By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>MONDAY, Aug. 21, 2023 -- Certain adult vaccines, including shingles and pneumonia shots, may also help seniors fight off Alzheimer's disease, new research reveals. Prior vaccination with the shingles vaccine, pneumococcus…
Is Your Child Lagging in Reading Skills? An…
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>SUNDAY, Aug. 20, 2023 -- Helping a child who struggles with reading can be a rewarding experience. A nationally known expert offers some tips for parents who are trying to help…
The #1 Enemy of Good Sleep for School…
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>SATURDAY, Aug. 19, 2023 -- Video games and social media are keeping school kids up at night, according to a new survey from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM). But…
Middle-Aged Americans Are Using Marijuana, Binge-Drinking at Record…
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>FRIDAY, Aug. 18, 2023 -- Binge-drinking and marijuana use have reached historically high levels among U.S. adults aged 35 to 50, the U.S. National Institutes of Health announced Thursday. For these…
AHA News: I Feel Like Im Dying: Days…
By American Heart Association News>FRIDAY, Aug. 18, 2023 (American Heart Association News) -- Five days after giving birth to her second child, Lauren Lowrey woke up with a sharp pain in her upper back. She…
Stem Cells Might Someday Create New Tooth Enamel…
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter>FRIDAY, Aug. 18, 2023 -- Damaged teeth could one day be repaired with “living fillings” created from stem cells, a new study reports. In the lab, researchers induced stem cells to…
1 in 10 ICU Patients With Heart Issues…
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter>FRIDAY, Aug. 18, 2023 -- More than 1 out of every 10 patients who land in an ICU with a potentially deadly heart emergency test positive for recreational drug use, a…
WHO Monitoring Highly Mutated New Strain of COVID-19,…
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>FRIDAY, Aug. 18, 2023 -- A new COVID variant with very few known cases but many mutations has been swiftly moved into the World Health Organization’s "variant under monitoring" classification. Four…
No Evidence Blue Light-Filtering Glasses Actually Help Eyes
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>FRIDAY, Aug. 18, 2023 -- Heavy screen users often buy blue light-filtering eyeglasses to protect their eyes -- but they may be wasting their money, a new study suggests. A new…
Did Vlad the Impaler, Inspiration for Dracula, Shed…
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>FRIDAY, Aug. 18, 2023 – The 15th century prince who inspired the literary vampire Dracula may have had medical issues that caused him to cry tears of blood, according to researchers…