TUESDAY, May 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Inappropriately prescribed antibiotics to children pushed up U.S. health care costs by at least $74 million in just one year, new research shows. Antibiotics can make a difference in bacterial infections, but not viral illnesses. Prescribing them needlessly or choosing the wrong antibioticContinue Reading
SUNDAY, May 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — You probably slather on sunscreen to protect your skin, but your eyes need protection from the sun’s rays, too. Wearing sunglasses can be protective and reduce your chances of developing a condition called photokeratitis. When your cornea — the surface of your eyeContinue Reading
SATURDAY, May 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For many Americans, summer is synonymous with All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs). These rigs are popular with adults and kids alike — and injuries suffered in crashes of ATVs and other off-highway vehicles claim about 700 lives each year in the United States. About 100,000Continue Reading
FRIDAY, May 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Researchers are another step closer to bringing heart patients a temporary “smart” pacemaker that simply dissolves once it’s no longer needed. Pacemakers are devices that are implanted to help control certain abnormal heart rhythms, by sending electrical pulses to the heart muscle. TheyContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Days after the second-deadliest elementary school shooting in U.S. history, experts note that guns are now the leading cause of death for American children. Nineteen children and two teachers were killed at the shooting massacre in Uvalde, Texas, spurring calls for urgent actionContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Nine cases of monkeypox had been confirmed in seven states as of Wednesday, and there are likely to be more cases as a worldwide outbreak continues, U.S. health officials say. The nine cases of the disease, which does not occur naturally in theContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Hayden Bishop can’t help but feel terribly self-conscious when she goes out to eat with friends and family. Bishop has celiac disease, a serious autoimmune disorder in which even the least exposure to gluten creates an antibody response that damages the small intestine,Continue Reading
FRIDAY, May 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Those button batteries that power your watch, key fob and other devices can be deadly if a child swallows them, and researchers want to make the danger clear. The tiny but powerful batteries can burn holes in a child’s throat, paralyze vocal cordsContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Getting ahold of the COVID-19 antiviral treatment Paxlovid could get easier, the White House announced on Thursday. “We want to make Paxlovid as widely available across the entire country, so that if you do end up getting a breakthrough infection, you’re still protectedContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — As U.S. parents struggle to find formula to feed their infants during a nationwide shortage, they may not know what to do. Experts from Penn State Health Children’s Hospital offer some safe suggestions for navigating the issue. To start with, consider trying aContinue Reading