MONDAY, May 22, 2023 -- Parenting styles play a significant role in children's development and well-being. Permissive parenting, as a distinct contrast to authoritative or authoritarian styles, has gained attention for its impact on children. This...
MONDAY, May 22, 2023 -- Maybe you can’t weed your garden without sneezing. Perhaps your eyes start watering when you clean your home. Did your skin begin itching last night during dinner? You may have an allergy, but you’re not alone....
MONDAY, May 22, 2023 -- Many seniors skip or stretch prescription medications due to costs despite being insured by Medicare, a new U.S. study finds. Roughly 20% of older adults reported taking less medication than prescribed or not taking...
MONDAY, May 22, 2023 -- Millions of women practice douching for what they think are its health benefits, but exactly what is douching and is it really safe? Here, experts warn that it may do more harm than good, and advise you about what you can do...
MONDAY, May 22, 2023 -- Obese people might be wise to slim down before undergoing an ablation procedure to treat an abnormal heart rhythm, researchers report. Folks with atrial fibrillation who lost 3% or more of their body weight before undergoing...
MONDAY, May 22, 2023 -- For the first time ever, researchers have recorded specific brain activity associated with real-world chronic pain, using electrode implants to figure out which regions become active when people are in agony. The results...
MONDAY, May 22, 2023 -- It’s a social media darling and one of the hottest prescription medications on the U.S. market. But does Wegovy really help patients lose weight? Yes, a new study suggests. Investigators analyzed data on more than 100...
MONDAY, May 22, 2023 (American Heart Association News) -- Joe Granados was slumped in a chair when his wife – alerted by their children – came to check on him. He didn't seem like himself. Alba Patricia Granados, a nurse, quickly realized her...
MONDAY, May 22, 2023 – Cases of vision loss and deaths are mounting in an investigation into eye drops contaminated with a rare strain of a drug-resistant bacteria. In all, four people have died, with one new death now being reported by the U.S....
MONDAY, May 22, 2023 – Two western U.S. states issued air quality alerts over the weekend as heavy smoke from fires blazing in Canada drifted south. Both Colorado and Montana experienced air quality issues because of dozens of Canadian fires. A...
MONDAY, May 22, 2023 -- Women who’ve had certain pregnancy complications have significantly higher odds for a stroke than women with uncomplicated pregnancies, new research shows. Moreover, these strokes may occur at a relatively early age,...
MONDAY, May 22, 2023 -- When Medicare expanded coverage for methadone, more people used this treatment for opioid use disorder, a new study shows. Use rose sharply but did not displace other opioid treatments such as buprenorphine, according to...
MONDAY, May 22, 2023 -- Researchers may have found a new target in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) symptoms that could potentially save more lives. The study focused on mucus plugs, which clog airways in the lungs of many patients with...
MONDAY, May 22, 2023 -- Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, when shelter-in-place orders were ongoing, new moms tended to breastfeed their babies about two weeks longer than usual, new research shows. “Stay-at-home policies enabled parents to continue...
MONDAY, May 22, 2023 -- The Atlantic hurricane season in the United States starts June 1, and some dangers might not be immediately obvious: carbon monoxide poisoning, fires and electric shock. “Hurricanes and major storms in the U.S. have...