[ad_1] By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Jan. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday backed the emergency use approval of Pfizer’s booster shot for high-risk kids between the ages of 5 and 11, along with shortening the time period between a second dose and a booster shot […]

[ad_1] By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Jan. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) Babies born at the height of the pandemic appear to suffer small but significant delays in their motor and social development, a new study reports. Babies were particularly at risk if their mothers were in the first trimester of their pregnancy during spring […]

[ad_1] By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Jan. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) Many insured cancer patients still experience serious money problems linked to their illness, new research affirms. For example, nearly 3 out of 4 insured patients with colon cancer have major financial hardship in the year after their diagnosis, which affects their social functioning […]

[ad_1] By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Jan. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) Millions of people are at increased risk of type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure and don’t even know it, due to a hidden hormone problem in their bodies. As many as 1 in 10 people have a non-cancerous tumor on one or […]

[ad_1] WEDNESDAY, Jan. 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) – Be concerned about the rapidly spreading Omicron variant, President Joe Biden urged Americans on Tuesday, but don’t be alarmed. Biden delivered that message to reporters prior to a meeting with his COVID-19 response team, saying he was trying to convey both his administration’s urgency in responding to […]

[ad_1] WEDNESDAY, Jan. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) – If giving up tobacco is one of your New Year’s resolutions, know that it won’t be easy but don’t give up. Fifty million ex-smokers in the United States are proof that it can be done. “More than 70% of smokers want to quit smoking and 40% will […]

[ad_1] WEDNESDAY, Jan. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) While the Omicron variant appears wily enough to evade people’s antibodies, researchers report that it should have a much harder time slipping past a person’s T-cells. “Despite being a preliminary study, we believe this is positive news. Even if Omicron, or some other variant for that matter, can […]

[ad_1] WEDNESDAY, Jan. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) That sing-song speech parents use when talking to their babies is universal, and infants tend to prefer it. So, when a baby doesn’t seem to engage with this melodic “motherese,” or baby talk, it can be an early sign of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Researchers at the University […]

[ad_1] Latest Prevention & Wellness News MONDAY, Jan. 3, 2022 (American Heart Association News) Looking back on the past year … wait, nobody really wants to relive that, right? Even now, the omicron variant means COVID-19 precautions – getting vaccinated, getting boosted, following safety measures – aren’t going away. But “this is a […]

[ad_1] Latest Infectious Disease News TUESDAY, Jan. 4, 2022 Check your packaged salad greens: More than a dozen people have been infected by a strain of E. coli in six U.S. states, health officials report. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a food safety alert linking the outbreak to Simple […]