News for Healthier Living

Probiotics during pregnancy shown to help moms and babies

Giving probiotics to pregnant mice can enhance both the immune system and behavior of the mothers and their offspring, according to a new study led by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine.

August 15, 2024

September 20 2024

• FDA Approves First Flu Vaccine You Give Yourself at Home
• Stroke Rates Rising in Adults and Kids With Sickle Cell Disease
• FDA Says Drug Makers Will Stop Producing Fentanyl 'Lollipops'
• U.S. Whooping Cough Cases Rising, Especially in Teens, CDC Says
• Caring for Horses Could Help Veterans Battling PTSD
• Endurance Exercise Can Get Rid of Body Fat, Even Without Weight Loss
• Fussy Eater? It Might Be in Your Kid's Genes
• Yoga, Other Exercise Can Curb Urinary Incontinence in Women
• Parents, Know the Nursery Products Most Linked to Infant Deaths
• Are Antidepressants Being Overused to Treat Seniors' Pain?
• Arthritis Can Flare Up in Colder Weather: Tips to Easing the Pan
• Dad's Epilepsy Med Use Won't Harm His Kids: Study

September 19 2024

• U.S. Wastewater Tests Show Bird Flu Virus Limited to Areas With Farm Animals
• New Data Supports Animal Market Origins for COVID Pandemic
• Breastfeeding Crucial to a Healthy Infant Microbiome, Lowering Asthma Risk
• Do You Know the MIND Diet? It Might Keep You Sharp With Age
• New Helicobacter Pylori Guideline, Quality Indicators for Colonoscopy and Endoscopy in the September Issue of AJG
• Dengue Cases Mount in Los Angeles
• U.S. Health Care System Ranks Last Among Wealthy Nations, Report Finds
• Stroke Kills 7 Million Worldwide Each Year, and Deaths Are Rising
• Diabetes Med Metformin Could Cut Risks for Long COVID
• 'Exercise Is Medicine' for People With Parkinson's
• Some Chocolate Products Labeled 'Dairy-Free' Contain Milk, FDA Finds
• Some Diabetes Meds Could Lower Odds for Dementia, Parkinson's
• Did Your ACL Surgery Work? Try Hopping Backwards

September 18 2024

• Long-Term Outcomes Good for Face Transplant Recipients, Study Finds
• Buildup of Metals in Body Can Worsen Heart Disease
• FDA Expands Use of Breast Cancer Drug Kisqali
• Black Women Face Higher Death Risk From All Types of Breast Cancer
• Therapy Dogs Can Ease Nurses', Doctors' Stress, Too
• Cost Has Many Going Around Doctors to Get Weight-Loss Medications
• Feeling Content Helps Shield You From Heart Attack, Stroke
• Some People With MS May Need Earlier, Higher-Dose Meds
• Child's Risk for Obesity Depends on Where Parents Can Shop for Food
• Post-Op Keytruda Boosts Bladder Cancer Outcomes

September 17 2024

• Childhood Trauma Can Raise Health Risks for a Lifetime
• More Cancer Cases in Areas Where Incarceration Rates Are High: Study
• A Few Cups of Coffee Per Day Might Help Your Heart
• Senate to Vote on Nationwide Protections for IVF
• Many Toxic Chemicals Leach Into Human Bodies From Food Packaging
• Millions Worldwide Could Die From Antibiotic-Resistant Infections, Report Finds
• Wildfire Smoke Might Harm Children's Mental Health
• Could 'Brain Training' Exercises Help Slow Alzheimer's Symptoms?
• Most Parents Are Moving Kids Out of Car Booster Seats Too Soon
• Combo Treatment Doubles Survival for Patients With Advanced Kidney Cancer

September 16 2024

• Pregnancy Changes the Brain, Study Finds
• Ozempic Could Curb Progression of Diabetes-Linked Liver Disease
• Breathing Could Bring Microplastics Into the Human Brain, Study Shows
• Genetics Suggest Link Between ALS, Parkinson's Disease
• Missouri Bird Flu Case Raises Possibility of Human Transmission
• Vaping Is Harming College Students' Brains, Study Shows
• Poll Finds Many Parents Worry About Kids Finding Friends
• Polluting Puff: Asthma Inhalers Are Big Contributors to Climate Change
• One Part of Football Helmets Especially Linked to Concussion
• Expert Advice on Preparing for the Fall COVID, Flu Season
• Immunotherapy Drugs Extend Survival for Patients With Advanced Melanomas

September 15 2024

• Ovarian Cancer in the Family? Know Your Risks

September 14 2024

• Why Beans Are a Natural Superfood

September 13 2024

• Boar's Head Will Close Virginia Plant Linked to Listeria-Tainted Deli Meats
• Ozempic or Saxenda for Weight Loss: Which Works Best?
• 1 in 3 Store-Bought Cinnamon Samples Tested Have Elevated Lead Levels
• Over 5 Million Americans Could Benefit If Psilocybin Approved for Depression: Study
• Source of Missouri Bird Flu Case Still Unknown, Could Be a 'One-Off': CDC
• A-Fib Risk Drops Soon After Quitting Smoking
• Ozempic, Mounjaro Help People With Type 1 Diabetes Control Blood Sugar, Lose Weight
• Social Media Linked to Eating Disorders in Kids and Young Teens
• Florida Abortion Rate Fell After 6-Week Ban Took Hold
• 'Self-Medicating' Gorillas Are Leading People to New Medicines
• Blood Sugar Worries Keep Many With Type 1 Diabetes From Exercise

September 12 2024

• In Every U.S. State, at Least 1 in 5 People Is Now Obese
• Twice-Yearly Injection Cuts HIV Risk by 96%, But Will Cost Cut Access?
• Ingredient in Hair Dye Led to Woman's Vision Loss
• High Doses of ADHD Meds Could Trigger Psychosis
• A-Fib May Be 3 Times More Common Than Thought
• Weight-Loss Drug Zepbound May Work Better in Women Than Men
• Many Americans Wary of Vaccines as Fall Flu, COVID Season Looms: Survey
• Alzheimer's Drugs May Work in Whole New Way, Study Finds
• Black Stroke Patients More Likely to Arrive Late at Hospital, Without Prior ER Notification
• Ozempic Can Prevent Heart Trouble in Folks With Kidney Issues
• Sleep Changes Common for Stroke Survivors

September 11 2024

• More Women Underwent Surgical Sterilization After Fall of Roe v. Wade
• FDA to Investigate Safety of Toxic Metals in Tampons
• Weight-Loss Pill Saxenda Helps Kids as Young as 6
• Daily Pill Helps People Lose Weight, Combines GLP-1 With Other Drug
• Good Maternity Care Increasingly Tough to Find in U.S.
• Weekly Insulin Injections As Effective for Diabetes as Daily Shots, Studies Show
• CAR-T Therapy Won't Raise Odds for a Second Cancer, Study Finds
• Diabetes Can Sometimes Lead to Gum Disease
• It's High Number of Guns, Not Mental Health Crises, That Drives U.S. Gun Deaths: Study
• Blood Test Could Gauge Your Odds for Lung Trouble Like COPD
• Helicopter Parenting: Spotting It, and Expert Tips to Curb It

September 10 2024

• U.S. Suicide Rates Rise in Less Affluent Areas
• Asthma Could Raise Miscarriage, Infertility Risks for Women: Study
• Could a Pill Help Ease Sleep Apnea?
• Pandemic Isolation May Have Caused Rapid Brain Aging in Teen Girls
• Apple Will Sell Air Pods With Hearing Aids Built In
• Exercising Can Help You Have Healthier Belly Fat
• Chronic Steroid Use Could Raise Diabetes Risk
• Asthma Risk Doubles in People With Diabetes
• Voice Changes Warn of COPD Flare-Ups
• Falling for Financial Scams Could Be Early Alzheimer's Sign
• Libido Can Drop After Menopause, But This Therapy Can Help

September 9 2024

• Princess Kate Says She Has Completed Chemo, Resuming 'Light' Duties
• Biden Administration Issues Rules Making Mental Health Care More Accessible
• He's Doing Great a Year After World's First Eye and Partial Face Transplant
• Salmonella Tied to Eggs Sickens 65 in Nine States
• Missouri Patient Hospitalized With Bird Flu Had No Known Contact With Animals
• 'Night Owls' More Prone to Type 2 Diabetes
• Obesity Raises Risk of Severe Infection, Especially in People With Diabetes
• Stopping a Bird Flu Epidemic: What Experts Say Must Be Done
• Vaping Could Make Young Adults Physically Weaker
• Moms, Don't Meddle With Your Kids' Friends: It'll Only Make Things Worse
• Flying Could Upset Insulin Pump Function for Type 1 Diabetics
• Men Often Confused About Prostate Cancer Screening, Survey Shows
• Wegovy, Ozempic May Someday Be Given as Once-Monthly Injection

September 8 2024

• Healthy Tips to Protect Your Eyes' Retinas as You Age

September 7 2024

• Everything You Need to Know About Breast Density, From the Experts

September 6 2024

• First Doses of Mpox Vaccine Reach Africa, But Many More Are Needed
• Seeing Through: Scientists Use Food Dye to Render Mouse Skin Transparent
• Gun Deaths to Children and Teens Have Risen in Almost All States
• Too Much Light at Night Linked to Higher Alzheimer's Risk
• Almost 1 in 4 U.S. Adults Under 40 Have High Blood Pressure
• Exposure to PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' in Pregnancy Could Boost Long-Term Obesity Risk
• Cuffs on At-Home Blood Pressure Monitors Don't Fit Some Patients
• Brain's Wiring May Trigger Depression in Some People
• Saltwater Drops in Nose Could Shorten Kids' Colds
• Gene Therapy Reverses a Rare Cause of Vision Loss