By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 -- Being exposed to more estrogen throughout life -- or a longer reproductive life span -- may be good for the brain, according to new research that…
Job Loss Within Couples Ups Odds for Miscarriage,…
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 -- A new study suggests there may be a link between job loss and miscarriage or stillbirth. The risk of miscarriage or stillbirth doubled after a pregnant…
New Antibiotic Could Help Fight Resistant Staph Infections
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 -- New research shows that an antibiotic effective for bacterial pneumonia also appears to fight treatment-resistant staph infections. The drug is ceftobiprole. It appeared successful in fighting…
Adding Just 3,000 Steps Per Day Could Lower…
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 -- Adding 3,000 extra steps a day can help older adults with hypertension significantly lower their blood pressure. About 80% of older adults in the United States…
Coffee Wont Raise Preemie Birth Risk, But Smoking…
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 -- Smoking during pregnancy is a significant risk factor for premature births, but drinking coffee is not, new research suggests. Women who smoked during pregnancy were 2.6…
Over a Third of Adults With Type 1…
By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter>THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 -- Type 1 diabetes has long been viewed as a childhood disease, but a new study suggests it might be time to revise that thinking. Investigators concluded…
Smoggy Days Raise Short-Term Odds for Stroke
By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter>THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 -- Exposure to air pollution, even for just a short time, drives up your risk of having a stroke over the next few days, new research warns.…
Is the First Cure for Advanced Rabies Near?
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter>THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 -- Rabies virus is incurable and almost always fatal once it has invaded the central nervous system, with the victim doomed to suffer a horrible death. But…
FDA Panel Says No to Experimental ALS Drug
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 – An advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday voted resoundingly against recommending a stem cell-based experimental treatment for ALS. Although the FDA…
Heavy Marijuana Use May Harm the Heart
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter>THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 -- People who abuse marijuana may be setting themselves up for heart problems down the road, Canadian researchers report. The new study found that people with so-called…