TUESDAY, Dec. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Probiotics might be able to help people dodge the worst effects of COVID-19, new clinical trial results show. Unvaccinated people who took a lactobacillus-laced probiotic had reduced COVID symptoms and even delayed infection, researchers report in the January issue of the journal ClinicalContinue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Add another post-COVID hazard to the list: Research suggests having the illness could raise risks for dangerous irregular heart beats. According to Swedish researchers, the odds a person might develop atrial fibrillation — a common arrhythmia linked to stroke — rose 12-fold inContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Dec. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Any type of time spent looking at screens before bed is bad for kids’ sleep, but new research shows that “interactive” screen time — texting and video games, for example — is especially harmful. The effects of interactive screen time on sleep mightContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Connor Heinz started experiencing periods of a racing heartbeat at age 12, but doctors were having a hard time pinning down the problem. The heart monitor Connor wore was too irritating, and his irregular heart rhythms were happening only once every few monthsContinue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An outbreak of deadly tick-borne disease is occurring among people who’ve recently been to Baja California in Mexico, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns. Three out of five patients have died from infection with Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF), theContinue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When an HIV-infected child known as the ‘Mississippi baby’ was given powerful antiretroviral drugs within hours of birth in 2013 and then appeared to be rid of HIV, people wondered if it might be replicated in other newborns. An international study involving 54Continue Reading
SATURDAY, Dec. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — It has likely happened to everyone at some point: You are poised to go to sleep, but instead a “digital distraction” keeps you up hours later than you had planned. “Bedtime procrastination is a common problem, as people often stay up later thanContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — “Cycle syncing” – the notion that women should adapt their diet and exercise patterns to their menstrual cycle – has become a trendy topic online. Some experts argue that it can reduce a woman’s symptoms prior to and during her period. But aContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — With fewer Americans dying from COVID in 2022, U.S. life expectancy rebounded a bit from declines experienced during the pandemic. According to provisional data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on deaths for 2022, the average American can now expectContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 27, 2023 (HeathDay News) — More female surgeons are entering the field, which brings up a new question: Are your surgical outcomes likely to be better if your gender matches that of your surgeon? The answer seems to be “probably not.” A study from University of California LosContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — It’s common to find yourself stuffed at some point during Thanksgiving Day festivities, but experts say staying active can help you burn some calories and feel a little less sluggish after the big meal. Kicking off Thanksgiving Day by participating in a communityContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The last thing a holiday host wants is to have guests get food poisoning from the feast they’ve set. That’s why food safety is particularly important as people prepare for holiday festivities, poison control center experts say. “Forgetting about food safety is aContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New data shows that births rose in the first half of 2023 in states where abortion bans came into effect following the fall of Roe v. Wade in 2022. States with bans had an average 2.3% rise in the fertility rate compared toContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new round of four free COVID-19 tests is available for order from the federal government, the U.S. Postal Service announced Monday. The free additional tests are being made available as health officials prepare for an expected resurgence in the virus due toContinue Reading