By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter>WEDNESDAY, July 26, 2023 -- Workers making the most popular type of countertop sold in the United States are at risk for potentially deadly lung disease, a new study finds. The…
Minorities, Women Are Shortchanged When It Comes to…
By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter>WEDNESDAY, July 26, 2023 -- In yet another example of inequities in U.S. health care, new research indicates that many women and minority men who need statins to protect their heart…
High Cadmium Levels Linked to Endometriosis
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter>WEDNESDAY, July 26, 2023 -- Women are more likely to develop endometriosis if they have elevated levels of cadmium in their system, a new study reports. Twice as many women with…
How Common Are Co-Infections With COVID, Flu, RSV?
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>TUESDAY, July 25, 2023 -- Results from more than 26,000 respiratory tests in late 2022 found simultaneous infections with COVID-19, influenza or respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in more than 1% of…
LeBron James Son Suffers Cardiac Arrest During Basketball…
By Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter>TUESDAY, July 25, 2023 -- The 18-year-old son of basketball superstar LeBron James suffered cardiac arrest during a workout Monday at the University of Southern California. Bronny James, an incoming…
Vitamin D Might Ease the Agony of Psoriasis
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>TUESDAY, July 25, 2023 -- People who have psoriasis may want to get their vitamin D levels checked. New research suggests that blood levels of the so-called "sunshine vitamin" may affect…
1 in 6 Kids Havent Gotten All of…
By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter>TUESDAY, July 25, 2023 -- Most early childhood vaccines require three or four doses for best protection, but more than 1 in 6 toddlers aren’t getting them all, leaving them vulnerable…
Hot, Polluted Days May Double Heart Attack Risk
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter>TUESDAY, July 25, 2023 -- The extreme heat and choking wildfire smoke blanketing wide swaths of the United States this summer are actively dangerous to heart health, a new study reports.…
Milk Alternatives Dont Always Measure Up to Milk
TUESDAY, July 25, 2023 -- If you’re drinking soy, oat or almond milk, you may not be getting the same nutrients as you would with a glass of cow’s milk. A new analysis of more…
Imaging Technology May Make Radiation Safer for Prostate…
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>TUESDAY, July 25, 2023 -- A technique that uses imaging technology as a guide can make radiation therapy safer for patients undergoing treatment for prostate cancer, a new research review finds.…