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MONDAY, Oct. 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) — So much for the idea that most people born today will live 100 years or more. New research shows that the dramatic increases in life expectancy seen during the 19th and 20th centuries have slowed considerably.  In the world’s longest-living populations, life expectancyContinue Reading

SUNDAY, Oct. 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Pain, tingling and cramps in your legs and feet may be giving you a warning. They could be signs of poor blood circulation, which can lead to serious heart and health problems if left untreated, according to a doctor at Baylor College ofContinue Reading

TUESDAY, Oct. 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A rare, highly contagious Ebola-like virus has claimed eight lives in Rwanda, and U.S. health officials are closely monitoring the outbreak. Marburg virus causes a rare hemorrhagic fever that has no authorized vaccine or treatment.  No cases related to the Rwanda outbreak haveContinue Reading

TUESDAY, Oct. 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — While rare, heart-related side effects sometimes follow a COVID-19 vaccine shot, new research shows that’s more than offset by heart-healthy benefits. Folks who are fully vaccinated are significantly less likely to develop serious heart problems stemming from a COVID infection, the study found.Continue Reading

THURSDAY, Sept. 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Starting today, the U.S. government is offering another round of free COVID tests. “U.S. households will be eligible to order 4 free COVID-19 tests at COVIDTests.gov,” according to the Department of Health and Human Services. “The COVID-19 tests will detect current COVID-19 variants andContinue Reading

THURSDAY, Sept. 26, 2024 — (HealthDay News) — The Environmental Protection Agency must address concerns about potential health risks posed by the recommended levels of fluoride in the country’s drinking water, a federal court in California has ruled. While District Court Judge Edward Chen was careful to note his decision “doesContinue Reading

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) — As Americans get ready for fall and winter, the U.S. government is offering another round of free COVID tests, available by the end of this month. “U.S. households will be eligible to order 4 free COVID-19 tests at COVIDTests.gov,” according to the Department ofContinue Reading

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Long-term space travel to Mars could be bad for astronauts’ hearts, a new zero-gravity study shows. After a month at the International Space Station, a set of 48 bioengineered human heart tissue samples beat about half as strong as similar tissues that remainedContinue Reading

FRIDAY, Sept. 20, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Whooping cough cases are climbing at the fastest pace in years as students across America return to school, U.S. health officials reported Thursday. In figures published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a total of 291 cases were reported for theContinue Reading

THURSDAY, Sept. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The Los Angeles area is seeing a troubling increase in local dengue fever cases, health officials warned Wednesday. In a public notice posted on its website, the Los Angeles County Public Health Department said at least three people have fallen ill with dengueContinue Reading

TUESDAY, Sept. 17, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Millions more people will die annually from antibiotic-resistant infections over the next 25 years unless steps are taken to counter this growing health threat, a new study warns. The number of deaths linked to antibiotic-resistant bacteria is projected to grow to 8.2 millionContinue Reading

TUESDAY, Sept. 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A European epilepsy drug could be an effective treatment for sleep apnea, a new study suggests. Patients who took sulthiame had few pauses in their breathing while asleep, as well as higher levels of blood oxygen, according to clinical trial results presented TuesdayContinue Reading

FRIDAY, Sept. 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — As mpox continues to spread in Africa, Congolese authorities said Thursday that the first batch of vaccines have arrived in that country’s capital. The shipment comes three weeks after the World Health Organization declared mpox outbreaks in 12 African countries a global health emergency.Continue Reading

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Weather patterns in California that have been exacerbated by climate change could be fueling more cases of a dangerous fungal infection, scientists warn. The Coccidioides fungus lives in soil, where it can be picked up by rodents and transmitted to people who breatheContinue Reading