By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>MONDAY, May 29, 2023 -- Limited "heading" of a soccer ball in youth sports may not cause irreversible harm, as long as players are properly trained, a new study finds. This…
Stress Across the Life Span Could Worsen MS
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>MONDAY, May 29, 2023 -- Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease that attacks the central nervous system and leaves patients suffering from a host of symptoms, and now new research…
Local Sales Bans on Flavored Tobacco Products in…
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>MONDAY, May 29, 2023 -- Banning flavored tobacco products leads to fewer people using them, according to a new California study that found lower usage in areas that had a full…
Grilling Plant-Based Burgers This Memorial Day? Safe Cooking…
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>SUNDAY, May 28, 2023 -- The last thing you want to invite to your Memorial Day cookout is foodborne illness. An expert from Virginia Tech offers some suggestions for keeping it…
Traveling? Heres Your Family Medical Checklist
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>SATURDAY, May 27, 2023 -- When going on vacation, there’s a lot to remember, but it’s a good idea if you add one more item to the to-do list. Baylor College…
The Most Common Depression Medications, Explained
By Ann Schreiber HealthDay Reporter>FRIDAY, May 26, 2023 -- You've been diagnosed with depression. What's next? The cornerstone of treatment remains antidepressants, so it's likely your doctor will prescribe one for you, but which one…
Huge Mass of Sargassum Seaweed Is Targeting Floridas…
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>FRIDAY, May 26, 2023 -- Be cautious when heading to Florida's beaches this summer, an expert warned, as a 5,000-mile floating mass of sargassum seaweed has begun washing up on the…
Elon Musks Neuralink Says Brain-to-Computer Interface Has FDA…
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>FRIDAY, May 26, 2023 -- It may sound like the stuff of science fiction, but Elon Musk’s company Neuralink announced Thursday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a…
AHA News: More Than a Kernel of Truth:…
By American Heart Association News>FRIDAY, May 26, 2023 (American Heart Association News) -- Stroll past the seasonal aisle at any grocery store this time of year and you'll find a shelf piled with plastic flip-flops,…
8 Key Factors Are Shortening the Lives of…
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>FRIDAY, May 26, 2023 -- Black Americans face a greater risk of early death than white people do, and now a new study points to the reasons why. Known as the…