By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>WEDNESDAY, March 15, 2023 -- Even modest weight gain above the average puts kids at risk for high blood pressure, new research shows. “Hypertension during youth tracks into adulthood and is…
Colon Cancer in the Young: One Womans Story
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter>WEDNESDAY, March 15, 2023 -- Tatiana Gonzalez had just quit her job as a postal carrier, and with it the 12 miles a day she walked as she delivered people’s mail.…
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, Feb.…
By Beth Gilbert HealthDay Reporter>The annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) was held from Feb. 24 to 27 in San Antonio and attracted participants from around the world, including…
Yoga Can Help Seniors Regain Their Strength
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter>TUESDAY, March 14, 2023 -- Practicing yoga might help older adults become a little surer on their feet, a new research review suggests. The review, of 33 small clinical trials, found…
New Breast Scanning Technology Might Beat Standard Mammography
By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter>TUESDAY, March 14, 2023 -- Newer scanning technology may spot more breast cancers and lower the rate of dreaded false positives, a large, new study shows. Now available in a growing…
Novo Nordisk to Cut Insulin Prices by Up…
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>TUESDAY, March 14, 2023 -- Novo Nordisk Inc. on Tuesday became the third drug company to say it will slash prices on some of its insulin products. Starting in January 2024,…
Dicyclomine Used in Pregnancies in 1960s, 70s May…
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>TUESDAY, March 14, 2023 -- The children of women who took a common anti-nausea drug for pregnancy in the 1960s and 1970s may be at higher risk of colon cancer, according…
FDA Approves Daybue, the First Treatment for Rett…
News Consumer News FDA Approves Daybue, the First Treatment for Rett Syndrome By Lori Solomon HealthDay Reporter>TUESDAY, March 14, 2023 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Daybue (trofinetide) for the treatment of…
U.S. Effort to Fight HIV Worldwide Has Brought…
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>TUESDAY, March 14, 2023 -- Since it began in 2004, a global effort led by the United States to combat HIV has dramatically increased the number of people it helps, a…
AHA News: She Wasnt Expected to Walk Again,…
By American Heart Association News>TUESDAY, March 14, 2023 (American Heart Association News) -- LeeAnn Walton rushed from work to a fitness club in New York City to lead a yoga class. Her classes had become…