By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>WEDNESDAY, May 17, 2023 -- Vegan moms can breastfeed their children and not worry that their breast milk is missing essential nutrients, a new study finds. Researchers from Amsterdam University Medical…
Degreasing Chemical Tied to Higher Odds for Parkinsons…
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>WEDNESDAY, May 17, 2023 -- A chemical used to degrease industrial parts that was also used as a surgical anesthetic until the 1970s may increase the risk for Parkinson’s disease, researchers…
Americans Anxiety Levels Still High: Poll
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>WEDNESDAY, May 17, 2023 -- Americans are less anxious than they were in early 2020, at the dawn of the COVID-19 pandemic, but many still have anxiety about keeping themselves or…
COVID Pandemic May Have Heightened Womens Fears Around…
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>WEDNESDAY, May 17, 2023 -- Many American women fear childbirth, and the COVID-19 pandemic did not calm those feelings, new research shows. "Our results showed really high rates of childbirth fear…
For Kids in Poorer Neighborhoods, a Move Can…
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>WEDNESDAY, May 17, 2023 -- Kids whose families left distressed neighborhoods had significantly fewer severe asthma attacks, with improvements greater even than those seen with medication. New research found that children…
Talking to Your Toddler Could Bring Real Benefits…
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter>TUESDAY, May 16, 2023 -- When parents talk to their toddlers, they are not only teaching them words, but may be shaping their developing brains, too, a new study suggests. Researchers…
Inflation Is Really Stressing Americans Out
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter>TUESDAY, May 16, 2023 -- The high cost of -- everything: Rising inflation rates are ramping up anxieties among some groups of Americans much more than others, a new study reports.…
Cost of Being Black in America: 1.6 Million…
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter>TUESDAY, May 16, 2023 -- Over the past two decades, premature deaths have cost Black Americans over 80 million more lost years of life, compared with white Americans, a new study…
Appeals Court Ruling Keeps Obamacare Preventive Health Care…
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>TUESDAY, May 16, 2023 -- Americans will continue to be able to get free preventive health care services -- at least for now. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth…
Bipolar Disorder: What It Is, Symptoms & Treatments
By Kirstie Ganobsik HealthDay Reporter>TUESDAY, May 16, 2023 -- More than 10 million people in the United States are living with bipolar disorder, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). It's characterized by…