TUESDAY, NOV. 14, 2023 (Healthday News) -- Over 1 in 6 Americans, adults and teens alike, suffered a substance use disorder in 2022, new government data released Monday shows.In the survey, alcohol and drug abuse involved roughly the same...
TUESDAY, Nov. 14, 2023 -- Children stricken with influenza aren’t receiving the flu-busting antiviral drug Tamiflu even though it’s recommended for them, a new study says.Three of five children with the flu aren’t prescribed Tamiflu,...
TUESDAY, Nov. 14, 2023 -- Paxlovid helps prevent severe COVID-19, but it also might significantly increase a person’s risk of a rebound case, a new study confirms.About 1 in 5 people taking Paxlovid recovered and tested negative for COVID, but...
TUESDAY, Nov. 14, 2023 -- Women who don’t get enough sleep might have an increased risk of diabetes, an effect even more pronounced in postmenopausal females, a new study finds.Shortening sleep by just 90 minutes increased insulin resistance in...
TUESDAY, Nov. 14, 2023 (Healthday News) -- Doctors need to be on the lookout for lead poisoning in children as the latest tally of kids exposed to the toxin after consuming pouches of cinnamon-flavored apple puree climbed to 22, the U.S. Centers for...
TUESDAY, Nov. 14, 2023 (Healthday News) -- There is nothing worse for your heart than sitting, a new study confirms.“The big takeaway from our research is that while small changes to how you move can have a positive effect on heart health,...
TUESDAY, Nov. 14, 2023 — Researchers have found a remedy for the debilitating fatigue faced by many patients with multiple sclerosis (MS): A low-fat diet."The results reinforced what we had seen before," said study leader Dr. Vijayshree Yadav,...
TUESDAY, Nov. 14, 2023 -- Controlled forest burns can prevent the sort of high-intensity wildfires that have plagued the Western U.S. and Canada as a result of climate change, a new study argues.A low-intensity fire in the mixed conifer forests of...
TUESDAY, Nov. 14, 2023 -- The party drug and anesthetic ketamine is starting to show promise in trials as a treatment for depression. But new research also suggests that hundreds of U.S. clinics may be misleading consumers, hawking off-label and...