Browsing Category
Health
Opinion | Drug-resistant bacteria are proliferating. We need new antibiotics.
Comment on this storyCommentAntibiotics, drugs that kill bacteria or slow their growth, have been a mainstay of medicine since the 1940s. Yet bacteria can evolve to fight back. They can prevent antibiotics from entering their cells, for…
Viagra users are 25% less likely to suffer early death
The little blue pill is good for more than just one body part.Viagra lowers the risk of heart disease in men by up to 39 percent, according to a new study. And men who take the drug also appear less likely to suffer an early death from…
Can intermittent fasting help combat childhood obesity?
BY SUMATHI REDDY | UPDATED 1月 17, 2023 10:00 上午 EST
Some doctors are studying whether the approach can help adolescents lose weight and improve blood-sugar levels, but others have raised…
What we know about the Ohio measles outbreak
A measles outbreak in Ohio is raising concerns about the spread of the disease and how a decline in vaccination rates among children might be leading to additional outbreaks.Eighty-five cases have been reported in Ohio as of Friday,…
Skipping Meals Could Be Much Worse For You Than We Realized : ScienceAlert
In the hustle and bustle of modern existence, it can be all too easy to skip a meal or two. You might even do it deliberately. A new study suggests going without one of the standard three meals a day might have a serious downside.In a…
JCPS sends letter to families of 22 schools after employee tests positive for
HE SET TO BE ARRAIGNED IN THE MORNING. ALSO NEW TONIGHT, JOSE BAEZ HAS SENT A LETTER TO THE PARENTS OF 22 SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT. ADVISING THAT AN EMPLOYEE WHO REGULARLY VISITS THOSE SCHOOLS HAS TESTED POSITIVE FOR…
Flu activity peaked without post-holiday spike in cases, but respiratory virus
CNN
—
Flu continues to be very prevalent in the US, but the first wave of the season – which swept through the country weeks earlier than usual – appears to have peaked.…
Sitting all day is terrible for your health – now, a new study finds a
<img class="caas-img has-preview" alt="Researchers have long known that sitting at your desk hour after hour is an unhealthy habit. Morsa Images/Digital Vision via Getty Images"…
Most ‘long COVID’ symptoms after mild case of virus resolve in about a year: new
Most people with "long COVID" following a mild case of the COVID-19 virus have their symptoms resolve after a year, according to a new study out of Israel. "Long COVID" is defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…
Some people are experiencing ‘Paxlovid rebound’ after taking the COVID antiviral
Paxlovid is Pfizer's antiviral medication to treat COVID-19. (Reuters/Wolfgang Rattay/Illustration)When the antiviral medication Paxlovid was approved in 2021 to treat COVID-19, doctors began noticing a perplexing trend among some of the…