TUESDAY, Aug. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — What researchers call ‘social factors’ are largely responsible for Black Americans having a greater risk of death from heart disease than whites, according to a new study. Among the social factors that contribute to this racial disparity are unemployment, low income, lack ofContinue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) – The family of Henrietta Lacks has filed another in a series of planned lawsuits over the use of Lacks’ cells without her knowledge or consent. Known as the HeLa cell line, it has changed modern medicine because of the cells’ unusual ability toContinue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The federal government recently stopped pandemic-related emergency food aid, leaving perhaps 2 million more Americans without enough to eat. Emergency allotments in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as food stamps, ended in March in all states that hadn’t already cutContinue Reading
SUNDAY, Aug. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Keeping to a consistent bedtime routine is the key to helping your kids get restful and refreshing sleep. Fortunately, about 81% of parents with kids under 18 surveyed by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) say that’s happening in their house. TheContinue Reading
SATURDAY, Aug. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Heading back to school requires supplies and planning for all, but if you’re a parent of a child with allergies or asthma then you have even more to consider. “The start of a new school year is exciting for some, but for parentsContinue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. opioid abuse epidemic wages on, and overdose deaths continue to rise, yet just 1 in 5 people receives potentially lifesaving medication such as methadone, buprenorphine or naltrexone to treat their addiction, a new study finds. “These medications are effective for prescriptionContinue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In the midst of a childhood obesity epidemic, a new study is pointing to a way to help school kids maintain a healthier weight: clean, accessible drinking water. The decidedly low-tech solution emerged in a study of 18 California elementary schools that serveContinue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Black Americans diagnosed with a second primary cancer after their first one are more likely to die than their white peers. That’s the takeaway from a new study by the American Cancer Society (ACS). Specifically, it found that these Black patients have aContinue Reading
SUNDAY, Aug. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Whether you got a tattoo on a whim or after much thought, that ink on your body is fairly permanent. Tattoo removal is possible, but it comes with risks, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which regulates tattoo ink and pigment,Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A wave of leprosy cases in Florida has led public health officials to conclude the disease-causing bacteria may be naturally found in the state. In the past, most people with leprosy in the United States had been first infected in some other countryContinue Reading