WEDNESDAY, Sept. 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — People buying pills that look like prescription opioid painkillers or stimulants who are not buying them from a licensed pharmacy may be buying a lethal drug, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration warned this week. This was the first public safety alert the DEAContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — As millions of Americans sign up to get their Pfizer booster shot, a new government report delivers reassuring news about its expected side effects. The study, published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday, evaluated the experiences of individualsContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — As millions of Americans sign up to get their Pfizer booster shot, a new government report delivers reassuring news about its expected side effects. The study, published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday, evaluated the experiences of individualsContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — As millions of Americans sign up to get their Pfizer booster shot, a new government report delivers reassuring news about its expected side effects. The study, published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday, evaluated the experiences of individualsContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Marijuana use by mothers-to-be may have increased by as much as one-quarter during the pandemic, a new study suggests. Researchers found a substantial increase in the number of women in Northern California using pot early in their pregnancies after the pandemic emerged comparedContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Marijuana use by mothers-to-be may have increased by as much as one-quarter during the pandemic, a new study suggests. Researchers found a substantial increase in the number of women in Northern California using pot early in their pregnancies after the pandemic emerged comparedContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Marijuana use by mothers-to-be may have increased by as much as one-quarter during the pandemic, a new study suggests. Researchers found a substantial increase in the number of women in Northern California using pot early in their pregnancies after the pandemic emerged comparedContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Pregnant women at risk for a serious high blood pressure disorder called preeclampsia should take low-dose aspirin after their first trimester, according to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). The recommendation, announced Sept. 28, updates and is consistent with the task force’sContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Pfizer Inc. announced Tuesday that it has submitted initial data to federal regulators on the efficacy of its COVID-19 vaccine among younger children. The company is also expected to submit the same data on kids aged 5 to 11 to the European MedicinesContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A drug widely used to treat osteoporosis might reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, a new study suggests. Taking the drug alendronate (Fosamax) for at least eight years could potentially reduce a person’s risk of type 2 diabetes by more than half,Continue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The highly contagious Delta variant is the reason more people have decided to get vaccinated against COVID-19, a new poll shows. But the survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation also found that among unvaccinated Americans, nearly 75% say they believe that the needContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The cancer drug cisplatin can save children’s lives, but often with the side effect of hearing loss. Now a new study shows that young children are especially vulnerable, and the hearing damage may begin early in the course of treatment. The researchers saidContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) — All of New York City’s teachers and school staff will still need to get a coronavirus vaccine following an unexpected ruling from a federal appeals panel on Monday that upheld the school system’s vaccine mandate. While Mayor Bill de Blasio recently ordered theContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Two of the country’s top political leaders put talk into action on Monday, getting their booster doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine. As they received their third dose of vaccine, President Joe Biden and Republican Senate Leader Mitch McConnell both called for AmericansContinue Reading