Health News (Page 27)

Soaring food prices toughest on frail seniors. In a new poll, more than one-third of 50- to 80-year-olds said rising food costs have had a substantial impact on their well-being. Read more Clinic brings healthcare to the homeless and their pets. The One Health Clinic in Seattle offers services toContinue Reading

Bike riding while on meth, opioids is sending thousands to ERs. Between 2019 and 2020, more than 11,000 people were treated in U.S. emergency rooms for injuries after they rode a bicycle while high, researchers found. Read more Thousands of U.S. kids have died riding ATVs. Every hour, four kidsContinue Reading

First evidence that babies can taste, smell in the womb. Special scans of late-term fetuses show that those whose moms had just consumed carrots showed more “laughter face” responses, while those whose moms had eaten kale showed more “cry face” responses. Read more Fattened-up bears offer clues to human diabetes.Continue Reading

Teens’ drinking, smoking declines while vaping, pot use keep rising. So finds a new study that tracked substance use trends among American teens over the past 30 years. Read more Depression, PTSD plague Flint residents 5 years after water crisis. Poor water testing left residents exposed to unsafe levels ofContinue Reading

In Canada, program that supplies safe opioids to addicts is saving lives. The London, Ontario-based program provided clients with a daily dose of prescription opioid tablets, as well as basic health care, counseling and social services. Read more Drug may be effective new way to ease eczema in young kids.Continue Reading

Tea might lower your odds for diabetes. In new study, drinking four or more cups of black, green or oolong tea every day was linked to a 17% lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes over the course of a decade. Read more Umbilical cords could be lifesavers for fragileContinue Reading

Bariatric surgery can bring long-term benefits for pain, mobility. Seven years out, 43% of the roughly 1,500 patients enrolled in a new study said their joint pain remained noticeably lower than before surgery. Read more Experts say new street drug is ‘as deadly as fentanyl.’ Drugs called nitazenes are beingContinue Reading

WHO says COVID pandemic may be receding. With global death rates at lows not seen since March 2020, agency leader Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said “We are not there yet, but the end is in sight.” Read more Brains of MMA fighters, boxers may recover some after retirement. Pro fighters whoContinue Reading

Cancers in people under 50 are rising worldwide. While the reasons for the trend aren’t clear, it’s likely that changes in lifestyle and environment — starting early in life — are playing a role, researchers say. Read more What works best to get a crying baby to sleep? A newContinue Reading