FRIDAY, Aug, 4, 2023 -- Steroids are often unnecessarily prescribed to pregnant women thought to be at risk of preterm birth, a new evidence review contends. As a result, millions of babies are needlessly exposed to long-term health problems...
FRIDAY, Aug. 4, 2023 -- A leading U.S. pediatric organization has reaffirmed its support for gender-related treatments in minors, but also plans a systematic review of the medical research. The move by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) to...
FRIDAY, Aug. 4, 2023 (American Heart Association News) -- Covered in menacing needlelike spines, the prickly pear cactus demands to be treated with care. In return, it will reward you with a juicy neon fruit and fleshy green pads that have nourished...
FRIDAY, Aug. 4, 2023 -- Los Angeles county is seeing more cases of flea-borne typhus, with 171 cases and three deaths reported in 2022, health officials reported Thursday. That's a big rise, they noted: Since 2010, when only 31 cases of typhus were...
FRIDAY, Aug. 4, 2023 – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday recommended that all infants under the age of 8 months be given a new antibody shot to help guard against severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The...
FRIDAY, Aug. 4, 2023 -- There is a long list of reasons to avoid high-sugar foods, and a new study may be adding one more: kidney stones. Researchers found that among over 28,000 U.S. adults, those with a lot of added sugars in their diet were more...
FRIDAY, Aug. 4, 2023 -- Ever feel like your job is pointless? A big part of the population feels just that way — that the jobs they do matter little to society. And a Swiss study that delved into what's been dubbed the "bullshit jobs theory"...
FRIDAY, Aug. 4, 2023 -- A wave of leprosy cases in Florida has led public health officials to conclude the disease-causing bacteria may be naturally found in the state. In the past, most people with leprosy in the United States had been first...
FRIDAY, Aug. 4, 2023 -- Workers may sense it intuitively but their mouse clicks prove it: Friday afternoon is the least productive time of the work week. It's also when workers make the most typos. A Texas A&M University team studied this...
FRIDAY, Aug. 4, 2023 -- The trauma and unhappy family dynamics of childhood may follow kids into old age, affecting both their mind and body, according to new research. “We looked at self-reported disability, as well as objectively measured...
FRIDAY, Aug. 4, 2023 -- When studying which personality types were more likely to resist getting vaccines, researchers got a surprise. It was the extroverts who were more vaccine resistant. Compared to other personality styles, extroverts were 18%...
THURSDAY, Aug. 3, 2023 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved RiVive, an over-the-counter (OTC) naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray for emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose. "We know naloxone is a powerful tool to...
THURSDAY, Aug. 3, 2023 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved RiVive, an over-the-counter (OTC) naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray for emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose. "We know naloxone is a powerful tool to...