Medically reviewed by Drugs.com.By Ernie Mundell HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, Nov. 8, 2023 -- Forget "Jaws": The remarkable wound-healing power of shark skin could end up helping humans, new research claims.Shark skin is coated with a special…
Your Biological Age Could Affect Your Odds for…
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com.By Ernie Mundell HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, Nov. 8, 2023 -- There's your calendar age, and then there's what scientists call your "biological" age, which is based on various measurements indicating good or not-so-good…
When California Banned Flavored Vapes, Many Just Shopped…
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com.By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, Nov. 7, 2023 -- California banned menthol cigarettes and flavored vaping products in late 2022, based on concerns the flavors encouraged teens to get hooked on nicotine.But…
CT Screening Greatly Boosts Lung Cancer Survival: Study
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com.By Ernie Mundell HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, Nov. 8, 2023 -- For smokers and former smokers, getting annual CT scans of the chest to catch lung cancers early dramatically improves survival, new research shows.Many…
FDA Investigating Hospitalizations Linked to Counterfeit Ozempic
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com.By Robin Foster HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, Nov 8, 2023 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has received at least three reports of people being hospitalized after taking counterfeit versions of the wildly…
FDA Will Pull Vet Drug Used in Pork…
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com.By Robin Foster HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, Nov. 8, 2023 (Healthday News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that it plans to pull a veterinary drug used commonly in the pork…
Smoking Undermines Human DNA That Would Normally Prevent…
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com.By Ernie Mundell HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, Nov. 8, 2023 -- Everyone knows smoking to be a major cause of cancer.Now, exactly how tobacco smoke triggers tumor development just got a bit clearer, thanks…
Black, Hispanic Patients Often Get Worse Hospital Care…
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com.By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, Nov. 8, 2023 -- Black and Hispanic Americans might be receiving worse hospital care following cardiac arrest than Whites do, a new study reports.Only about 20% of…
Double-Lung Transplant, Breast Implants Save Life of Man…
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com.By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, Nov. 8, 2023 -- “Davey” Bauer hovered on the precipice of death, his lungs damaged by vaping and congested by antibiotic-resistant pneumonia.Doctors saved his life with a…
U.S. Syphilis Cases in Newborns Rose 10-fold Over…
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com.By Ernie Mundell HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, Nov. 7, 2023 -- An old scourge, syphilis, is returning with a vengeance in the United States, affecting not only adults but also the most vulnerable --…