Latest Diet & Weight Management News By Amy NortonHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Sept. 30, 2020 More and more people are turning to “intermittent fasting” to lose weight, but the jury is still out on whether the tactic works. In a new clinical trial, researchers found that one type of […]
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Latest Mental Health News By Alan MozesHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Sept. 30, 2020 Is the coronavirus pandemic driving people to drink? Yes, a new U.S. survey shows, and the greatest spike in alcohol use is being seen in women. Overall, there was a 14% jump in drinking frequency this […]
TUESDAY, Sept. 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) Metals and other air pollutants have been found in the placentas of new mothers, which means such pollutants may be able to reach the fetus, researchers report. “Our study for the first time shows that inhaled carbon particulate matter in air pollution travels in […]
TUESDAY, Sept. 29, 2020 (American Heart Association News) Teacher Zach Nelson spent most of his Sunday preparing for the week ahead, working deep into the evening. He put his 5-year-old son to bed, then returned to his laptop to continue with his lesson plans. Zach felt tired, even dozing off […]
Latest Mental Health News TUESDAY, Sept. 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) Financial struggles, social isolation and anxiety are triggering feelings of hopelessness and helplessness during the COVID-19 pandemic, so it’s important to know the warning signs when someone is contemplating suicide, an expert says. A U.S. Centers for Disease […]
Latest Senior Health News By E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Sept. 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) One of the big questions around any new COVID-19 vaccine is: Will it safely protect those at highest risk from the illness — older people? Now, the results of an early phase 1 trial […]
By Alan MozesHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Sept. 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) Childhood risk for developing the allergic/autoimmune disorder known as celiac disease might be eliminated if infants were exposed to gluten as early as 4 months of age, new British research suggests. The observation is based on work with 1,300 infants. […]
New commitments from governments, international organizations and the private sector support unified approach to end pandemic, backing a response of unprecedented scale, scope and speed—through the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator—as pandemic claims more than 1 million lives Recent Commitments at a Glance: United Kingdom – £571m (US$ 732m) for […]
Latest Infectious Disease News TUESDAY, Sept. 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The presence of a brain-eating amoeba in its drinking water has led the city of Lake Jackson, Texas, to issue a “do not use water order” and request an emergency declaration from the state. “The City of […]
By Cara Roberts MurezHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Sept. 28, 2020 (HealthDay News) The foundation for early heart disease might begin not during childhood or in the years that follow, but in the womb. Researchers studying nearly 30 years of data from families in Manitoba, Canada, found a strong connection between heart […]