[ad_1] Latest Infectious Disease News FRIDAY, April 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) Land parasites that pose a risk to human and wildlife health can hitch rides on the millions of pounds of microplastics that float between oceans, a new study shows. “It’s easy for people to dismiss plastic problems as something that doesn’t matter […]

[ad_1] FRIDAY, April 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) Thousands of COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. South could have been avoided if more people masked, social distanced, kept kids from school and made other behavioral changes to reduce the spread of the virus, researchers say. In other words, if they had acted more like folks up North. […]

[ad_1] FRIDAY, April 29, 2022 A new Omicron subvariant called BA.4 appears to be driving a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases in South Africa, health experts say. The number of daily cases reported by the country has shot up from just a few hundred a few weeks ago to just over 6,000, and the rate […]

[ad_1] FRIDAY, April 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) If you’re unlucky enough to need hospitalization for COVID-19, it won’t really matter which variant you’re infected with: The same level of care is required for patients with either Delta or Omicron, a new study reveals. This is true even though people infected with the Omicron variant of […]

[ad_1] By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, April 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) It’s been slightly more than a year since Jonathan Akinrele, 23, underwent weight-loss surgery, and so far, so good. He is now down 130 pounds, and he was able to get through gastric sleeve surgery and recovery without taking any opioids for pain. […]

[ad_1] FRIDAY, April 29, 2022 (American Heart Association News) Throughout every stage of her life, Tammy Spencer Bey has defined herself as an athlete. She played softball from a young age through high school. In college, Tammy was on a flag football team. She continued exercising while working full-time, pursuing a master’s degree and raising […]

[ad_1] Latest Nutrition, Food & Recipes News By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, April 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) Dietary fiber gets a lot of praise for helping people feel full and for lowering the risk of certain types of disease. Yet many types of dietary fiber exist — and they don’t all work […]

[ad_1] THURSDAY, April 28, 2022 (American Heart Association News) Many people with heart failure also have diabetes or high blood pressure. But new research suggests those conditions, even when treated, aren’t well controlled, placing people at risk for worsening heart problems. “We know that controlling hypertension and diabetes is critical for people with heart failure,” […]

[ad_1] By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, April 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) If longevity were a priority when choosing a pup, Jack Russell terriers and Yorkshire terriers would be top picks. Those little dynamos have the longest life expectancy of a host of common dog breeds, according to a new study by Dr. Dan O’Neill, […]