THURSDAY, Jan. 25, 2024 -- Reiterating a warning first issued in November, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is urging Americans to stay away from supplements containing tianeptine, known on the street as "gas station heroin." The supplements,...
THURSDAY, Jan. 25, 2024 -- Folks think of big city life as an ear-blasting festival of noise -- taxi horns honking, jackhammers pounding, police sirens wailing and jet planes roaring overhead. But rural residents actually have a higher rate of...
THURSDAY, Jan. 25, 2024 -- A sampling of the last three years of life spent by people who died in 2018 is giving a picture of what dying looks like in the United States. The analysis was conducted by a team at Rutgers University in New Jersey....
THURSDAY, Jan. 25, 2024 -- If you ever find yourself losing weight, even though you're not dieting or upping your exercise, go see a doctor. It can be a sign of cancer, researchers report. “Unexpected weight loss can come from cancer or many...
THURSDAY, Jan . 25, 2024 -- The maker of Robitussin has recalled eight lots of Robitussin Honey CF Max Day Adult and Robitussin Honey CF Max Nighttime Adult cough syrups. The products, which are made by Haleon, may be contaminated with a...
THURSDAY, Jan. 25, 2024 -- Five of six Chinese children born deaf due to a rare genetic defect now have the ability to hear, thanks to an experimental gene therapy. The therapy involved a hollowed-out virus loaded with a healthy version of the gene...
THURSDAY, Jan. 25, 2024 (HealthDayNews) -- In the 14 states with abortion bans, there have been nearly 65,000 pregnancies resulting from rape during the time since those bans went into place, a new study estimates. To arrive at that troubling...
THURSDAY, Jan. 25, 2024 -- Combining two or three testosterone-blocking drugs prevents the spread of prostate cancer better than just a single medication, a new clinical trial has found. Men who received two or three hormone blockers remained...
THURSDAY, Jan. 25, 2024 (HealthDay news) -- It’s been said that closing the toilet lid before flushing can prevent the spread of all germs, by keeping any flush-produced mist in the bowl. But a new study refutes that, showing that tiny viral...
THURSDAY, Jan. 25, 2024 -- Ultrasound scans that pick up "microstructural" changes in a woman's cervix could point to her having a higher risk for preterm birth, researchers report. The scans were done as early as week 23 of pregnancy and could...
THURSDAY, Jan. 25, 2024 -- Factors like sleep, energy levels and stress can predict the onset of a migraine headache, a new study finds. Those factors differed from the morning to the afternoon and evening, however. Poor perceived sleep quality,...
THURSDAY, Jan. 25, 2024 -- Women are suffering more anxiety and depression in states that banned abortion after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a new study shows. The court’s Dobbs decision in June 2022 triggered laws banning...