Latest Mental Health News SATURDAY, Oct. 3, 2020 (HealthDay News) Here’s some heartening news on the opioid painkillers front: Abuse of the prescription medicines in the United States fell by more than one-quarter between 2007 and 2018. “Prior research has shown slight reductions in abuse rates, but our […]
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Latest Prevention & Wellness News By Amy NortonHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Oct. 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) The homemade cloth masks recommended for slowing the spread of COVID-19 seem to expel invisible cotton fibers into the air as people talk, cough or even breathe — underscoring the importance of regularly […]
By Robin Foster and E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporters MONDAY, Oct. 5, 2020 President Donald Trump’s doctors delivered an update of his condition on Sunday that suggested he might have more than just a mild case of COVID-19. Based on the doctors’ accounts, Trump’s symptoms quickly escalated after he announced early Friday […]
MONDAY, Oct. 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) If your husband or wife is hospitalized in intensive care, you’re more likely to have a heart attack or other serious heart problem in the next few weeks, a new study warns. “Spouses of ICU patients should pay attention to their own physical health, […]
MONDAY, Oct. 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) The common cold can make you miserable, but it might also help protect you against COVID-19, a new study suggests. The researchers added that people who’ve had COVID-19 may be immune to it for a long time, possibly even the rest of their lives. […]
FRIDAY, Oct. 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) They are the closest relatives to humans, but gorillas have been spared one aging disease that people haven’t: osteoporosis. The condition triggers accelerated bone loss and weakening. In a new study, researchers used a CT scanner to analyze the leg, arm and spine bones […]
Latest Mental Health News FRIDAY, Oct. 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) It’s all about him. Or her. New research supports what much of the electorate may already suspect: Many narcissistic people are drawn to politics, and that could put democracy in danger. As the researchers defined it, narcissism is […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted or halted critical mental health services in 93% of countries worldwide while the demand for mental health is increasing, according to a new WHO survey. The survey of 130 countries provides the first global data showing the devastating impact of COVID-19 on access to mental […]
By Amy NortonHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Oct. 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) Delivering by cesarean section deprives babies from receiving mom’s beneficial bacteria during the journey through the birth canal. Now researchers are studying an innovative way to counter that: Feeding newborns breast milk fortified with their mother’s poop. There is, indeed, […]
By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Oct. 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) As if the misery of hot flashes, night sweats and sleep troubles weren’t enough, now new research suggests that women who routinely experience moderate to severe menopausal symptoms have a higher risk of stroke and heart disease. “This analysis assessed […]