By Amy NortonHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, July 9, 2020 Probiotic supplements might help ease depression symptoms in some people, a new research review suggests. Researchers found that across seven small clinical trials, various probiotics seemed to improve symptoms in patients with clinical depression — at least in the short term. The […]
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WEDNESDAY, July 8, 2020 (HealthDay News) Penicillin allergy is often unconfirmed in hospital patients, meaning many unnecessarily receive other antibiotics that may be less effective and even harmful, a new study finds. The researchers analyzed records of nearly 11,000 patients at 106 U.S. hospitals and found that 16% of those […]
WEDNESDAY, July 8, 2020 (HealthDay News) Missing lots of school between kindergarten and eighth grade may have consequences when kids grow up, a new study suggests. When they reached their early 20s, frequent absentees were less likely to vote and more likely to have economic problems and poor educational outcomes, […]
WEDNESDAY, July 8, 2020 (HealthDay News) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Inqovi (decitabine and cedazuridine) tablets, an oral outpatient treatment option for patients with myelodysplastic syndromes and chronic myelomonocytic leukemia, the agency announced Tuesday. Inqovi provides another option for patients who previously needed intravenous therapy and will […]
Latest Infectious Disease News THURSDAY, July 9, 2020 — Confirmation of an 11th case of dengue fever in the Florida Keys was announced Tuesday by state health officials. They said all 11 cases of the mosquito-borne disease have been in Key Largo, including eight cases in the last […]
Latest Mental Health News By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, July 8, 2020 (HealthDay News) The COVID-19 pandemic is shaking up America’s approach to addiction treatment, but the fallout hasn’t been all bad, experts say. In-person support meetings either aren’t happening or have been severely curtailed, and addiction centers […]
THURSDAY, July 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) — More than 70,000 U.S. women could be left without cost-free birth control after the Supreme Court upheld a Trump administration policy change that permits some employers to refuse to provide contraceptive coverage on religious or moral grounds. Lower courts had previously blocked the […]
WEDNESDAY, July 8, 2020 (HealthDay News) New research is suggesting links between street lights, neon signs and other forms of nighttime outside lighting and sleeplessness and mood disorders among teens. The study of more than 10,000 American kids aged 13 to 18 couldn’t prove cause and effect. However, it found […]
THURSDAY, July 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) Want to make smoking less attractive to young people? Try taking menthol cigarettes off the market, a new analysis suggests. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned flavors in cigarettes in 2009 because flavors appeal to youth and young adults, and the agency recently […]
By Robin Foster and E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporters THURSDAY, July 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) With President Donald Trump threatening to cut federal funding for schools that do not fully reopen in the fall, the United States set yet another record for new coronavirus cases on Wednesday with more than 59,000 new […]