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21 Oct
A new poll from C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital finds a growing number of teens are using protein bars, shakes and powders for everything from muscle growth to weight loss.
18 Oct
Researchers detect 10 PFAS chemicals in tap and bottled water samples collected from 15 countries.
17 Oct
A new study finds standing without actual movement or exercise has no real cardiovascular benefits over sitting.
Treehouse Foods Inc. has recalled dozens of frozen waffle products because of potential listeria contamination.
The recalled products were distributed throughout the United States and Canada and packed in various formats, the company said in its recall notice, which includes photos of the various waffle products.
They include waffles...
TUESDAY, Oct. 22, 2024 (HealthDayNews) -- Four farm workers who helped cull poultry on an commercial egg farm in Washington are presumed to have been infected with bird flu, making that state the sixth in the country to report human H5N1 infections this year.
"These are the first presumed human cases of H5 virus under investigation in Wash...
Baby Boom seniors are divorcing at rates triple that of a few decades ago, a new study has found.
“Gray divorce” among folks 65 and older increased to 15% in 2022 from 5% in 1990, according to research from the National Center for Family and Marriage Research at Bowling Green State University.
Increased life expectancy an...
Heart bypass operations have gotten safer, but not everyone is benefiting equally: New data shows that Black patients face a 22% higher odds of dying in the hospital after their surgeries.
“We found Black patients who have coronary artery bypass surgery experience higher rates of severe postoperative complications, including death an...
Cataract surgery could restore good vision to older people and by doing so cut their odds for potentially life-threatening falls, a new study finds.
Folks who got the surgery had significantly lower odds for bone fractures and brain hemorrhages linked to falling compared to people with cataracts who didn't get the operation, researchers re...
Experiments in sheep are hinting that doses of caffeine given to women in pregnancy, as well as their newborns after birth, could prevent cerebral palsy.
Cerebral palsy is a disabling condition often caused by asphyxia -- reductions in oxygen supply -- around the time of birth. Asphyxia can cause other neurodevelopmental disorders, as well...
The skin condition eczema appears to be linked to a serious condition that can end in leg amputation, a new study finds.
People with eczema are at significantly higher risk of developing peripheral vascular disease, researchers reported recently in the journal Clinical and Experimental Dermatology.
Peripheral vascular diseas...
The United States experienced a small but significant rise in infant deaths in the months following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision overturned Roe v. Wade, a new study shows.
The Dobbs ruling, handed down in July of 2022, led to outright bans on abortion in 14 states and tighter restrictions in eight others.
According to researcher...
Health insurers would be required to cover the cost of over-the-counter birth control and emergency contraception under new rules proposed by the White House on Monday.
"Since Roe v. Wade was overturned more than two years ago, Republican elected officials have made clear they want to ban or restrict birth control, defund federal programs ...
Walking pneumonia cases are surging among young children in the United States, federal health officials warn.
"Bacterial infections caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae increased in the United States since late spring and have remained high," a statement issued Friday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention not...
MONDAY, Oct. 21, 2024 (Healthday News) -- Following the devastation of hurricanes Helene and Milton, a new health danger has emerged in Florida: A spike in cases of flesh-eating bacteria.
In a statement issued by the Florida Department of Health earlier this month, officials urged residents to avoid floodwaters where the Vibr...
A routine blood test can identify women in labor who are at risk for preeclampsia, a high-blood pressure condition that’s a leading cause of maternal death, a new study finds.
Doctors can predict a woman’s risk of developing preeclampsia by looking at her levels of two blood proteins -- fibrinogen and albumin -- when she enters...
The repeated fasting required for multiple surgeries in a row can slow a patient’s recovery and increase the risk of death, a new study warns.
Surgical patients are asked to not eat after midnight prior to their procedure, to reduce the risk that they’ll throw up during general anesthesia and deep sedation.
But folks havi...
An overwhelming majority of teens and young adults are worried about how climate change will affect their future, a new survey has found.
About 85% of 16- to 25-year-olds are worried about the impact of climate change on people and the planet, according to the survey of nearly 16,000 people from all 50 states.
That includes nearly al...
A healthy diet can help keep prostate cancer in check, a new study finds.
The better a man eats, the less likely his low-grade prostate cancer will progress to a more dangerous state, researchers reported Oct. 17 in the journal JAMA Oncology.
For every increase of 12.5 points in a zero-to-100 healthy eating scale, men were ...
Studies in mice have shown that the fungal toxin zearalenone can mimic estrogen, and it might hamper reproduction.
It's not yet clear if the "mycoestrogen" compound can do the same in women. However, a new study finds that nearly all pregnant women ingest zearalenone as part of their daily diets.
Researchers at Rutgers University and...
Teenagers are increasingly turning to protein-packed bars, shakes and powders to help them add muscle to their frames, a new study shows.
Two in five parents say their teen consumed protein supplements in the past year, according to the University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Heal...
After Black patients undergo a surgery, they are much more likely than their white peers to receive only an opioid for post-op pain relief, rather than a more nuanced combo of analgesics, a new study finds.
So-called "multimodal analgesia" is the recommended way to go, experts say, but Black patients are 29% less likely to receive it.
<...A handheld pinprick blood test could someday deliver results in as little as an hour, a new study shows.
The portable device, which fits in the palm of a hand, uses sound waves to separate a tiny whole blood sample down into microscopic biomarkers, researchers reported Oct. 16 in the journal Science Advances.
The entire proc...
Youth sports deliver all kinds of health benefits, both mental and physical, but young athletes can still get hurt.
Every year, more than 3.5 million U.S. kids are treated for sports-related injuries. The most common injuries include sprained ankles, broken bones, concussions, torn or stretched ligaments and b...