To fight an urgent opioid overdose crisis, a Canadian province took an unusual step on Tuesday. British Columbia decriminalized small amounts of several hard drugs. This includes up to 2.5 grams of cocaine, heroin and fentanyl, the province’s Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions said in a statement. Going forward, police will not seize the… read on > read on >
Chromium picolinate is a supplement that many folks take, as it’s touted to unlock insulin, burn fat and build muscle. But do you really need to add it to your diet when the mineral chromium is already present in many foods, albeit in tiny amounts? “There is little evidence or support for chromium supplementation, though… read on > read on >
TUESDAY, Jan. 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) – The COVID-19 pandemic continues to take its toll on older Americans. A new study finds that many older adults declined medically necessary in-home care during the height of the pandemic in 2020 for fear of contracting the coronavirus, but doing so may have led to new or worsening… read on > read on >
The United States spends up to four times more on health care than most wealthy nations, but it doesn’t have much to show for it. Life expectancy in America continues to decline even though this country spends nearly 18% of its gross domestic product on health care, according to a new report from the nonprofit… read on > read on >
TUESDAY, Jan. 31, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Young adults with depression or overall poor mental health report more heart attacks, strokes and risk factors for cardiovascular disease than their peers without mental health issues, new research shows. The findings, published recently in the Journal of the American Heart Association, add to a large… read on > read on >
TUESDAY, Jan. 31, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Dylan Dorrell fell in love with running when he was in kindergarten and ran a 5K with his mom on Mother’s Day. As a 17-year-old senior in high school, he’d just finished practicing with his cross-country team at a local park in Denton, Texas, when he… read on > read on >
The two COVID emergency measures declared by the White House at the start of the pandemic will end in May. President Joe Biden informed Congress of the plan on Monday, as part of a statement opposing House Republicans’ plan to immediately end the protections. “An abrupt end to the emergency declarations would create wide-ranging chaos… read on > read on >
Tying the knot is now tied to healthier aging brains: People who stay married for the long haul may gain some protection from dementia, a new study suggests. Researchers found that compared with both divorced people and lifelong singles, older adults in a long-term marriage were less likely to develop dementia. Roughly 11% were diagnosed… read on > read on >
There’s good news for American mothers-to-be and their newborns: Rates of smoking during pregnancy have fallen by 36% since 2016, a new report finds. The percentage of pregnant women who smoked was already low in 2016 compared to decades past: 7.2%. But by 2021, that rate had fallen to just 4.6%. That’s according to the… read on > read on >
The “love hormone” oxytocin might not play the critical role in forming social bonds that scientists have long believed, a new animal study suggests. Prairie voles bred without receptors for oxytocin display the same monogamous mating, attachment and parenting behaviors as regular voles, according to researchers. “While oxytocin has been considered ‘Love Potion No. 9,’… read on > read on >
