- Florida Hospitals Brace for Hurricane Milton’s Arrival
- Only 1 in 5 Large Companies’ Health Plans Cover New Weight-Loss Meds for Employees
- Be Alert to Carbon Monoxide Dangers During, After Hurricane Milton
- More Screen Time Tied to Mental Health Risks for Tweens
- Severe COVID Case Ups Heart Risks As Much as History of Heart Disease
- Affordable Care Act Is Helping Young Americans With Cancer Beat the Disease
- Here’s Where Viruses Love to Lurk in Your Bathroom
- Heat Stress in Pregnancy Might Affect a Babies’ Development Later
- Steady Rise in U.S. Cases of Tick-Borne Babesiosis Disease
- Common Acne Drug Might Become Carcinogenic at Room Temperature
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Special ‘Invisible’ Dye Could Serve as Skin’s Vaccination Record
A special dye that’s injected at the time of vaccination could become an alternative to paper or electronic vaccination records, researchers report. “In areas where paper vaccination cards are often lost or do not exist at all,...
- Posted December 20, 2019
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Growing Obesity Rates May Contribute to Climate Change
Rising obesity rates worldwide may be contributing to the climate crisis, researchers report. “Our analysis suggests that, in addition to beneficial effects on morbidity, mortality and health care costs, managing obesity can favorably affect the environment as...
- Posted December 20, 2019
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Health Highlights: Dec. 20, 2019
Congress Approves Raising Age to Buy Tobacco Products to 21 U.S. Listeria Outbreak Linked to Hard-Boiled Eggs: CDC Appeals Court Says Obamacare Insurance Mandate is Unconstitutional
- Posted December 20, 2019
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Drug Could Offer New Option Against Lupus
People suffering from the autoimmune disease lupus might soon have a new drug to turn to, a clinical trial suggests. Anifrolumab is a lab-created antibody that blocks type 1 interferon, a biochemical that activates an immune response...
- Posted December 20, 2019
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Health Tip: Taking Your Child on a Plane
Flying with a small child can be dangerous without the proper equipment, especially if the ride gets bumpy. Holding your little one in your arms during turbulence is not safe. If you’re taking a child under 40...
- Posted December 20, 2019
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Health Tip: Living With Weak Vision
For folks with weak vision, eyeglasses, contact lenses, medicine and surgery may improve sight, says the National Eye Institute. Difficulty reading, matching colors and recognizing faces are common signs of weak vision. If you have vision loss,...
- Posted December 20, 2019
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Drug-Resistant Dysentery Emerging Among Gay Men
Australian researchers are sounding the alarm over cases of a highly infectious intestinal illness that appear to be resistant to all forms of standard oral antibiotic treatment. The disease is called shigellosis, a form of dysentery. So...
- Posted December 19, 2019
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Lots of Overtime Could Send Your Blood Pressure Soaring
Long hours spent working will do no favors for your blood pressure, a new Canadian study suggests. The five-year study tracked the working hours and blood pressure readings of 3,500 white-collar workers at three public institutions in...
- Posted December 19, 2019
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Unhealthy Eating Habits Cost U.S. $50 Billion a Year: Study
Healthier eating could save the United States more than $50 billion a year in health care costs associated with heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and related illnesses, according to a new study. An unhealthy diet is...
- Posted December 19, 2019
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Health Highlights: Dec. 19, 2019
Appeals Court Says Obamacare Insurance Mandate is Unconstitutional Private Care Program for U.S. Vets Gets $8.9 Billion in Budget Deal E-Cigarette Influencers to Be Banned From Instagram and Facebook
- Posted December 19, 2019