As the worst flu season in five years winds down in Australia, U.S. health officials are bracing for similar severity this coming fall. Why? The flu season in Southern Hemisphere countries like Australia can often predict the potential for a similar experience in Northern Hemisphere countries. “We watch all of the Southern Hemisphere countries very… read on > read on >
Add more frequent headaches in kids who are already vulnerable to them to the list of ills associated with the pandemic. Before the pandemic, 60% of kids reported headaches on less than 15 days of the month. After the start of the pandemic, this number fell to 50%. What’s more, the percentage of kids reporting… read on > read on >
THURSDAY, Aug. 4, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — The consequences of heart disease often don’t show up until someone is well into adulthood. Why should busy parents be thinking about it in their kids? “Because it’s probably way easier to prevent the development of cardiac risk factors than to try and get rid of… read on > read on >
Socializing, taking classes and exercising may boost your brain’s cognitive reserve and stave off memory and thinking problems down the road, a new study suggests. Cognitive reserve refers to the brain’s ability to withstand the effects of diseases like Alzheimer’s and not show signs of decline. The best way to boost your cognitive reserve? “Never… read on > read on >
Vital Signs Aug (HCV) Press Statement_EMBARGOED_ (1).pdf Less than one-third of people with hepatitis C get treatment for this potentially deadly, but curable, infection within a year of their diagnosis, a new government report warns. Spread by contact with blood from an infected person, hepatitis C is a viral disease that inflames the liver and… read on > read on >
People appear less likely to turn to dangerous synthetic pot products in U.S. states where marijuana has been legalized, a new Washington State University study finds. Researchers discovered a 37% drop in poisoning reports for illicit synthetic cannabinoids in states that have approved recreational use of marijuana, compared to states where pot is still restricted.… read on > read on >
Researchers are reporting early but encouraging findings on a potential new way to prevent malaria — an old foe that still ranks as a major killer worldwide. In a small trial of healthy volunteers, U.S. government researchers found that a lab-engineered antibody protected most participants from infection with the malaria parasite — including all of… read on > read on >
THURSDAY, Aug. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Americans could see an easing of COVID-19 social distancing recommendations as soon as this week. Updated guidance expected from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would change current recommendations for schools and some other community settings, sources familiar with the plans told CNN. “The CDC is… read on > read on >
THURSDAY, Aug. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) – A “social contagion” theory that suggests teens, and girls in particular, are being influenced by their peers to become transgender is baseless, a new study finds. “The hypothesis that transgender and gender-diverse youth assigned female at birth identify as transgender due to social contagion does not hold up… read on > read on >
Numerous studies have found discrimination can hurt aspects of human health. Now, new research adds to that the impact of discrimination on the youngest humans by linking discrimination with a heightened risk of underweight and premature infants. Maternal death rates among Black and Indigenous women in the United States are two to three times higher… read on > read on >
