Burns on the face, arms and hands that require skin grafts. Acne boils and ugly rashes. Black hairy tongue and other oral lesions. These are some of the ways that vaping can do serious damage to someone’s skin, a new evidence review shows. For example, an estimated 2,035 people with electronic cigarette burn injuries were… read on >
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) –While health experts worry that the coronavirus outbreak in China could become a pandemic as infections surpassed 24,500 worldwide, U.S. officials said Tuesday night that another round of evacuations of Americans from China was underway. The U.S. State Department said that two planes with Americans on board had left… read on >
While health experts fear that the coronavirus outbreak in China will become a pandemic as infections topped 20,600 worldwide, the second death outside China was reported in Hong Kong on Tuesday. On Monday, U.S. officials reported three more cases in California, bringing the total in this country to 11. A pandemic, which is when there… read on >
Smokers who recently quit tobacco cigarettes are much more likely to use e-cigarettes than those who quit more than a decade ago, a new study says. The findings suggest that smokers who want to quit are now using e-cigarettes to help them, according to the authors. In the past, quitters had to rely on other… read on >
American dentists often prescribe more than the recommended supply of opioid painkillers to patients, a new study finds. Not only that, they are more likely to prescribe more powerful opioids, the researchers found. In this study, the researchers analyzed data on nearly 550,000 dental visits by adult patients between 2011 and 2015, before U.S. Centers… read on >
Both pregnancy and breastfeeding may protect women against early menopause, new research suggests. The risk was lowest among those who breast-fed exclusively, meaning the baby received breast milk only — no liquids or solid foods. Early menopause is the end of menstruation before age 45, the study authors said. For the study, the researchers analyzed… read on >
It’s no yolk: Americans for decades have gotten dietary whiplash from the back-and-forth science on whether eggs are good for them. But a major new study will have many egg-lovers relieved: You can enjoy an egg a day without having to worry about your heart. “Moderate egg intake, which is about one egg per day… read on >
A mad dash is afoot to craft a vaccine for the new coronavirus that’s ravaging China and starting to spread across the globe, with possibly dozens of labs working on permanent protection against the pathogen. Researchers say an effective vaccine could be created in a matter of weeks, using advanced techniques. “We know enough. We… read on >
While health experts began to fear that the coronavirus outbreak in China will become a pandemic as infections topped 17,000 worldwide, U.S. officials announced three more cases in California, bringing the total in this country to 11. A pandemic, which is when there are epidemics occurring on two or more continents, is looking more likely… read on >
The United States said Friday it will temporarily bar entry to any foreigners who have recently traveled to China because of a coronavirus outbreak in that country that has sickened nearly 12,000 and killed just over 250. On the same day, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed a seventh case of coronavirus… read on >
