MONDAY, Dec. 4, 2023 -- Teenagers with epilepsy are more likely to have an eating disorder than those not suffering from the brain disease, a new study shows. About 8.4% of children ages 10 to 19 treated at a Boston epilepsy clinic had eating...
MONDAY, Dec. 4, 2023 -- Gina Arata had a bright future, wrapping up college and preparing for law school, when a 2001 car wreck left her with lasting brain damage. After her recovery, Arata wound up taking a job sorting mail, but struggled even in...
MONDAY, Dec. 4, 2023 -- Having mom or dad hold their preemie baby against their own skin immediately after birth appears to help the infants in their development months later, new research shows. In many neonatal wards, babies born prematurely are...
MONDAY, Dec. 4, 2023 -- Holiday festivities bring joy to many, but they also give rise to quite a few unhealthy habits, a new survey has found. Two-thirds of people say they overindulge in food during the holidays, and nearly half (45%) said they...
MONDAY, Dec. 4, 2023 -- Surgery coming up? Mimicking the high-altitude breathing of mountaineers might make your procedure safer, a tiny study suggests. It's a form of what surgeons call "prehabilitation:" Making a patient's body a bit fitter...
MONDAY, Dec. 4, 2023 -- Colon cancer survivors can give their health a boost by eating more navy beans, a new clinical trial finds. Small, white navy beans are full of gut-supporting fibers, amino acids and other nutrients that can help the...
MONDAY, Dec. 4, 2023 -- Women who enter menopause early could be at increased risk of muscle loss in their senior years, a new study suggests. Conversely, the more extended a woman’s reproductive period, the lower the risk of declining muscle...
MONDAY, Dec. 4, 2023 -- Black men diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer are significantly less likely to be prescribed hormone therapy that could extend their lives, compared to other racial and ethnic groups, a new study shows. Studies have...
MONDAY, Dec. 4, 2023 -- As syphilis cases surge across America, a group representing the nation's STD specialists says members are reporting shortages of a drug essential to fighting the disease. In a survey from the National Coalition of STD...
MONDAY, Dec. 4, 2023 (Healthday News) -- While flu and COVID cases are now on the rise, RSV infections may soon peak and level off, U.S. health officials report. COVID-19 continues to fuel the most hospitalizations and deaths among all respiratory...