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When Does Your Child’s Flu Merit an ER Visit?
SUNDAY, Dec. 22, 2019 (HealthDay News) — It’s hard not to worry when your child suffers from the flu, but pediatricians say too many...
Delicious Holiday Desserts With Fewer Calories
SATURDAY, Dec. 21, 2019 (HealthDay News) — You can enjoy guilt-free holiday desserts by making some simple ingredient changes, a...
Pot Use Appears to Change Structure of Your Heart: Study
FRIDAY, Dec. 20, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Regular pot use might potentially cause changes in the heart’s structure, a new study suggests....
Health Tip: Taking Your Child on a Plane
(HealthDay News) — Flying with a small child can be dangerous without the proper equipment, especially if the ride gets bumpy. Holding...
FDA Gives First Ebola Vaccine for Adults the Green Light
FRIDAY, Dec. 20, 2019 (HealthDay News) — The first Ebola vaccine approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is a single-dose...
AHA News: Own a Nutcracker? Turn Pecans Into a Festive Treat
FRIDAY, Dec. 20, 2019 (American Heart Association News) — Want a holiday snack that’s packed with nutrition? Pick up some pecans. Nuts...
Growing Obesity Rates May Contribute to Climate Change
FRIDAY, Dec. 20, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Rising obesity rates worldwide may be contributing to the climate crisis, researchers report....
Special ‘Invisible’ Dye Could Serve as Skin’s Vaccination Record
FRIDAY, Dec. 20, 2019 (HealthDay News) — A special dye that’s injected at the time of vaccination could become an alternative to paper or...
Vitamin D Alone Doesn’t Prevent Fractures, New Study Finds
FRIDAY, Dec. 20, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Taking calcium and vitamin D might help older adults curb the risk of a bone fracture, but...
Young Colon Cancer Patients Have Fared Better Under Obamacare
FRIDAY, Dec. 20, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Diagnosis and treatment of young adults with colon cancer improved under an Affordable Care Act...
CDC Study Breaks Down Diabetes Risk for Hispanic, Asian Subgroups
FRIDAY, Dec. 20, 2019 (HealthDay News) — There are significant differences in rates of diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes between...
Drug Could Offer New Option Against Lupus
THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2019 (HealthDay News) — People suffering from the autoimmune disease lupus might soon have a new drug to turn to, a...
Health Highlights: Dec. 20, 2019
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: Congress Approves Raising Age to...
Health Tip: Living With Weak Vision
(HealthDay News) — For folks with weak vision, eyeglasses, contact lenses, medicine and surgery may improve sight, says the National Eye...
New Studies Show Vaping Illnesses Tapering Off
FRIDAY, Dec. 20, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Even as the number of Americans hospitalized with a lung injury tied to vaping passed the 2,500...
Obesity in Middle Age Could Raise Odds for Alzheimer’s Later
THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Obesity in middle age is associated with an increased risk of dementia later in life,...
Unhealthy Eating Habits Cost U.S. $50 Billion a Year: Study
THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Healthier eating could save the United States more than $50 billion a year in health care...
Health Tip: Preventing Pneumonia
(HealthDay News) — Pneumonia is an infection that inflames the air sacs in the lungs, says Mayo Clinic. The infection can cause cough,...
Could Baldness Become ‘Optional’? New Research May Give Men Hope
THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2019 (HealthDay News) — The best way to avoid baldness is to stop hair from falling out in the first place. Now,...
12 Million Americans Drove While Stoned Last Year
THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Millions of Americans, teens and young adults in particular, are driving while high on pot and...
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