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Health More Evidence Sleep Apnea Harms Thinking, Memory

More Evidence Sleep Apnea Harms Thinking, Memory

Vidcon   Mar 4, 2024  0

MONDAY, March 4, 2024 -- Sleep apnea could have detrimental effects on the brain, causing memory or thinking problems, a new stud...

Health New Insights Into the Persistent Pain of UTIs

New Insights Into the Persistent Pain of UTIs

Vidcon   Mar 4, 2024  0

MONDAY, March 4, 2024 -- People with recurring urinary tract infections frequently have persistent pain, even after antibiotics h...

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

First Birth Control Pill Sold Over the Counter Hit...

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 Yogurt Makers Can Make Limited Claims About Type 2 Diabetes Prevention: FDA

Yogurt Makers Can Make Limited Claims About Type 2...

Vidcon   Mar 4, 2024  0

MONDAY, March 4, 2024 -- Yogurt makers can now make limited claims about the food's power to help prevent type 2 diabetes, the U....

Health CVS, Walgreens to Start Selling Abortion Pill Mifepristone in Some States

CVS, Walgreens to Start Selling Abortion Pill Mife...

Vidcon   Mar 3, 2024  0

FRIDAY, March 1, 2023 -- CVS and Walgreens announced Friday that they will start dispensing the abortion pill mifepristone this mo...

Health CVS, Walgreens to Start Selling Abortion Pill, Mifepristone, in Some States

CVS, Walgreens to Start Selling Abortion Pill, Mif...

Vidcon   Mar 1, 2024  0

FRIDAY, March 1, 2023 -- CVS and Walgreens announced Friday that they will start dispensing the abortion pill mifepristone this mo...

Health What Is Mpox, and How Can You Protect Yourself?

What Is Mpox, and How Can You Protect Yourself?

Vidcon   Mar 1, 2024  0

FRIDAY, March 1, 2024 -- An outbreak of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) across Europe and North America made headlines in 2022....

Health Breastfeeding 101: Tips for New Moms

Breastfeeding 101: Tips for New Moms

Vidcon   Mar 1, 2024  0

FRIDAY, March 1, 2024 -- There’s a host of studies supporting the numerous ways breastfeeding helps baby's development -- and the ...

Health Education Leads to Healthier, Longer Lives: Study

Education Leads to Healthier, Longer Lives: Study

Vidcon   Mar 1, 2024  0

FRIDAY, March 1, 2024 -- School not only makes a person smarter, but it can also help them live longer, researchers report. People...

Health CVS, Walgreens to Start Selling Abortion Pill in Some States

CVS, Walgreens to Start Selling Abortion Pill in S...

Vidcon   Mar 1, 2024  0

FRIDAY, March 1, 2023 -- CVS and Walgreens announced Friday that they will start dispensing the abortion pill mifepristone this mo...

Health CDC Shortens Recommended COVID Isolation Period

CDC Shortens Recommended COVID Isolation Period

Vidcon   Mar 1, 2024  0

FRIDAY, March 1, 2024 -- New guidance issued Friday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that America...

Health Rodeo Riders Risk Rough Injuries

Rodeo Riders Risk Rough Injuries

Vidcon   Mar 1, 2024  0

FRIDAY, March 1, 2024 -- Rodeo riders might make it all look easy, but they’re actually participating in one of the most strenuou...

Health Calcium Crystals in Knee Could Be Worsening Arthritis

Calcium Crystals in Knee Could Be Worsening Arthri...

Vidcon   Mar 1, 2024  0

FRIDAY, March 1, 2024 -- Once considered harmless by doctors, calcium crystal deposits in the knee joint actually can contribute ...

Health Bird Flu Found in Sea Mammals, Upping Risk to Humans

Bird Flu Found in Sea Mammals, Upping Risk to Huma...

Vidcon   Mar 1, 2024  0

FRIDAY, March 1, 2023 -- Bird flu has mutated to spread more easily between birds and marine mammals, increasing the potential ri...

Health Stationary Bike Workouts Could Help Parkinson's Patients

Stationary Bike Workouts Could Help Parkinson's Pa...

Vidcon   Mar 1, 2024  0

FRIDAY, March 1, 2023 -- A bicycle built for two could be a positive prescription for Parkinson’s patients and their caregivers, ...

Health No Sign That Daylight Saving Time Harms the Heart

No Sign That Daylight Saving Time Harms the Heart

Vidcon   Mar 1, 2024  0

FRIDAY, March 1, 2024 -- The adjustment to and from daylight saving time might be a biannual annoyance, but there’s no evidence t...

Health PSA Test Might Overdiagnose Prostate Cancers in Black Men

PSA Test Might Overdiagnose Prostate Cancers in Bl...

Vidcon   Mar 1, 2024  0

FRIDAY, March 1, 2024 -- A new British study suggests that the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test, long used to spot prostate c...

Health Vaping, Skipping Breakfast Ups Headache Risk for Teens

Vaping, Skipping Breakfast Ups Headache Risk for T...

Vidcon   Mar 1, 2024  0

FRIDAY, March 1, 2024 -- Vaping and skipped meals appear to be the main causes of frequent headaches among teens, a new study say...

Health Staffing Shortages at Nursing Homes Continue: Report

Staffing Shortages at Nursing Homes Continue: Repo...

Vidcon   Mar 1, 2024  0

FRIDAY, March 1, 2024 -- Although the pandemic has ended, staffing shortages and employee burnout still plague U.S. nursing homes...

Health Over 1 Billion People Are Now Obese Worldwide

Over 1 Billion People Are Now Obese Worldwide

Vidcon   Mar 1, 2024  0

FRIDAY, March 1, 2024 (HealthDay news) -- More than 1 billion adults and children around the world are now obese, a new global ana...

Health U.S. Deaths Linked to Alcohol Keep Rising, Especially Among Women

U.S. Deaths Linked to Alcohol Keep Rising, Especia...

Vidcon   Feb 29, 2024  0

THURSDAY, Feb. 29, 2024 -- Deaths where alcohol played a key role climbed sharply in recent years, hitting women even harder than...

Health Changes in Gay Men's Behaviors, Not Vaccine, Halted Mpox Outbreak

Changes in Gay Men's Behaviors, Not Vaccine, Halte...

Vidcon   Feb 29, 2024  0

THURSDAY, Feb. 29, 2024 -- New research finds the 2022 mpox outbreak among gay and bisexual men began to slow down after just a f...

Health Long COVID May Harm Cognition

Long COVID May Harm Cognition

Vidcon   Feb 29, 2024  0

THURSDAY, Feb. 29, 2024 -- In a finding that unearths yet another way Long COVID can harm health, new research finds the conditio...

Health U.S. to Strengthen Protections for Air Travelers With Wheelchairs

U.S. to Strengthen Protections for Air Travelers W...

Vidcon   Feb 29, 2024  0

THURSDAY, Feb. 29, 2024 -- Air travel can be miserable for people with disabilities, particularly if an airline mishandles, damag...

Health Service Dogs May Lessen Seizure Frequency in Folks With Epilepsy

Service Dogs May Lessen Seizure Frequency in Folks...

Vidcon   Feb 29, 2024  0

THURSDAY, Feb. 29, 2024 -- Perhaps by reducing anxiety, a service dog can help reduce seizures in people with tough-to-treat epil...

Health Using Marijuana to Ease Stress? Focus on CBD, not THC

Using Marijuana to Ease Stress? Focus on CBD, not ...

Vidcon   Feb 29, 2024  0

THURSDAY, Feb. 29, 2024 -- Folks hoping to quell their anxiety would do best to use cannabis products that don’t get them high, a...

Health Simple Eye Test Might Spot Autism in Kids

Simple Eye Test Might Spot Autism in Kids

Vidcon   Feb 29, 2024  0

THURSDAY, Feb. 29, 2024 -- The eyes may have it when it comes to the early diagnosis of autism in children, a new study finds.Res...

Health 'Ultra-Processed' Foods Harm Your Health in More Than 30 Different Ways

'Ultra-Processed' Foods Harm Your Health in More T...

Vidcon   Feb 29, 2024  0

THURSDAY, Feb. 29, 2024 -- Ultra-processed foods can cause dozens of terrible health problems among people who eat them too often...

Health Stressed Parents Could Mean More Self-Harm by Kids

Stressed Parents Could Mean More Self-Harm by Kids

Vidcon   Feb 29, 2024  0

THURSDAY, Feb. 29, 2024 -- Teens have a higher risk of self-injury -- deliberately cutting or burning themselves -- if they have ...

Health CDC Experts Recommend Seniors Get Another COVID Shot

CDC Experts Recommend Seniors Get Another COVID Sh...

Vidcon   Feb 29, 2024  0

THURSDAY, Feb. 29, 2024 -- Even if they got a COVID booster last fall, American seniors should still get a second shot this sprin...

Health Impaired Sense of Direction Could Be Early Alzheimer's Sign

Impaired Sense of Direction Could Be Early Alzheim...

Vidcon   Feb 29, 2024  0

THURSDAY, Feb. 29, 2024 -- Middle-aged folks who have difficulties navigating their way through space could be at higher risk of...

Health 'No New Concerns' for Biden's Health After Annual Physical

'No New Concerns' for Biden's Health After Annual ...

Vidcon   Feb 29, 2024  0

THURSDAY, Feb. 29 2024 -- Following an annual physical conducted on Wednesday, President Joe Biden has been found "fit for duty" ...

Health Say Goodbye to PFAS Chemicals in Food Packaging: FDA

Say Goodbye to PFAS Chemicals in Food Packaging: F...

Vidcon   Feb 28, 2024  0

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 28, 2024 -- PFAS "forever" chemicals, increasingly linked to health risks, will no longer be added to food packag...

Health How Is Autism Diagnosed?

How Is Autism Diagnosed?

Vidcon   Feb 28, 2024  0

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 28, 2024 -- According to the advocacy group Autism Speaks, one in every 36 U.S. children has an autism spectrum d...

Health Number of Abortions Performed Per Month in U.S. Unchanged Since Fall of Roe v. Wade

Number of Abortions Performed Per Month in U.S. Un...

Vidcon   Feb 28, 2024  0

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 28, 2024 -- The historic overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022 has not had any significant effect on the number of ...

Health What Is Measles, and How Can I Shield Myself & My Family?

What Is Measles, and How Can I Shield Myself & My ...

Vidcon   Feb 28, 2024  0

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 28, 2024 -- Once thought to be a bygone disease, measles is making a comeback in the United States and globally a...

Health Pesticides Linked to Parkinson's Cases in Midwest, Western U.S.

Pesticides Linked to Parkinson's Cases in Midwest,...

Vidcon   Feb 28, 2024  0

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 28, 2024 -- Pesticides and herbicides used in farming appear to increase people’s risk of Parkinson’s disease, a ...

Health Try Mindfulness, Talk Therapy to Ease Mood, Memory Issues of Menopause

Try Mindfulness, Talk Therapy to Ease Mood, Memory...

Vidcon   Feb 28, 2024  0

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 28, 2024 -- Mindfulness meditation and cognitive behavioral therapy can help ease the mood and sleep problems ass...

Health Radon a Bigger Threat to Rural Homes

Radon a Bigger Threat to Rural Homes

Vidcon   Feb 28, 2024  0

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 28, 2024 -- Rural homeowners face a greater threat from odorless, radioactive radon gas than people living in urb...

Health Yoga Brings Brain Benefits to Women at Risk for Alzheimer's

Yoga Brings Brain Benefits to Women at Risk for Al...

Vidcon   Feb 28, 2024  0

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 28, 2024 -- In a new study, yoga appears to have bolstered the brain health of older women who had risk factors f...

Health Your Brain Feels Better When Music Is Live, Not Recorded: Study

Your Brain Feels Better When Music Is Live, Not Re...

Vidcon   Feb 28, 2024  0

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 28, 2024 -- Live musical performances speak to the soul, stimulating the brain in ways more powerful than listeni...

Health Is It Allergies or Sinusitis? Many Folks Are Misdiagnosed

Is It Allergies or Sinusitis? Many Folks Are Misdi...

Vidcon   Feb 28, 2024  0

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 28, 2024 -- What if you'd been treated for years for a condition, only to find out that you'd long ago been misdi...

Health Mom's Grief During Pregnancy Could Pass Heart Trouble to Her Child

Mom's Grief During Pregnancy Could Pass Heart Trou...

Vidcon   Feb 28, 2024  0

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 28, 2024 -- Babies born to mothers who experience profound grief during pregnancy may be vulnerable to heart fail...

Health Daily Marijuana Use Greatly Raises Odds for Heart Attack, Stroke

Daily Marijuana Use Greatly Raises Odds for Heart ...

Vidcon   Feb 28, 2024  0

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 28, 2024 -- Folks who use marijuana have a greater risk of heart attack and stroke, with the odds rising even hig...

Health What Is Chronic Sinusitis, and How Is it Treated?

What Is Chronic Sinusitis, and How Is it Treated?

Vidcon   Feb 27, 2024  0

TUESDAY, Feb. 27, 2024 -- Stuffy, sneezing, miserable: folks plagued by chronic sinusitis know the feeling all too well.Experts a...

Health Cyberattack Stalls Prescription Dispensing at UnitedHealth

Cyberattack Stalls Prescription Dispensing at Unit...

Vidcon   Feb 27, 2024  0

TUESDAY, Feb. 2, 2024 -- For nearly a week, prescription drug orders have been disrupted at thousands of pharmacies as the large...

Health How to Calm Your Child After a Nightmare

How to Calm Your Child After a Nightmare

Vidcon   Feb 27, 2024  0

TUESDAY, Feb. 27, 2024 -- Most parents have experienced it: Your young child wakes up distraught, sure that the nightmare they've...

Health Lab Study Questions Safety of Tattoo Ink Ingredients

Lab Study Questions Safety of Tattoo Ink Ingredien...

Vidcon   Feb 27, 2024  0

TUESDAY, Feb. 27, 2024 -- Tattoos are a trendy way to decorate your body, but a new study reveals that the inks used in the proce...

Health You're Aware of Relaxing Words While Asleep, and They Calm the Heart

You're Aware of Relaxing Words While Asleep, and T...

Vidcon   Feb 27, 2024  0

TUESDAY, Feb. 27, 2024 -- The mind is alert to relaxing words spoken by others when you're asleep, so much so that your heart bea...

Health A Warming World May Mean More Premature Births

A Warming World May Mean More Premature Births

Vidcon   Feb 27, 2024  0

TUESDAY, Feb. 27, 2024 -- Surging temperatures caused by climate change could lead to more premature births worldwide, a new stud...

Health Which Families Are Less Likely to Get Teens the HPV Vaccine?

Which Families Are Less Likely to Get Teens the HP...

Vidcon   Feb 27, 2024  0

TUESDAY, Feb. 27, 2024 -- Well-to-do American families are more likely than poorer families to increase their children’s risk of ...

Health Fat Around Men's Pancreas Might Raise Odds for Alzheimer's

Fat Around Men's Pancreas Might Raise Odds for Alz...

Vidcon   Feb 27, 2024  0

TUESDAY, Feb. 27, 2024 -- Excess fat around your pancreas could bode ill for the health of your aging brain, new research shows.B...

Health Firsthand Experience of Climate Change Disasters Is Stressing Teens

Firsthand Experience of Climate Change Disasters I...

Vidcon   Feb 27, 2024  0

TUESDAY, Feb. 27, 2024 -- Weather disasters driven by climate change are stressing out U.S. teenagers, a new study warns.Teens wi...

Health One Way to Reduce Child Obesity: Get Kids Moving More in Class

One Way to Reduce Child Obesity: Get Kids Moving M...

Vidcon   Feb 27, 2024  0

TUESDAY, Feb. 27, 2024 -- Regular standing and walking activities in the classroom can aid in the fight against childhood obesity...

Health 1 in 5 People Who Attempt Suicide Have No Prior Mental Illness

1 in 5 People Who Attempt Suicide Have No Prior Me...

Vidcon   Feb 27, 2024  0

TUESDAY, Feb. 27, 2024 -- One out of every five adults who attempt suicide never met the criteria for a mental illness by the tim...

Health Fast-Food Outlets, Bars Aren't Great Neighbors for Your Heart

Fast-Food Outlets, Bars Aren't Great Neighbors for...

Vidcon   Feb 27, 2024  0

TUESDAY, Feb. 27, 2023 -- Living close to a pub, bar or fast-food restaurant doesn’t do your heart any favors, a new study finds....

Health Eye Ointments Sold at Walmart, CVS Recalled Due to Infection Risk

Eye Ointments Sold at Walmart, CVS Recalled Due to...

Vidcon   Feb 27, 2024  0

TUESDAY, Feb. 27, 2024 -- Eye ointment products made in India and sold in the United States at Walmart, CVS and other retailers a...

Health New Experimental Drug, Rusfertide, Could Be Big Advance Against Rare Blood Cancer

New Experimental Drug, Rusfertide, Could Be Big Ad...

Vidcon   Feb 26, 2024  0

MONDAY, Feb. 26, 2024 -- Polycythemia vera is a rare form of blood cancer with few good treatment options, but that may soon chang...

Health Faulty Pulse Oximeters Could Worsen Heart Failure Care in Black Patients

Faulty Pulse Oximeters Could Worsen Heart Failure ...

Vidcon   Feb 26, 2024  0

MONDAY, Feb. 26, 2024 -- Pulse oximeters, devices that measure your blood's oxygen levels, are known to work less accurately in Bl...

Health Grief Affects the Body, Not Just the Mind

Grief Affects the Body, Not Just the Mind

Vidcon   Feb 26, 2024  0

MONDAY, Feb. 26, 2024 -- Of course grief can ravage your mind, but science shows it can also weaken your body, leaving you open t...

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