WEDNESDAY, May 8, 2024 -- Dogs brought into the United States from abroad must be compliant with new rules to help fight rabies in this country, according to updated guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued...
WEDNESDAY, May 8, 2024 -- More than 320,000 U.S. children lost a parent to drug overdose during the past decade, according to a new study reported May 8 in JAMA Psychiatry. What’s more, the death rate accelerated during the period, more than...
WEDNESDAY, May 8, 2024 -- Nine of 10 American adults are in the early, middle or late stages of a syndrome that leads to heart disease, a new report finds, and almost 10% have the disease already. "Poor cardiovascular, kidney, and metabolic health...
WEDNESDAY, May 8, 2024 -- The virus behind COVID has mutated again, this time producing variants nicknamed FLiRT, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported.The variants are appearing in wastewater sampling, the CDC...
THURSDAY, May 8, 2024 -- Parents striving to be “perfect” will never attain that goal, and the aim isn’t even healthy for their families, a new study says.The risks of striving for perfection are such that researchers have now created a scale...
WEDNESDAY, May 8, 2024 -- No one knows what caused the liver and kidney disease that led to Ludwig van Beethoven’s untimely death.But one popular theory – that high lead levels killed the great composer – should be ruled out, researchers...
WEDNESDAY, May 8, 2024 -- Calls to U.S. poison centers regarding so-called synthetic cannabis jumped 88% between 2021 and 2022, as use of these legally sold products rose, research shows.Synthetic cannabis contain varying forms of the active...
WEDNESDAY, May 8, 2024 — Using mindfulness to help people trying to overcome opioid addiction can boost their odds of continuing treatment, new research shows.The approach helps folks how to deal with tension, savor life and reframe their...
WEDNESDAY, May 8, 2024 -- A Midwestern candy company has issued a massive recall due to the risk of salmonella tainting some of its products.Palmer Candy Company of Sioux City, Iowa, is recalling “white coated confectionary items” because they...
WEDNESDAY, May 8, 2024 -- Children and young adults who are couch potatoes could wind up with enlarged hearts, increasing their risk of heart attack, stroke and early death.Sedentary behavior contributed as much as 40% to the total increase in...
WEDNESDAY, May 8, 2024 -- Kids are very likely to make the acquaintance of a child diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder at some point, whether they know it or not.An estimated 95% of children with disabilities enroll in regular schools,...
