TUESDAY, Jan. 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Prolonged fasting before an internal heart exam done under sedation may be unnecessary, new research suggests. Typically, patients undergoing coronary artery catherization are told to take nothing by mouth after midnight before the procedure, but a randomized controlled trial at a Midwest heartContinue Reading

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Warmer weather linked to climate change is likely to cause rampaging clouds of mosquitos in the future, a new study forecasts. Rising temperatures can make it tougher for the predators that feast on mosquito larvae to effectively control mosquito populations, researchers say. That’sContinue Reading

TUESDAY, Dec. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Probiotics might be able to help people dodge the worst effects of COVID-19, new clinical trial results show. Unvaccinated people who took a lactobacillus-laced probiotic had reduced COVID symptoms and even delayed infection, researchers report in the January issue of the journal ClinicalContinue Reading

TUESDAY, Dec. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Remaining childless throughout adult life might be tied, in some cases, to illnesses experienced in childhood, new research suggests. Childlessness isn’t just about fertility. As a University of Oxford news release on the study noted, “multiple social, economic and individual preferences have beenContinue Reading