. Athletes feel happier and deal with problems more easily if their coaches adopt an “authentic leadership” style, researchers report in the journal PsychologyContinue Reading
THURSDAY, March 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Living close to trees and other greenery could be keeping your bones strong, a new 12-year study suggests. Folks whose residences were near spots deemed “green” by satellite imagery tended to have better bone density than those who lived elsewhere, Chinese researchers found.Continue Reading
THURSDAY, March 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The “selfie” culture on social media appears to be intensifying people’s desires to undergo cosmetic procedures, a new study suggests. Time spent on Snapchat or Instagram seems to heighten a person’s interest in such procedures, researchers found. This was particularly true if folksContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — When it comes to giving at-risk Americans access to the mental health services they need, prevention is far better than detention, new research confirms. However, a majority of the 950 U.S. counties surveyed in the report do not offer access to the typesContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Air pollution harms the health of everyone exposed to it, but a new study says communities of color are disproportionately harmed by dirty air. Smog causes nearly 8 times higher childhood asthma rates and 1.3 times higher risk of premature death among minorityContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Almost 2 million Americans incarcerated in the nation’s jails and prisons suffer through an average 100 days per year of dangerous heat and humidity, a new report finds. A warming world will only increase that danger, say researchers at Columbia University in NewContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Sleep apnea could have detrimental effects on the brain, causing memory or thinking problems, a new study suggests. People suffering from sleep apnea are about 50% more likely to also report having memory or thinking problems, compared to those without sleep apnea, researchersContinue Reading