Fans of the high fat, low-carb keto diet praise its appetite-crushing benefit, which is why keto dieting is so popular for weight loss. But since we don't live in a keto-friendly world, the call of carb-rich fare — from healthy options, like fruit, yogurt and oatmeal to ...
Many young children traveling abroad aren't receiving the vaccines they need to protect them from measles, a study published Monday in JAMA Pediatrics finds. Kids are more likely to be exposed to measles when traveling internationally than when they are ...
In the latest measles developments, Samoa's outbreak has grown to nearly 4,700 cases, 70 of them fatal, an event that is now linked to an outbreak in neighboring American Samoa. Meanwhile, a massive outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
By Serena Gordon HealthDay Reporter. MONDAY, Dec. 9, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Skyrocketing prices and insurance limits are driving many people with diabetes to seek medications and supplies from an underground supply chain, a new study found.
This past October, the United States came shockingly close to losing its measles elimination status — an achievement the country reached in 2000 after bringing measles counts down after a widespread, effective vaccination campaign. But within the past ...
People living in places with more air pollution tended to die earlier after receiving a heart transplant, researchers found in a retrospective study. Zip codes associated with more pollution were also linked to higher all-cause mortality rates roughly 5 years after ...
Influenza season is in full swing several weeks early, with an unexpected virus strain causing a lot of illness. Six deaths have been reported, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Approximately half of jurisdictions ...
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter. MONDAY, Dec. 9, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Many American kids aren't vaccinated against measles before they travel overseas to areas where the disease is endemic, a new study finds. Nearly 60% of these children ...
A deadly superbug that infects an estimated 54,500 Americans a year has a secret weapon, a protein, that allows it to defy antibiotic treatment and immune system attacks. However, the secret is out now that researchers at The University of Texas Health ...
New results from the largest long-term study of brain development and children's health raise provocative questions about obesity and brain function. Does excess body weight somehow reduce brain regions that regulate planning and impulse control?
The World Health Organization's (WHO's) Ebola dashboard reflects 4 new cases today, raising the outbreak total to 3,324, including 2,206 deaths, a sign that the violence of November has indeed extended the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the ...
Women who exercise appear to live longer: Those who are very fit run a much lower risk of dying from heart disease, cancer and other common causes compared to those who are less active, a new study suggests. They new report is considered important ...
TUESDAY, Dec. 10, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- A cheap, century-old drug in most Americans' medicine cabinets -- aspirin -- may come to the rescue for people suffering from migraines, a new study finds. While there are effective prescription medications, ...
Fifty-two public health companies and LGBTQ organizations wrote a public letter to Facebook Monday demanding it remove misleading advertisements about HIV prevention medicine. The posts imply that HIV-negative people could suffer health ...
Grandmother killer whales boost the survival rates of their grandchildren, a new study has said. The survival rates were even higher if the grandmother had already gone through the menopause. The findings shed valuable light on the mystery of the ...
OHA INVESTIGATION-FRAUD. Hawaiian Affairs investigation finds $7.8M in possible fraud. HONOLULU (AP) — A financial review of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs has found $7.8 million worth of potentially fraudulent, wasteful and abusive transactions.
Some recent reports have suggested that women who give birth by cesarean section are more likely to have obese children. But a large new study found no link between the method of birth and obesity. Swedish researchers tracked medical records of 97,291 ...
The holiday season is filled with any number of things to look forward to, from festive lighting, to delicious meals, to vacation with family and friends. But there's one aspect of the holiday season that can totally derail all of these fun plans: the flu. For this reason ...
(Reuters Health) - Older adults who are exposed to tiny particles in air pollution for just a day or two are more likely to be hospitalized for a wide variety of common health problems, a U.S. study suggests. Researchers focused on so-called PM 2.5, a mixture of ...
You're not alone if you're feeling lonely. Nearly half of Americans are lonely, according to a survey of 20,000 people across America by Cigna, which used the well-regarded UCLA Loneliness Scale to measure responses. Indeed 46% said they sometimes or ...
This has been one of the longest flu seasons in ten years according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It's estimated 25 million Americans have been affected. But did you know the flu can attack your heart? Meet one man who nearly ended up ...
Eating a diet featuring chemicals known as ketones could protect brain cells from the progress of Alzheimer's disease, according to a study on mice. Scientists wanted to see if increasing the levels of ketones—a type of fatty acid—in mice could boost the ...
CHICAGO — The U.S. winter flu season is off to its earliest start in more than 15 years. An early barrage of illness in the South has begun to spread more broadly, and there's a decent chance flu season could peak much earlier than normal, health officials say ...
President Donald Trump is launching a campaign to end the HIV epidemic in the United States by 2030, targeting areas where new infections happen and getting highly effective drugs to people at risk. Briefing reporters ahead of Trump's State of the Union ...
While many drinkers may never look forward to a month without alcohol, Dry January has many health advantages that everyone can appreciate. It began in the United Kingdom in 2013 with just 4,000 sign-ups, the one-month booze-free challenge now "helps ...
Playing an instrument in a brass band is associated with improved overall well-being—including mental, social and respiratory health, according to a study conducted by professors at England's University of Sheffield. The research study was based on survey ...
"It's not too late to get vaccinated," the CDC says. "Flu vaccination is the best way to reduce the risk from flu and its potentially serious complications." By Benjamin VanHoose. December 09, 2019 12:32 PM. FB Twitter More. Pinterest Email Send Text Message ...
Facebook and Instagram logos. Angela Lang/CNET. Facebook and Instagram are "harming public health" by allowing advertisers to target users with ads that contain misinformation about a drug meant to prevent HIV, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and ...
Renowned Harvard Medical School geneticist George Church has focused his work on reversing the effects of aging, helping humans become immune to viruses, and eradicating genetic diseases. He's hoping to come closer to accomplishing at least one of ...
A new paper in Family Practice, published by Oxford University Press, found that the widespread use of statins and cancer screening technology may have altered the benefits of aspirin use. Researchers concluded that aspirin no longer provides a net benefit ...
Current public health data predict that one in eight women will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of her lifetime. And while the definitive causes of breast cancer remain unknown, according to a new study published in the International Journal of ...
Ageing is a dramatic public health issue in the face of the current demographic changes: the proportion of 60 and over in the world's population will almost double by 2050. In this context, a new discovery has just broadened scientific knowledge. Researchers ...
This transcript has been edited for clarity. Recently, I've had evacuees in my house—they were evacuated from one of the fires burning in California. It's made me think about how to help my patients prepare for their own evacuations should that happen.
MONDAY, Dec. 9, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Smoking pot regularly during pregnancy won't do your baby any favors, researchers warn. They studied sonograms from nearly 450 pregnant women who said they used marijuana daily. The researchers ...
A man's blood and semen has been found to contain only the DNA of a donor following a bone marrow transplant that took place years earlier. Tests showed that only the hair on his chest and head had not been altered by the donor DNA—a discovery that ...
STAUNTON, Va. (WHSV) — Earlier this year, the Virginia Department of Health issued a warning about a surge in whooping cough cases in the Shenandoah Valley. Whooping cough Photo: Pixabay and MGN graphic. Since that time, the number of cases has ...
(Photo: Joe Rondone). On Dec. 1, the Florida Department of Health in Leon County recognized World AIDS Day. Each year on Dec. 1, people around the world observe World AIDS Day. The day provides an opportunity to show solidarity for those affected by ...
In a new study this week, researchers in Japan have found a link between lifetime drinking to an increased risk of cancer—only the latest bit of research to suggest that even light drinking over a lifetime can be bad for us. The study, published Monday in the ...
TUESDAY, Dec. 10, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Makeup is a daily staple for most women, but new research finds that 9 of 10 beauty products may harbor superbugs after they're opened. Beauty blenders (sponges used to apply foundation or other products to ...
Gabrielle Masson - 19 hours ago Print | Email. Three months after a Nevada man received a bone marrow transplant, tests revealed the DNA in his blood had been replaced by the DNA of his donor, a man he barely knew, according to The New York Times.
Flu season is off to its earliest start in the United States in more than a decade, with the most intense activity occurring throughout the south. But activity also has been picking up in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey, according to the states' health ...
Some good health news: Americans' cholesterol levels are dropping, and more people at especially high risk are getting treatment. Researchers say Monday's report suggests a controversial change in recommendations for cholesterol treatment may be ...
Reuters: Samoa says almost 90% of people vaccinated against measles after deadly outbreak "Samoa said on Saturday nearly 90% of eligible people had been vaccinated against measles as it lifted a two-day curfew imposed amid an outbreak that has killed ...
The Plain Dealer. A case of La Crosse encephalitis, a mosquito-borne illness, has been confirmed in Lake County. (Lonnie Timmons III / The Plain Dealer). Comment. By Julie Washington, The Plain Dealer. CLEVELAND, Ohio -- La Crosse encephalitis, a rare ...
Tailor Cut Produce is recalling several pre-cut fruit products due to possible salmonella contamination. Health officials believe the company's pre-packaged fruit products may be the culprit of salmonella outbreak at four hospitals in Southeastern Pennsylvania.
Michal Winter was born with Harlequin ichthyosis, a rare condition that causes his skin to shed every day and become red, cracked and dry (Picture: Caters News Agency). Share this article via facebookShare this article via twitterShare this article via ...
Appalachian surface coal miners are consistently overexposed to toxic silica dust, according to new research from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, and surface mine dust contains more silica than does dust in underground coal mines.
Anorexia deaths are not being properly recorded by the NHS, an inquest into the death of a young woman with the condition has heard. Maria Jakes, 24, who died in September 2018 after battling with the eating disorder for more than 10 years, was one of five ...
ST. LOUIS — The Missouri Department of Health announced it has received three reports of flu-related deaths this season. The total number of influenza cases in the state recently surpassed the 1,500 mark, the Department of Health said. "For those who ...
Mount Sinai researchers have designed an innovative experimental therapy that may be able to stop the growth of triple-negative breast cancer, the deadliest type of breast cancer, which has few effective treatment options, according to a study published in ...
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