New Molecular Test Could Double Leukemia Survival Rates

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• May 5, 2025
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MONDAY, May 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Testing positive for leukemia actually saved the life of 51-year-old Jan Leahy, a business process owner from Wimbledon, England.

Leahy benefitted from a clinical trial evaluating a new bone marrow test that can detect a poten...

Men Worse Off Than Women For 20 Top Health Problems Worldwide

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• May 5, 2025
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MONDAY, May 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Men are much more likely than women to die early from the world’s 20 leading health problems, a new global study shows.

Sickness and death was higher in men than women in 2021 for 13 of the top 20 causes of injury and il...

New Drug Could Quell Uncontrolled High Blood Pressure

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• May 5, 2025
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MONDAY, May 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) — An experimental drug might help people with uncontrolled high blood pressure, according to early clinical trial results.

People taking lorundrostat experienced twice the decline in their systolic blood pressure than people tak...

Wildfire Smoke Flooded ERs With Asthma Cases

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• May 5, 2025
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Asthma attacks caused emergency room surges during the 2023 Canadian wildfires, with smoke-filled air sending hundreds to the hospital daily, a new study says.

Daily asthma-related visits to Ontario hospitals increased nearly 24% during an early-June 2023 wildfire that b...

Can Kissing Pass Gluten? New Findings For Celiac Patients

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• May 5, 2025
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MONDAY, May 5, 2025 — Can gluten be passed on through a kiss?

It’s a concern for some folks with celiac disease, but a new study says worry not. People with celiac disease had no problems after kissing a partner who’d just eaten a stack of saltine crac...

Body Mass Index (BMI): What It Tells You — And What It Doesn’t

• Raghuveer Vedala, MD, FAAFP, DABOM, DABLM, Board-Certified Family Medicine and Obesity Medicine Physician HealthDay Reporter
• May 4, 2025
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SUNDAY, May 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Body Mass Index, or BMI, is a number that reflects the relationship between your height and weight. It's widely used in healthcare and public health to categorize body size and estimate potential risk for weight-related diseases.

What You Should Know About ALS, Also Known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease

• Brian Lin, PhD, Research Portfolio Director at the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) HealthDay Reporter
• May 3, 2025
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SATURDAY, May 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) – known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease based on the iconic 1930s New York Yankee baseball player – is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects thousands of Americans every...

RFK Jr. to Change Vaccine Testing Rules

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• May 2, 2025
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FRIDAY, May 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to change how vaccines are tested in the U.S., a decision that could impact how quickly and widely vaccines are made available.

The department said the new ...

More Than 1.8 Million Ninja Pressure Cookers Recalled for Burn Risk

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• May 2, 2025
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FRIDAY, May 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — More than 1.8 million Ninja Foodi pressure cookers are being recalled due to a risk of burns, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).

The recall affects roughly 1,846,400 Ninja Foodi OP300 Series Multi...

Medetomidine, a Pet Sedative, Spreads in U.S. Illegal Drug Supply

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• May 2, 2025
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FRIDAY, May 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A sedative used in animals is showing up more often in illegal drugs and may be making opioid overdoses harder to treat, U.S. health officials warn.

The drug, called medetomidine, is used by veterinarians to sedate pets. It's ...

Common Diabetes Drug Effective Against Knee Arthritis Pain

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• May 2, 2025
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A common diabetes drug can be repurposed to help overweight and obese people with knee arthritis, a new study says.

Metformin reduced knee arthritis pain during a six-month treatment period, potentially delaying the need for knee replacement surgery, researchers reported...

Middle-Age Exercise Protects Brain Against Alzheimer's

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• May 2, 2025
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FRIDAY, May 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Want to protect your aging brain? Get off the couch and get moving, researchers urge.

Boosting exercise in middle age might help people prevent Alzheimer’s disease, a new study says.

People who increased their phys...

Mindfulness Meditation Counters Opioid Cravings

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• May 2, 2025
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Mindfulness meditation can help rewire the brain to reduce opioid cravings in people addicted to narcotics, a new study says.

People assigned to mindfulness training had 50% less opioid cravings than others who received supportive group therapy, researchers reported Apri...

Your Loving Partner Can Protect You From Chemo Brain

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• May 2, 2025
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FRIDAY, May 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A cancer patient’s bond with their partner can be a key factor in helping them ward off chemotherapy-related “brain fog,” a new study says

Patients in a satisfying intimate relationship were more likely to re...

Scooter Riders Were High Or Drunk In A Quarter Of Wrecks

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• May 2, 2025
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Don’t drink and drive is a message the public has largely accepted.

Now how about don’t drink and scoot?

A quarter of people injured in electric scooter accidents were drunk or high when their mishap occurred, researchers recently reported in the journa...

High Blood Pressure, Diabetes More Fatal For Men

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• May 2, 2025
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Men are more likely than women to die from high blood pressure, diabetes and HIV/AIDS, after shrugging off medical care for the conditions, a new study says.

These differences crop up even though men and women are as likely to develop either high blood pressure or diabet...

FDA Commissioner: No Major Reorganization, Just Smart Reforms

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• May 1, 2025
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THURSDAY, May 1, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Dr. Marty Makary had just finished his last surgery at Johns Hopkins when he stepped into one of the most powerful roles in American public health. 

Now, as the new commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...

Study Finds Flourishing Doesn’t Always Mean Happiness

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• May 1, 2025
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THURSDAY, May 1, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Flourishing is more than just being happy, and a new global study finds some countries are doing better than others when it comes to overall well-being.

Take it from researchers at Baylor and Harvard universities, who unveil...

Florida Moves to Ban Fluoride in Drinking Water

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• May 1, 2025
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THURSDAY, May 1, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Florida state lawmakers have approved a bill to ban the addition of fluoride to public drinking water, a move that public health experts say could harm dental health across the state.

The bill now heads to Florida Gov. Ron D...

Epilepsy, Anxiety Meds Don't Increase Suicide Risk

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• May 1, 2025
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THURSDAY, May 1, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A class of drugs used to treat epilepsy, nerve pain and anxiety do not appear to increase a person’s risk of self-harm, a major new study says.

Gabapentinoids – which include gabapentin and pregabalin – hav...