Latest Sexual Health News THURSDAY, Feb. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) Men compelled to find myriad new partners and ways to have sex may be driven by high levels of the so-called “love hormone,” oxytocin, new research suggests. Oxytocin, which is produced by the hypothalamus and secreted by the pituitary gland, plays a key […]

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Feb. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) Young adult pot smokers who’ve suffered a stroke are more likely to have another stroke if they keep toking, a new study finds. Research has already linked heavy cannabis use with an increased risk of stroke, but this new study showed that risk remains […]

THURSDAY, Feb. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) Alan Holman didn’t stop exercising when told he had cancer, and he’s glad of it, now that U.K. researchers say moderate exercise may improve chemotherapy outcomes in esophageal cancer patients. Holman, 70, was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in December 2016, shortly after retiring from his job as a facilities […]

Latest Prevention & Wellness News THURSDAY, Feb. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) With winter storms roaring through much of the United States this week, millions of Americans may face power outages that could put them at risk of carbon monoxide poisoning and fires as they try to keep warm, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety […]

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 2, 2022 (American Heart Association News) School closures. Family strains. Isolated and quarantined friends. Even when young people haven’t directly experienced COVID-19, the pandemic has strained their mental health. Often severely. Even before the recent wave of omicron-related cases, a coalition that included the American Academy of Pediatrics declared a national emergency in […]

Latest Diet & Weight Management News By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Feb. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) Images of fat-laden, diseased hearts and blackened, rotting feet might be the last thing you expect to see on the label of a can of soda that your child desperately wants, but would such drastic health […]

TUESDAY, Feb. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) More than 10 years after Doug Olsen underwent an experimental gene therapy that turned his T-cells into cancer killers, his leukemia has vanished, University of Pennsylvania doctors report. “I’m doing great right now. I’m still very active. I was running half marathons until 2018,” Olson, 75, told the Associated […]

By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter Pap tests have long been used to detect cervical cancer early, but preliminary research suggests that cervical cells collected during those tests could also be used to catch other cancers, including deadly ovarian tumors. Researchers found that by analyzing a particular molecular “signature” in cervical cells, they could accurately identify […]

Latest Senior Health News THURSDAY, Feb. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) Worried about losing your mental faculties as you age? Get out there and exercise, new research suggests. Physical activity helps keep the aging brain sharp, according to the latest of many studies showing a link between exercise and brain health. This study included […]