FRIDAY, July 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — An additional cinnamon product sold in the United States has been found to contain high levels of lead, health officials are warning. In a health alert issued Thursday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said the ground cinnamon product, sold as El Servidor, joinsContinue Reading
FRIDAY, July 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The rate at which young Americans are ending up in hospital ICUs after using fake Oxycontin pills spiked with fentanyl is soaring, especially in the U.S. West, a new report warns. Medical toxicology data from one unnamed hospital in the western U.S. foundContinue Reading
FRIDAY, July 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Americans’ risk of dying in a firearm accident depends in large part on where they live in the United States, a new study finds. People in Southeastern states like Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama run the greatest risk of a gunshot accidentally killing them,Continue Reading
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FRIDAY, July 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Children from poor families are less likely to survive cancer, particularly if they are not white, a new study reports. A childhood cancer patient’s risk of dying within five years of their diagnosis increases 4% for every one-point increase in their neighborhood’s AreaContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Medicare Advantage plans are touted as a great alternative to traditional Medicare, offering seniors easier access to doctors, hospitals and prescription drugs. But access to a good Medicare Advantage plan relies heavily on where a person lives, a new study finds. People areContinue Reading
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WEDNESDAY, July 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Black Americans are almost a third more likely to die from colon cancer than their white peers, and one key to closing that divide could be better cancer screening, a new report finds. That means getting Black Americans quality colonoscopies and other formsContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Youngsters so sick they’ve needed treatment in an ICU appear to bear the scars of that experience years later, a new study finds. Children and teenagers treated in an intensive care unit have a significantly higher risk of developing a mental illness asContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Having high blood pressure in adulthood greatly raises the odds for multiple types of stroke, a new study confirms. “Our results suggest that early diagnosis and sustained control of high blood pressure over the lifespan are critical to preventing stroke, ischemic stroke andContinue Reading
TUESDAY, July 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) — More and more Americans who use “micromobility” transport, such as electric bikes and e-scooters, are motoring their way straight into the ER, new data shows. In fact, the rate of e-bike injuries among Americans doubled each year between 2017 and 2022, reportED aContinue Reading
TUESDAY, July 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) — It’s a simple strategy that could deliver powerful health dividends: New research shows that giving cash to poor people could help them stay out of the ER. In the study, investigators followed nearly 2,900 low-income people who applied for a lottery in theContinue Reading