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Health FDA Approves Wegovy to Help Prevent Heart Attack, Stroke

FDA Approves Wegovy to Help Prevent Heart Attack, ...

Vidcon   Mar 8, 2024  0

FRIDAY, March 8, 2024 -- Wegovy (semaglutide), the weight-loss version of blockbuster diabetes drug Ozempic, was approved on Frid...

Health FDA Delays Decision on New Alzheimer's Drug, Donanemab

FDA Delays Decision on New Alzheimer's Drug, Donan...

Vidcon   Mar 8, 2024  0

FRIDAY, March 8, 2024 -- Instead of approving the new Alzheimer's drug donanemab this month, as was expected, the U.S. Food and Dr...

Health It's That Time Again: Tips on Adjusting to the Start of Daylight Saving Time

It's That Time Again: Tips on Adjusting to the Sta...

Vidcon   Mar 8, 2024  0

FRIDAY, March 8, 2024 -- When the clocks spring forward or fall back, many folks will find themselves struggling to adjust.The tr...

Health Ambien, Lunesta, Sonata: What Are the 'Z Meds' for Sleep?

Ambien, Lunesta, Sonata: What Are the 'Z Meds' for...

Vidcon   Mar 8, 2024  0

FRIDAY, March 8, 2024 -- Ambien, Lunesta, Sonata: Millions of bleary-eyed Americans turn to this class of so-called "Z-drugs" to ...

Health U.S. School Shootings Have Risen 12-fold Since 1970

U.S. School Shootings Have Risen 12-fold Since 197...

Vidcon   Mar 8, 2024  0

FRIDAY, March 8, 2024 -- During the past half-century, the United States’ annual number of school shootings has increased more th...

Health You Can Safely Avoid Addictive Long-Acting Opioids After Knee Replacement

You Can Safely Avoid Addictive Long-Acting Opioids...

Vidcon   Mar 8, 2024  0

FRIDAY, March 8, 2024 -- It's well known that long-acting opioid meds raise the odds for addiction in users -- including folks de...

Health Tremor Could Point to Higher Odds for Dementia

Tremor Could Point to Higher Odds for Dementia

Vidcon   Mar 8, 2024  0

FRIDAY, March 8, 2024 -- Dementia could three times more common among people suffering from essential tremor, a movement disorder...

Health Could 'Lazy Eye' in Childhood Raise Risks for Adult Disease?

Could 'Lazy Eye' in Childhood Raise Risks for Adul...

Vidcon   Mar 8, 2024  0

FRIDAY, March 8, 2024 -- Children with “lazy eye” are more likely to become adults facing an array of serious health problems, a ...

Health Early Treatment Can Push HIV Into Remission in Kids: Study

Early Treatment Can Push HIV Into Remission in Kid...

Vidcon   Mar 8, 2024  0

FRIDAY, March 8, 2024 -- Ever since one child, dubbed the 'Mississippi baby,' went into drug-free remission of HIV in 2013, exper...

Health Look to Your Parents for Your Odds of Obesity: Study

Look to Your Parents for Your Odds of Obesity: Stu...

Vidcon   Mar 8, 2024  0

FRIDAY, March 8, 2024 -- Folks worried about becoming flabby in middle age should check out what their parents looked like when t...

Health Many Older Americans Pop Daily Aspirin, Even Though It's No Longer Recommended: Poll

Many Older Americans Pop Daily Aspirin, Even Thoug...

Vidcon   Mar 8, 2024  0

FRIDAY, March 8, 2024 -- Lots of seniors are regularly taking low-dose aspirin in hopes of preventing heart attacks and strokes, ...

Health Senate Passes Bill to Compensate More Americans Exposed to Radiation

Senate Passes Bill to Compensate More Americans Ex...

Vidcon   Mar 8, 2024  0

FRIDAY, March 8, 2024 -- More Americans exposed to radiation caused by the government would be compensated under a bill that pass...

Health FDA Delays Decision on New Alzheimer's Drug

FDA Delays Decision on New Alzheimer's Drug

Vidcon   Mar 8, 2024  0

FRIDAY, March 8, 2024 -- Instead of approving the new Alzheimer's drug donanemab this month, as was expected, the U.S. Food and D...

Health ER Visits for Infant, Child Melatonin Poisonings Are Soaring

ER Visits for Infant, Child Melatonin Poisonings A...

Vidcon   Mar 7, 2024  0

THURSDAY, March 7, 2024 -- As more Americans pop over-the-counter melatonin to help them sleep, their young children are increasi...

Health Food Allergies in College 101: Tips to Cope

Food Allergies in College 101: Tips to Cope

Vidcon   Mar 7, 2024  0

THURSDAY, March 7, 2024 -- Food allergies are difficult to manage at any age, but college students face complex challenges when i...

Health Many Labradors Become Obese and Research Shows Why

Many Labradors Become Obese and Research Shows Why

Vidcon   Mar 7, 2024  0

THURSDAY, March 7, 2024 -- Nearly a quarter of Labrador retrievers are more likely to be obese due to a genetic “double-whammy,” ...

Health Could a Meal With Refined Carbs Make You Less Attractive?

Could a Meal With Refined Carbs Make You Less Attr...

Vidcon   Mar 7, 2024  0

THURSDAY, March 7, 2024 -- Put down that donut and lay off the pasta: New research finds you're less sexy after gorging on refine...

Health Ozempic Eases Fatty Liver Disease in People Living With HIV

Ozempic Eases Fatty Liver Disease in People Living...

Vidcon   Mar 7, 2024  0

THURSDAY, March 7, 2024 -- There's more good news around the diabetes and weight-loss drug Ozempic: It might help ease fatty live...

Health Is 'Selfie' Culture Driving Folks to Cosmetic Surgery?

Is 'Selfie' Culture Driving Folks to Cosmetic Surg...

Vidcon   Mar 7, 2024  0

THURSDAY, March 7, 2024 -- The “selfie” culture on social media appears to be intensifying people’s desires to undergo cosmetic p...

Health Living Near Green Spaces Could Strengthen Your Bones

Living Near Green Spaces Could Strengthen Your Bon...

Vidcon   Mar 7, 2024  0

THURSDAY, March 7, 2024 -- Living close to trees and other greenery could be keeping your bones strong, a new 12-year study sugge...

Health Even a Little Daily Exercise Cuts Your Stroke Risk

Even a Little Daily Exercise Cuts Your Stroke Risk

Vidcon   Mar 7, 2024  0

THURSDAY, March 6, 2024 -- Even a little physical activity can cut a person’s stroke risk compared to being a complete couch pota...

Health Sport Coach's Style Can Boost a Player's Mental Health

Sport Coach's Style Can Boost a Player's Mental He...

Vidcon   Mar 7, 2024  0

THURSDAY, March 6, 2024 -- Athletes whose coaches are open, authentic and positive are more likely to have better mental health, ...

Health One in 8 Voters Cite Abortion as Most Important Issue: Poll

One in 8 Voters Cite Abortion as Most Important Is...

Vidcon   Mar 7, 2024  0

THURSDAY, March 7, 2024 -- Abortion rights will play a pivotal role in determining how people will vote in the 2024 election, a n...

Health Alabama Passes Law Protecting IVF Following Frozen Embryo Ruling

Alabama Passes Law Protecting IVF Following Frozen...

Vidcon   Mar 7, 2024  0

THURSDAY, March 7, 2024 -- Just three weeks after the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos should be considered childr...

Health Analysis Showed Maine Mass Shooter Had Blast-Related Brain Damage

Analysis Showed Maine Mass Shooter Had Blast-Relat...

Vidcon   Mar 7, 2024  0

THURSDAY, March 7, 2024 -- The perpetrator of a mass shooting in Maine last fall had extensive brain damage from "thousands of lo...

Health Carcinogen Benzene Can Form in Some Acne Treatments: Report

Carcinogen Benzene Can Form in Some Acne Treatment...

Vidcon   Mar 7, 2024  0

THURSDAY, March 7, 2024 -- Some acne treatments may may banish blemishes but carry hidden dangers: A new report reveals high leve...

Health FDA Warns of Toxic Lead in Cinnamon Products

FDA Warns of Toxic Lead in Cinnamon Products

Vidcon   Mar 6, 2024  0

WEDNESDAY, March 6, 2024 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a health advisory Wednesday warning consumers that six b...

Health Co-founder of Company Behind Deadly 2012 Meningitis Outbreak Gets Up to 15 Years in Prison

Co-founder of Company Behind Deadly 2012 Meningiti...

Vidcon   Mar 6, 2024  0

WEDNESDAY, March 6, 2024 -- Barry Cadden, co-founder of a specialty compounding pharmacy behind a deadly meningitis outbreak in 2...

Health Wegovy, Ozempic Use Could Complicate Your Surgery

Wegovy, Ozempic Use Could Complicate Your Surgery

Vidcon   Mar 6, 2024  0

WEDNESDAY, March 6, 2024 -- Weight-loss drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic can increase a person’s risk of throwing up during surgery ...

Health Some Women Escape the Mental Health Effects of Menopause: Study

Some Women Escape the Mental Health Effects of Men...

Vidcon   Mar 6, 2024  0

WEDNESDAY, March 6, 2024 -- Menopause is thought to trigger mood changes among women, with changes in female hormone levels contr...

Health Could Guns in the Home Expose Kids to Toxic Lead?

Could Guns in the Home Expose Kids to Toxic Lead?

Vidcon   Mar 6, 2024  0

WEDNESDAY, March 6, 2024 -- Childhood exposure to lead has long been a public health concern, with lead in water and paint leadin...

Health Dirty Air Increasingly Affects Minority Communities

Dirty Air Increasingly Affects Minority Communitie...

Vidcon   Mar 6, 2024  0

WEDNESDAY, March 6, 2024 -- Air pollution harms the health of everyone exposed to it, but a new study says communities of color a...

Health Breastfeeding After COVID Booster Passes Protective Antibodies to Baby

Breastfeeding After COVID Booster Passes Protectiv...

Vidcon   Mar 6, 2024  0

WEDNESDAY, March 6, 2024 -- There's more evidence bolstering the health effects of both breastfeeding and the COVID booster shot:...

Health Drug-Emitting Vaginal Ring Safely Protects Pregnant Women From HIV

Drug-Emitting Vaginal Ring Safely Protects Pregnan...

Vidcon   Mar 6, 2024  0

WEDNESDAY, March 6, 2024 -- A vaginal ring that emits the antiviral dapivirine has passed safety trials and could shield vulnerab...

Health Iron Gathers in Brain After Concussions

Iron Gathers in Brain After Concussions

Vidcon   Mar 6, 2024  0

WEDNESDAY, March 6, 2024 -- Folks who've suffered a concussion and then develop headaches show iron accumulation in their brains,...

Health Many Can't Access Mental Health Services that Save Money, Keep People Out of Jail

Many Can't Access Mental Health Services that Save...

Vidcon   Mar 6, 2024  0

WEDNESDAY, March 6, 2024 -- When it comes to giving at-risk Americans access to the mental health services they need, prevention ...

Health FDA Clears First OTC Continuous Blood Glucose Monitor

FDA Clears First OTC Continuous Blood Glucose Moni...

Vidcon   Mar 6, 2024  0

WEDNESDAY, March 6, 2024 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved the country's first continuous glucose moni...

Health Free COVID Test Orders to End on March 8

Free COVID Test Orders to End on March 8

Vidcon   Mar 6, 2024  0

WEDNESDAY, March 6, 2024 -- Americans will not be able to order free at-home COVID tests after Friday, U.S. health officials anno...

Health Even Couch Potatoes Reap Health Reward From 10,000 Steps Per Day

Even Couch Potatoes Reap Health Reward From 10,000...

Vidcon   Mar 6, 2024  0

WEDNESDAY, March 6, 2024 -- The more steps a person can fit into their day, the lower their risk of early death and heart disease...

Health Statin Meds & Cholesterol: What You Need to Know

Statin Meds & Cholesterol: What You Need to Know

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

TUESDAY, March 5, 2024 -- Statins have become the miracle medicine of modern heart care, lowering cholesterol levels and and guar...

Health Diabetes Risk Rises for Folks Who Get Too Little Sleep

Diabetes Risk Rises for Folks Who Get Too Little S...

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

TUESDAY, March 5, 2024 -- Are you typically getting only a few hours sleep each night? Besides leaving you groggy all day, your i...

Health Taking the Antibiotic Doxycycline After Sex Slashed STD Rates in Study

Taking the Antibiotic Doxycycline After Sex Slashe...

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

TUESDAY, March 5, 2024 -- Just one dose of the antibiotic doxycycline taken after sex halved the number of chlamydia and syphilis ...

Health MS Drugs Can Be Safely Taken While Breastfeeding

MS Drugs Can Be Safely Taken While Breastfeeding

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

TUESDAY, March 5, 2024 -- Certain drugs used to treat multiple sclerosis appear to be safe for babies if taken by breastfeeding m...

Health Low Blood Iron Levels Might Contribute to Long COVID

Low Blood Iron Levels Might Contribute to Long COV...

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

TUESDAY, March 5, 2024 -- Long COVID might be triggered by low iron levels in the blood from the person’s initial infection, a ne...

Health Scientists Develop Biopsy-Free Means of Spotting Oral Cancers

Scientists Develop Biopsy-Free Means of Spotting O...

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

TUESDAY, March 5, 2024 -- Analysis of a "chemical score" from mouth lesion swab samples might allow patients to skip painful biop...

Health New AI Tool Could Diagnose Ear Infections

New AI Tool Could Diagnose Ear Infections

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

TUESDAY, March 5, 2024 -- A new smartphone app can help doctors more accurately diagnose ear infections in babies and small child...

Health A Cheaper Way to Protect Kids' Teeth From Cavities

A Cheaper Way to Protect Kids' Teeth From Cavities

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

TUESDAY, March 5, 2024 -- A cheap cavity-fighting liquid typically used to treat sensitive teeth appears to work as well as denta...

Health High Number of People on HIV-Preventing PrEP Stop Using It

High Number of People on HIV-Preventing PrEP Stop ...

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

TUESDAY, March 5, 2024 -- Many people protected by drugs that prevent HIV infection quit using them, upping their vulnerability t...

Health Dangerously Hot, Humid Conditions Common in U.S. Prisons

Dangerously Hot, Humid Conditions Common in U.S. P...

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

TUESDAY, March 5, 2024 -- Almost 2 million Americans incarcerated in the nation's jails and prisons suffer through an average 100...

Health Robotic Hip 'Exoskeleton' Helps With Stroke Rehab

Robotic Hip 'Exoskeleton' Helps With Stroke Rehab

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

TUESDAY, March 5, 2024 -- A new robotic hip exoskeleton could help stroke patients improve their walking stride, a new study show...

Health Antibiotic After Sex Slashed STD Rates in Study

Antibiotic After Sex Slashed STD Rates in Study

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

TUESDAY, March 5, 2024 -- Just one dose of the antibiotic doxycycline taken after sex halved the number of chlamydia and syphilis...

Health White House Lifts COVID Testing Rule for People Around President Biden

White House Lifts COVID Testing Rule for People Ar...

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

TUESDAY, March 5, 2024 -- In a move that acknowledges that COVID-19 is no longer the danger it once was, the White House on Monda...

Health Sugary or Diet Sodas Could Raise Your Odds for A-fib

Sugary or Diet Sodas Could Raise Your Odds for A-f...

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

TUESDAY, March 5, 2024 -- Sipping sodas – sugary or diet – seems to slightly increase a person’s risk of developing a potentially...

Health Toddlers Fixated on Screens Talk Less With Parents

Toddlers Fixated on Screens Talk Less With Parents

Vidcon   Mar 4, 2024  0

MONDAY, March 4, 2024 -- Using TVs and tablets as "e-babysitters" really cuts down on the time toddlers spend interacting with par...

Health First Birth Control Pill, Opill, Sold Over the Counter Hits Store Shelves Soon

First Birth Control Pill, Opill, Sold Over the Cou...

Vidcon   Mar 4, 2024  0

MONDAY, March 4, 2024 -- The first over-the-counter birth control pill will soon be available in U.S. stores and online, the drug'...

Health Could General Anesthesia in Pregnancy Raise Behavioral Issues in Kids?

Could General Anesthesia in Pregnancy Raise Behavi...

Vidcon   Mar 4, 2024  0

MONDAY, March 4, 2024 -- Children exposed to anesthesia in the womb when their pregnant mom has surgery are more likely to suffer...

Health Vaccines Protect You & Your Kids From Measles: FDA

Vaccines Protect You & Your Kids From Measles: FDA

Vidcon   Mar 4, 2024  0

MONDAY, March 4, 2024 -- As new outbreaks of measles -- a once nearly eliminated illness in the United States -- continue to emer...

Health One Leafy Green Needs Refrigeration to Prevent E.Coli

One Leafy Green Needs Refrigeration to Prevent E.C...

Vidcon   Mar 4, 2024  0

MONDAY, March 4, 2024 -- Salad lovers, take note: Lettuce is more vulnerable to E. coli contamination than other leafy greens, re...

Health Pets Bring People Big Mental Health Boost: Poll

Pets Bring People Big Mental Health Boost: Poll

Vidcon   Mar 4, 2024  0

MONDAY, March 4, 2024 -- The vast majority (84%) of Americans with pets say their animal companion brings a positive mental healt...

Health 1 in 8 Seniors Who Undergo Surgery Are Back in Hospital Within a Month

1 in 8 Seniors Who Undergo Surgery Are Back in Hos...

Vidcon   Mar 4, 2024  0

MONDAY, March 4, 2024 -- Major surgery is a dicey proposition for many seniors, with a substantial number landing back in the hos...

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