TUESDAY, March 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If you’re a worker who plans to get pregnant, take heed of a new study that warns that pregnant women who work in hospitals and are exposed to disinfectants may be more likely to have children who suffer from asthma and eczema. TheContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Cancer can be a devastating diagnosis, and now two new studies show these patients are at increased risk for anxiety, depression and suicide. The findings highlight the need for oncologists to pay more attention to their patients’ mental health needs, the authors said.Continue Reading
TUESDAY, March 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Warm summer nights may leave you tossing and turning in bed, but that could be the least of your worries. Just a slight rise in summer nighttime temperatures increases the risk of heart-related death for men in their 60s, a new study shows.Continue Reading
TUESDAY, March 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Heart attack survivors with depression have an increased risk of stroke, and more research is needed to find out why, according to the authors of a new study. “There could be a multitude of depression-related factors that are leading to these outcomes,” saidContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Chasing light shimmers reflected onto a wall. Obsessive licking or chewing. Compulsive barking and whining. Pacing or tail chasing. Nearly one in three pet dogs suffer from these ADHD-like repetitive behaviors — and researchers now suspect that an animal’s home life could beContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — White-tailed deer can shed and transmit the COVID-19 virus for up to five days after they’re infected, according to a study that also identified where the virus develops and replicates in deer. Five days is “a relatively short window of time in whichContinue Reading
SATURDAY, March 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Climate change is prompting longer pollen seasons and higher pollen counts, which spells trouble for people with seasonal allergies, allergists warn. “Allergy seasons have been changing in North America and across the globe, and we see greater changes the further you get fromContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — As if recovering from a heart attack wasn’t hard enough, new research shows many patients may suffer severe thinking declines. Researchers in Poland found that in the six months after a heart attack, 50% of patients experienced some decline in thinking, memory andContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Living in a noisy neighborhood may not only cost you sleep, it could also increase your odds for a heart attack, researchers say. They concluded that 1 in 20 heart attacks in New Jersey were associated with noise from highways, trains and airContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Psilocybin, the psychedelic substance in “magic” mushrooms, is generating lots of interest as a potential treatment for a host of mental ills, but new research warns there is little data on how it might interact with more traditional psychiatric medications. “There’s a majorContinue Reading
THURSDAY, March 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Women whose jobs require shift work may experience delayed menopause, according to a new study, and it could be bad for their health. Whether it’s working the overnight shift or different hours from day to day, shift work has been linked to higherContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — An increase in heat waves driven by climate change is causing hundreds more heart disease deaths in the United States each year, with men and Black people at particular risk, researchers say. Each year, the United States now has about three times asContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The more blazes firefighters battle, the higher their risk for a heart rhythm disorder called atrial fibrillation (a-fib), a new study shows. “Clinicians who care for firefighters need to be aware of the increased cardiovascular risk, especially the increased risk of a-fib, amongContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The party drug “ecstasy” might be the key to helping people heal from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), new clinical trial results indicate. In a small study, PTSD patients treated with a powerful combination of the psychedelic drug, also known as MDMA, and talkContinue Reading