WEDNESDAY, Aug. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Since 2008, anti-seizure drugs have carried a warning that they may increase users’ suicide risk. But a new analysis finds no evidence of such a risk with newer medications. Researchers found that five medications approved since 2008 showed no link to suicide riskContinue Reading

THURSDAY, July 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Children diagnosed with type 2 diabetes face a high likelihood of developing complications before age 30, a new study suggests. Researchers found that among 500 children and teenagers with type 2 diabetes, 60% developed at least one complication over the next 15 yearsContinue Reading

TUESDAY, July 27, 2021 (HealthDay News) — While efforts to develop Alzheimer’s medications have so far borne little fruit, new research highlights the therapeutic promise of two non-drug tools: light and sound. According to a pair of small new studies, exposing Alzheimer’s patients to an hour a day of carefullyContinue Reading

MONDAY, July 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Young soccer players have more head impacts during practices but experience more severe head impacts during games, a small, preliminary study shows. The findings could help devise ways to improve head impact safety in youth soccer, according to the researchers. “Headers are aContinue Reading