WEDNESDAY, Jan. 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Folks who live near airports are used to the regular roar of jet airliners taking off and landing. But they likely don’t know that all this ruckus could be harming their heart health, a new study says. People exposed to high aircraft noiseContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — For many, coffee is a beloved morning ritual, fueling the day ahead. But what if the time you drink it could influence how long — and how well — you live? New research published Jan. 8 in the European Heart Journal suggests thatContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The antiviral pill Paxlovid might help some patients who are suffering from long COVID. A five-day course of Paxlovid is known to help limit symptoms and shorten illness in patients during an initial bout of COVID-19, researchers said in a study published Jan.Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Jan. 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Alcoholic beverages should carry a more specific label warning about cancer risks, the U.S. surgeon general said on Friday. In a new Advisory on Alcohol and Cancer Risk, Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy outlined the connection between alcohol consumption and cancer. The thirdContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Jan. 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — If you’ve picked up a bag of Marketside Broccoli Florets from Walmart recently, check your fridge or freezer. The company has issued a recall of the 12-ounce bags in 20 states after testing uncovered listeria bacteria in one sample. According to an announcementContinue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — It was a year in health news that will be hard to forget. As blockbuster weight-loss drugs known as GLP-1s made a sizable dent in the obesity epidemic, study after study revealed other ways in which these powerful medications can improve health. AtContinue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The bounty of the holidays often leads to loads of leftovers landing in the garbage after they go bad. A freezer can prevent such food waste by preserving edible food for later meals, a new study suggests. Discarded frozen items make up justContinue Reading
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THURSDAY, Dec. 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Migraine patients often suffer a long time before docs zero in on the best dosage for drugs designed to prevent their terrible symptoms. But a recently approved daily migraine pill called Qulipta (atogepant) appears to be effective from day one in many patients,Continue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Bedtime stories are a time-honored means of helping kids calm down and get a good night’s sleep. But these fairy tales can also serve another less obvious purpose — teaching children about the benefits of good sleep. Analysis of four traditional children’s talesContinue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Dancing appears to lift the spirits of people with Parkinson’s disease. Depression eased in Parkinson’s patients who took months of dance classes, a new study published recently in the Journal of Medical Internet Research shows. Not only did their depression symptoms ease, butContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The sicker a senior becomes, the more likely they’re going to develop kidney problems on top of their other health challenges. A new study published Dec. 17 in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS), shows that as a person’s number of chronicContinue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 16, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A New York doctor has been sued by the state of Texas for prescribing abortion pills via telehealth to a Dallas woman. In a news release announcing the filing of the lawsuit, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton claims that Dr. Margaret Daly CarpenterContinue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — President-elect Donald Trump is calling for an end to daylight saving time, a practice he described as inconvenient and costly. “The Republican Party will use its best efforts to eliminate Daylight Saving Time, which has a small but strong constituency, but shouldn’t!” Trump wroteContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec. 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Beans, peas and lentils take center stage in newly proposed changes to dietary guidelines for Americans. In a report released this week by an advisory committee to the Agriculture Department, experts suggest that the protein-packed legumes are the perfect substitute for red orContinue Reading