FRIDAY, Nov. 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) — As clocks are turned back an hour this weekend and it gets dark earlier, many people will begin grappling with seasonal affective disorder (SAD). The disorder — also known as winter or seasonal depression — affects up to 5% of Americans, but ratesContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Why is it so easy for bilingual folks to switch back and forth from one language to another? Researchers have discovered that the brain uses a shared mechanism that makes using multiple languages completely natural. “Languages may differ in what sounds they useContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Large U.S. companies have until Jan. 4, 2022 to ensure their employees are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the Biden administration said Thursday. Unvaccinated workers must undergo weekly testing under the plan that applies to businesses with 100 or more employees and will coverContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Older folks who eat fish a couple of times a week may be doing their brains a favor. New research suggests that fish, even in moderate amounts, helps stave off vascular disease that may ultimately lead to dementia. “Previous studies, including work fromContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Despite the anxieties and tumult of the COVID-19 pandemic, overall suicide rates in the United States fell by about 3% between 2019 and 2020. But during the same time frame, suicides increased among people aged 10 to 34. They also rose among Black,Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) — It’s a case of being your own worst enemy: New research shows that women are more reluctant to ask for deadline extensions at work than their male colleagues are, in part because they worry about being seen as incompetent. In a series ofContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) — It’s a finding that stands to reason: A new study shows the pandemic has triggered anxiety and depression in many doctors. Researchers used surveys to assess the mental health of more than 5,000 doctors in Spain, Italy and the United Kingdom at twoContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The Biden administration unveiled a plan on Tuesday that aims to cut gun suicides in the United States. Measures in the plan include creating awareness and training programs and making gun storage more widely available. The effort also seeks to turn back theContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Women are as competitive and as willing to take risks as men when it comes to advancing in the workplace, according to a new study on the gender pay gap in the United States. “If we’re finally going to close the gender payContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A new rule to sharply cut methane emissions and other oil and gas industry air pollutants that harm health and contribute to climate change is in the works. The new Clean Air Act rule proposed Tuesday by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)Continue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Mike Smith is beating the odds. Diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer back in 2016, the 56-year-old South Carolina resident says there are a lot of reasons to be optimistic as the “narrative of lung cancer changes from being a horrific, terminal diseaseContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — As teens dramatically stepped up their screen time during COVID-19 lockdowns, their well-being took a hit, a new study reveals. Recreational screen time among U.S. teens doubled from before the pandemic to nearly eight hours per day during the pandemic, according to theContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Suicidal thoughts are more common among Americans who bought guns when firearm sales spiked during the pandemic, compared to those among other gun owners or folks who don’t own guns, a new study shows. About 6% of U.S. residents bought a gun betweenContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — So-called “forever chemicals” might increase pregnant women’s risk of a dangerous condition known as preeclampsia, researchers say. Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are widely used and long-lasting chemicals found in the drinking water of many U.S. communities. A new study found a link between PFASContinue Reading