A new study suggests that people over age 65 who are newly diagnosed with heart failure can continue to
Day: December 29, 2018
Whopping Numbers on Whooping Cough
By Len CanterHealthDay Reporter Latest Infectious Disease News THURSDAY, Dec. 27, 2018 (HealthDay News) — The return of measles made
Study details opioid poisoning deaths among children, teens over two decades
Nearly 9,000 children and adolescents died from opioid poisonings with prescription and illicit drugs between 1999 and 2016 based
Wide variation in use of pain relievers during labor across US
Pain relief for pregnant women in labor is commonly given in the form of epidural, spinal or combined spinal-epidural blockade,
More Evidence That Abuse of Xanax, Valium Is on the Rise
By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter Latest Mental Health News THURSDAY, Dec. 27, 2018 (HealthDay News) — About one in every five
Treating prostate cancer will alcohol injection
Injecting alcohol directly into the prostate gland could shrink it and avoid the need for men to get up in
Effects of texting on mental health
A psychological scientist who has been studying the effects of mobile technology on well-being for the past has documented how
Patient preferences for collecting sexual, gender identity information
Emergency department patients who are sexual or gender minorities reported greater satisfaction when information on sexual and gender identity was
Could drinking alcohol be associated with better survival in patients after heart failure diagnosis?
Having seven or fewer alcoholic drinks a week was associated with increased survival in older adults with newly diagnosed heart
Study examines development of physical aggression in children as they age
Children can exhibit physical aggression when they are very young but that behavior typically declines before and during elementary school.