By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, July 27, 2020 (HealthDay News) The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted a massive scientific response to the crisis, with more than 1,500 coronavirus studies kicking off between March and mid-May of this year, a new study reports. Unfortunately, much of this research has sown only confusion, […]
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MONDAY, July 27, 2020 (HealthDay News) Alcohol abuse is associated with an increased the risk of death in people with abnormal heart rhythms, a new study warns. Researchers reviewed deaths among almost 115,000 patients aged 15-54 hospitalized for abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia) between 2010 and 2014. Nearly 10% of the […]
MONDAY, July 27, 2020 (American Heart Association News) Hospital patients at high risk for influenza had lower rates of death, heart attack, mini-stroke and cardiac arrest if they were vaccinated against flu during their hospital stay, a new study has found. The study focused on certain groups at high risk […]
TUESDAY, July 28, 2020 Glaucoma strikes many people as they age, but what if a simple dietary change could lower your risk? New research suggests it can: Scientists found a low-carbohydrate diet might protect you against the vision-robbing disease. The researchers analyzed data from 185,000 female nurses and male health […]
Latest Mental Health News MONDAY, July 27, 2020 (HealthDay News) Talk therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) doesn’t appear to increase addiction treatment patients’ risk of relapse, a small new study says. Roughly a quarter of people with drug or alcohol use disorders also have PTSD, typically caused […]
Latest Prevention & Wellness News By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, July 27, 2020 (HealthDay News) Face masks can help prevent the spread of COVID-19 among folks trapped in a room with an infected “super spreader,” a new Swiss study claims. Most infected people with a typical COVID viral […]
TUESDAY, July 28, 2020 (HealthDay News) — National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien has tested positive for COVID-19, the Associated Press reported Monday. O’Brien is the highest-rankling Trump official to come down with the virus. Two people who know the situation spoke to the AP anonymously because they weren’t authorized to […]
MONDAY, July 27, 2020 (HealthDay News) You might say this is a tale about sheer pig-headedness. Hungarian researchers wondered how two popular family pets — dogs and miniature pigs — would compare when confronted with a problem to solve. Turns out pigs are more likely than dogs to find a […]
By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, July 27, 2020 (HealthDay News) American kids have something to celebrate: Spanking has hit a new low. About one in three parents said they spanked their kids in 2017 compared to 50% in 1993, new research shows. “Fewer parents are spanking, and I think it’s […]
Latest Prevention & Wellness News TUESDAY, July 28, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to use alcohol-based hand sanitizers containing methanol, or wood alcohol, which is used in fuel and antifreeze and is toxic if absorbed through the skin or […]