EPA Issues Final Rule Banning Asbestos
MONDAY, March 18, 2024 -- The last remnants of asbestos use in the United States have now been banned by the Environmental Protection Agency.While the known carcinogen has already been largely banned, the EPA announced Monday that it would ban the... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Average Middle-Aged American Is Lonelier Than European Peers
MONDAY, March 18, 2024 -- Middle-aged Americans are lonelier than ever, with new research showing they are even more isolated than some of their peers in Europe.That does not bode well for their health. " Loneliness is gaining attention globally as a... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Measles Outbreaks Have CDC Tweaking Travel Guidelines
MONDAY, March 18, 2024 -- As millions of Americans prepare to travel abroad this summer and measles outbreaks increase worldwide, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has tightened its guidance on how travelers should handle the... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Biden to Sign Order Expanding Health Research in Women
MONDAY, March 18, 2024 -- President Joe Biden plans to sign an executive order on Monday that will broaden the scope of medical research in women.The order " will direct the most comprehensive set of executive actions ever taken to expand and... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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How Blood Sugar Changes Affect Thinking in Folks With Type 1 Diabetes
MONDAY, March 18, 2024 -- In people with type 1 diabetes, fluctuations in blood sugar levels can affect thinking skills in various ways, new research shows.Researchers looked specifically at what ' s known as cognitive processing speed (how fast... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Science Has Created a Cow That Produces Insulin in Its Milk
MONDAY, March 18, 2024 -- There may be an unexpected fix for ongoing shortages of insulin: A brown bovine in Brazil recently made history as the first transgenic cow able to produce human insulin in her milk. " Mother Nature designed the mammary... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Weed Plus Cigarettes Takes Toll on High Schoolers' Grades
MONDAY, March 18, 2024 -- High school students who use tobacco and cannabis products miss more school and have lower grades than classmates who use them individually or not at all.That ' s the conclusion of a study by researchers at UC Davis... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Women More Prone to Go Into Shock After Car Crashes Than Men
MONDAY, March 18, 2024 -- After a car crash, women are more likely to go into shock than men, even when their injuries are less severe, new research shows. " Women are arriving to the trauma bay with signs of shock more often than men, regardless of... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Household Foods Get Less Healthy as Babies Age Into Toddlers
MONDAY, March 18, 2024 -- Over the first few years of a child ' s life, foods found in a family ' s fridge and cupboards tends to get less healthy, new research shows. “We found significant changes in several food categories over time, " said study... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Could Biofeedback Help Ease Long COVID?
MONDAY, March 18, 2024 -- Breathing and relaxation techniques may offer relief to some patients battling Long COVID.In a new, small study of 20 patients, biofeedback therapy relieved both the physical and psychological symptoms of Long COVID,... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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How to Check Your Home for Bedbugs
SATURDAY, March 16, 2024 -- Nothing can spoil a vacation ' s sweet afterglow more than discovering that some unwelcome hitchhikers have accompanied you home.Bedbugs — tiny, reddish-brown insects that feed on blood — are notorious luggage... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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FDA Approves First Drug for Common, Serious Liver Disease, Rezdiffra
FRIDAY, March 15, 2024 -- Millions of Americans whose livers develop scar tissue due to a common disease now have the first approved drug, Rezdiffra, to treat the condition, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday.
The condition is... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Teen Pregnancy May Raise Risk of Early Death
FRIDAY, March 15, 2024 -- Teen pregnancy can change the trajectory of one ' s life, but now a new study suggests it could also shorten that life.
Canadian researchers report that women who were pregnant as teenagers were more likely to... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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' Space Headaches' Can Hit Astronauts, Study Finds
FRIDAY, March 15, 2024 -- Astronauts who have never had headaches may develop migraines and other tension-type headaches for the first time when they go into space.
A side effect of zero gravity, these headaches start with motion sickness as... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Eating Healthy Slows'Aging Clock,' Helping to Shield Your Brain From Dementia
FRIDAY, March 15, 2024 -- Scientists have long noticed that folks who eat healthy have healthier brains as they age, including lowered odds for dementia.
Now, researchers believe they know why: Regimens like the heart-healthy Mediterranean or DASH... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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