TUESDAY, May 21, 2024 -- The legalization of cannabis and the popularity of its edible versions is having an unexpected effect: More seniors landing in emergency departments with overdoses.A new Canadian study found "cannabis poisonings" in the...
TUESDAY, May 21, 2024 -- Matcha green tea has the potential to keep gum disease at bay, a new study finds.Lab experiments show that matcha can inhibit the growth of Porphyromonas gingivalis, one of the main bacterial culprits behind gum...
TUESDAY, May 21, 2024 -- You've watched others shed pounds in a matter of weeks after taking one of the new blockbuster weight-loss drugs, so you decide to try one of the medications yourself, only to discover the needle on your bathroom scale...
TUESDAY, May 21, 2024 -- Fetal exposure to fluoride from a mom-to-be's drinking water might raise the odds for physical and mental health issues in toddlers, new research suggests. The study, which was funded by the U.S. National Institutes of...
TUESDAY, May 21, 2024 -- Giving patients a choice between screening methods could help doctors detect colon cancer earlier, a new study shows.More than double the number of patients underwent colon cancer screening if they were given a choice of...
TUESDAY, May 21, 2024 -- If you've quit smoking and have switched to vaping instead, your odds for lung cancer won't fall as steeply as if you quit nicotine altogether, new research suggests.“This is the first large population-based study to...
TUESDAY, May 21, 2024 -- A quit-smoking drug appears to help people drop their vaping addiction, a new study shows.Vapers who took varenicline (Chantix) were significantly more likely to quit using e-cigarettes loaded with nicotine than those...
TUESDAY, May 21, 2024 -- Heat waves and heat domes are particularly dangerous to kids with asthma, a new study finds.Daytime heat waves are associated with 19% increased odds that a child with asthma will wind up in the hospital, researchers...
TUESDAY, May 21, 2024 -- Gallbladder cancer rates are steadily increasing among Black Americans, even as they remain stable or decline for most other Americans, a new study warns.Further, growing numbers of cases among Black people are not being...
TUESDAY, May 21, 2024 -- Powerful COVID vaccines could be setting people’s immune systems up to successfully fight off not just future COVID variants, but other types of coronaviruses as well, a new study shows.People repeatedly vaccinated for...
TUESDAY, May 21, 2024 -- Many kids can get an occasional upset tummy, but what if your child's stomachaches are more persistent?Dr. David Ziring, associate director of the Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program at Cedars-Sinai Guerin...
TUESDAY, May 21, 2024 -- Hip replacement is a major, arduous elective surgery, and rehabilitation afterwards takes time, according to an expert from Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore.It'll also take coordinated planning between yourself, your...