TUESDAY, May 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Lab tests of counterfeit oxycodone (Oxycontin) pills seized by police in Rhode Island in 2022 found 99.3% also contained dangerous fentanyl. It was typically mixed with another potentially deadly drug, xylazine. Both drugs make overdose more likely and more fatal, experts note. AsContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Parents can be very effective buzzkills for their teens, just by letting kids know they’re being closely watched, a new study reports. Teenagers are less likely to drink, smoke or use drugs when parents keep tabs on their activities, according to findings publishedContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) — An experimental anti-nicotine drug appears to help people quit vaping, a new study says. Cytisinicline is a naturally occurring plant-based substance that binds to nicotine receptors in the brain, reducing a person’s cravings, researchers said. The drug has been shown effective in helpingContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Nearly 100,000 U.S. children lost a parent in 2020 to gun violence or drug overdose, a three-fold rise since 1999, according to a new study. Overall, these two causes made up nearly a quarter (23%) of parental losses in 2020, almost double theContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Scientists are busy working on a vaccine that might fight strains of the COVID virus SARS-CoV-2 that haven’t even emerged yet. The effort from a British team at the University of Cambridge is already showing promise in mouse studies. Of course, mouse studiesContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Getting the HPV shot in adolescence can spare kids a lifetime of risk for cervical and other cancers related to the virus, but only half of American kids are up-to-date on these shots. Now, a new review suggests that if schools mandate HPVContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Kids who don’t like vaccination shots might soon have an alternative in a painless skin patch, researchers say. More than 90% of 190 Gambian infants were protected from measles and all were protected from rubella after receiving a single vaccine dose through theContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Live bird flu virus has not been found in any of the first batch of retail milk samples tested, federal health officials said Friday. Amid an ongoing outbreak of bird flu in U.S. dairy cows, the early findings should reassure the public thatContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Global vaccination efforts have saved an estimated 154 million lives, including 101 million infants, a new study led by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows. Immunization has contributed more to the health and survival of newborns than any other medical advance, researchers concluded.Continue Reading
FRIDAY, April 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Each year, thousands of Americans head home after a surgery clutching prescription opioids to help ease post-surgical pain. Trouble is, most won’t use all those pills, and that could lead to a lot of misuse and addiction, one study found. And with NationalContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) is a leading cause of illness and death, especially for frail and hospitalized Americans. Now, a new study suggests that the leading antibiotic used to fight it, vancomycin, may be losing potency against this killer. “It’s an alarming developmentContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Warning letters sent by Medicare officials can prompt a decline in antipsychotic prescriptions for seniors with dementia, a new study finds. Letters sent to heavy prescribers of quetiapine (Seroquel), the most popular antipsychotic in the United States, led to a significant decline inContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) — As many patients already know, urinary tract infections (UTIs) can recur despite the use of antibiotics. So, it’s welcome news that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved Pivya (pivmecillinam) to fight bacterial UTIs. “UTIs are a very common condition impactingContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) — As bird flu continues to spread among dairy cows in the United States, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Wednesday it will start requiring testing of the animals if they are moved across state lines. The “USDA has identified [bird flu] spread betweenContinue Reading