FRIDAY, Dec. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Smoking shrinks the human brain, and once that brain mass is lost then it’s gone for good, a new study warns. Brain scans from more than 32,000 people strongly link a history of smoking with a gradual loss of brain volume. In fact,Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Dec. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Being in a marriage or long-term relationship typically includes promises of monogamy, but new research shows a surprising number of folks, mostly men, are open to the idea of having another person in the mix. Fully one-third of men in the United KingdomContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Dec. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Many women and men begin new relationships never dreaming they could later be enmeshed in a cycle of intimate partner violence. Now, a new study finds there are early behavioral warning signs from a partner that suggest the risk for violence is there.Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Dec. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The Biden administration has again delayed enacting a ban on menthol cigarettes following intense lobbying from the tobacco industry. Along with that pressure, other critics of the ban have warned that it might anger Black smokers, who use menthol cigarettes at far higherContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Dec. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — “Forever” PFAS chemicals appear to harm bone health in Hispanic teenagers, a new study finds. The more PFAS chemicals found in the bodies of Hispanic adolescents, the lower their bone density was, researchers report in the Dec. 6 issue of the journal EnvironmentalContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In sickness and in health — and in blood pressure, too? A new international study finds that if your blood pressure rises with time, your spouse’s might, also. “Many people know that high blood pressure is common in middle-aged and older adults, yetContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new type of bacterial infection could be the culprit behind a mysterious canine respiratory illness that has been infecting dogs from coast to coast, New Hampshire researchers say. Genetic sequencing of samples from 70 infected dogs from New Hampshire, Rhode Island andContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — If you belong to one of the 46 million American households with a cat, you already know how stressful a trip to the vet can be for your feline — and you. Rescue might be on the way: The U.S. Food and DrugContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov, 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Young adults are now more likely to vape than to smoke cigarettes, with more becoming addicted to nicotine through vaping than traditional smoking, researchers say. Nearly three in five young adults who vape (56%) have never regularly smoked cigarettes, according to data fromContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Oral nicotine pouches might be marketed as an alternative to cigarettes, but they do little to curb smokers’ nicotine cravings, a new study finds. The pouches – which contain nicotine powder and other flavorings, but no tobacco leaf – take too long toContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 10, 2023 (Healthday News) — Two federal health agencies are investigating a salmonella outbreak linked to dog food that has sickened seven people in seven states, nearly all of them infants. On Thursday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a recall of Victor Hi-Pro Plus dry dog food, aContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Warnings about the dangers of vaping may be reaching American teens: A new U.S. government report shows e-cigarette use is down among high school students. In fact, use of any tobacco product over the past 30 days declined among this age group duringContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New research is shedding light on why one of man’s best friends — the golden retriever — has high odds for cancer death, although some end up living much longer than average. This popular dog breed has an up to 65% chance ofContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Climate change is bringing diseases once considered tropical afflictions to the United States, and new research warns that a parasite spread by sand flies may be the latest to join this growing list. The Leishmania parasite causes several forms of the disease leishmaniasis,Continue Reading