By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>FRIDAY, Feb. 10, 2023 -- Watching the big game on a big TV? Keep safety in mind if young children are around. Seven of 10 fatal furniture tip-over incidents in children…
Marijuana Use in Early Pregnancy Could Raise Risks…
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>FRIDAY, Feb. 10, 2023 – New research links cannabis use in the first trimester of pregnancy to poor outcomes, closely related to functioning of the placenta. This is important information given…
Health Highlights: Feb. 10, 2023
News Consumer News Health Highlights: Feb. 10, 2023 By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter>Emailing your doctor could soon cost you. Some health care systems have started charging for doctor’s emailed responses to certain patient messages, but…
Less May Be More When It Comes to…
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>FRIDAY, Feb. 10, 2023 -- Some patients having surgery for early-stage lung cancer may no longer need to lose an entire lobe of their lung, new research shows. The study results…
U.S. To Test Vaccines in Poultry as Way…
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>FRIDAY, Feb. 10, 2023 – U.S. health officials are considering using vaccines in poultry to stem an ongoing outbreak of bird flu. Scientists will begin testing the first vaccines for birds…
Cutting Calories May Slow Aging in Healthy Adults
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>FRIDAY, Feb. 10, 2023 -- The key to living longer could be eating less. In a new study published in the journal Nature Aging, researchers found that a calorie-restricted diet had…
Emailing Your Doctor Could Soon Cost You
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter>FRIDAY, Feb. 10, 2023 -- Email has become an easy and essential form of communication between patients and physicians -- so much so that doctors are deluged daily with messages from…
New Injected Drug, Pegylated Lambda Interferon, May Prevent…
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter>THURSDAY, Feb. 9, 2023 -- A single injection of an experimental biologic drug may cut in half your risk of hospitalization from COVID-19 infection, new clinical trial results show. Pegylated lambda…
Neuroprotectant Drug Could Boost Outcomes After a Stroke
By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter>THURSDAY, Feb. 9, 2023 -- Using a "neuroprotectant" drug alongside the standard surgical removal of a clot may slash the risk of death and disability following a stroke, a new study…
New Injected Drug, Pegylated Lambda Interferon,, May Prevent…
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter>THURSDAY, Feb. 9, 2023 -- A single injection of an experimental biologic drug may cut in half your risk of hospitalization from COVID-19 infection, new clinical trial results show. Pegylated lambda…