Latest Prevention & Wellness News MONDAY, Aug. 17, 2020 — Thin, stretchy neck gaiters are “worse than nothing” when it comes to preventing the spread of the coronavirus, according to researchers. The Duke University team said using a neck gaiter as a face covering could actually spread the […]
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Latest Mental Health News By E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Aug. 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) The pandemic is taking a big toll on Americans’ psyches: A new government report found that about 41% of adults surveyed in late June “reported an adverse mental or behavioral health condition.” That’s a […]
FRIDAY, Aug. 14, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Peoples whose only contact with the outside world is Zoom are taking a close look at themselves and flocking to plastic surgeons for face and eye lifts, the New York Times reported Thursday. “I have never done so many face-lifts in a summer […]
FRIDAY, Aug. 14, 2020 (HealthDay News) This school year comes with special challenges for kids as the United States grapples with a coronavirus pandemic, but experts say parents can help their children navigate the tough emotional terrain. Whether returning to a school building, continuing online learning or adjusting to a […]
FRIDAY, Aug. 14, 2020 Feeling woozy when you stand up may be a sign of an increased risk of developing dementia, a new study suggests. Doctors call this feeling “orthostatic hypotension,” and it occurs when there’s a sudden drop in blood pressure as you stand, explained a team of researchers […]
By Amy NortonHealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Aug. 14, 2020 (HealthDay News) After a period of improvement, U.S. kids are eating as much fast food as they were in the early 2000s, new government figures show. Researchers found that between 2003 and 2010, there was a decline in U.S. kids’ intake of […]
By Alicia AultWebMD Health News Aug. 13, 2020 — The lack of supplies for doing enough COVID-19 diagnostic testing within a useful turnaround time will likely last and will continue to hamper the nation’s response to the pandemic, public health experts and health care professionals say. It will also likely […]
Latest Senior Health News By Robin Foster and E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporters FRIDAY, Aug. 14, 2020 The novel coronavirus is surging once more in U.S. nursing homes, where it killed tens of thousands at the start of the pandemic. Federal data cited by two long-term care associations this week illustrated […]
THURSDAY, Aug. 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) Burning fossil fuels account for about 100,000 air pollution-related deaths in the United States each year — but there are other less obvious sources of deadly air pollution, a new study warns. “People usually think of power plants and cars, but nowadays, livestock and […]
Latest Infectious Disease News By E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Aug. 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) New York City residents have seen their fair share of health crises over the past century, but a new study finds that this year’s COVID-19 pandemic may have been more deadly than even the […]