Health Highlights: Feb. 2, 2023​

News Consumer News Health Highlights: Feb. 2, 2023​ By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter>Damar Hamlin teams with heart experts to promote lifesaving CPR. The Buffalo Bills player collapsed on the playing field from cardiac arrest in…

Sleeping Pills Linked to Higher Risk for Dementia

By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter>WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1, 2023 -- Seniors who frequently take sleeping medications may be raising their risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease, a new study warns. Sleep medications are one of the most…

Even When at Low Risk, Some Women Should…

By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1, 2023 -- More women, even those at low risk for ovarian cancer, who have finished having children should have their fallopian tubes removed as a precaution to prevent…

CDC Warns of Dangerous Infection Risk With EzriCare…

By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1, 2023 -- U.S. health officials are investigating whether a specific brand of over-the-counter eyedrops are behind one death and dozens of bacterial infections in several states. The infections…

52,000 Pounds of Sausage Products Recalled Due to…

By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1, 2023 -- A variety of ready-to-eat sausage and charcuterie products are being recalled because they may have come into contact with surfaces that tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes.…

AHA News: 11 Things to Know to Save…

By American Heart Association News>WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1, 2023 (American Heart Association News) -- When a heart stops, seconds matter. But too often, when someone has a cardiac arrest away from a hospital, people in a…