Substance Use During Pregnancy Can Harm a Fetus, Experts Warn

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• September 7, 2025
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Using alcohol, tobacco, marijuana or other substances during pregnancy can harm the developing fetus, even when the risks are not always obvious, a West Virginia University psychiatrist warns.

"Many substances can harm a fetus, including substances many falsely perceive ...

Cats Get Dementia Just Like People, Making Them a Potential Research Tool

• Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
• September 6, 2025
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Just like their human counterparts, cats may act cranky or confused and have trouble sleeping as they age. 

They may even yowl more than usual at night.

These, researchers say, are dementia-like behaviors that may owe to an accumulation of plaques in their bra...

LSD May Ease Anxiety Symptoms for Months, Study Finds

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• September 5, 2025
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A single dose of LSD eased anxiety symptoms for many folks and the benefits lasted up to three months, a new study reports.

The findings were published Sept. 4 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Researchers tested several doses of LSD in n...

New Ebola Outbreak Declared in Congo

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• September 5, 2025
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Health officials in Congo have declared a new Ebola outbreak — the country’s 16th — after a case was confirmed in the southern Kasai province.

“To date, the provisional report shows 28 suspected cases and 15 deaths, including 14 in Boulapé ...

Raw Cat Food Linked to H5N1 Virus After Infected Cat Is Euthanized

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• September 5, 2025
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Federal health officials are warning cat owners about certain lots of RAWR Raw Cat Food Chicken Eats after a pet cat in San Francisco became infected with the H5N1 bird flu virus and had to be euthanized.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reported that two lots...

Folks Skipping Salt Substitutes — Even Those With High Blood Pressure

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• September 5, 2025
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Most people with high blood pressure aren’t skipping the salt shaker in favor of a salt substitute, according to a new study.

Incredibly few Americans use salt substitutes, essentially waving aside a simple and effective way to manage their blood pressure, research...

Blood Pressure-Related Kidney Deaths Increased Dramatically Over Last Quarter-Century

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• September 5, 2025
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Deaths from blood-pressure-driven kidney disease have increased dramatically during the past quarter-century, according to a new study.

Deaths from high blood pressure-related kidney disease increased by nearly half in the U.S. over the past 25 years, researchers reporte...

Music Soothes Savage Motion Sickness, Experiment Shows

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• September 5, 2025
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Carsick or seasick? Reach for some feel-good music, a new study suggests.

Music like yacht rock or peppy pop could be the key to helping relieve nausea from motion sickness, researchers reported Sept. 3 in the journal Frontiers in Human Neuroscience.

Peopl...

Scrolling On The Toilet Increases Risk Of Hemorrhoids, Study Says

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• September 5, 2025
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Do you use your time on the john to catch up on the news, go through your e-mail or check out social media?

Be careful – you might be more likely to develop hemorrhoids, new research shows.

Folks who use a smartphone on the toilet have a 46% higher risk of he...

Self-Medicating With Weed Might Make Things Worse

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• September 5, 2025
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Folks who start using weed to cope with anxiety, depression or pain might end up with a worse mental state than before, a new study says.

People self-medicating with marijuana had higher levels of paranoia, anxiety and depression, researchers reported recently in the jou...

Breast Milk Timing Crucial For Babies' Sleep, Researchers Say

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• September 5, 2025
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Busy moms might be sending their babies the wrong signal if they feed evening breast milk that was expressed in the morning, a new study suggests.

The composition of breast milk changes throughout the day, including hormones thought to influence babies’ wake/sleep ...

New Gel May Help Prevent Hair Loss During Chemotherapy, Early Research Finds

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• September 4, 2025
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A new shampoo-like gel developed by researchers at Michigan State University could help protect cancer patients from a common and dreaded side effect of chemotherapy: Hair loss.

The gel, which has been tested in animal models, is designed to be applied to the scalp befor...

Advanced Prostate Cancer Cases Rising as Fewer Men Are Screened, New Report Says

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• September 4, 2025
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Prostate cancer rates are climbing in the U.S. with more men being diagnosed at later stages when the disease is harder to treat, researchers report.

The analysis — published Tuesday in the journal CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians — suggests that ...

Florida Plans To End All Vaccine Mandates

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• September 4, 2025
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Florida may soon become the first state in the U.S. to eliminate all vaccine mandates, a major shift in health policy that may increase risk of disease outbreaks.

The plan was announced this week by State Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo, who described current vaccine r...

Life Expectancy Is Plateauing, Won't Reach 100, Researchers Say

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• September 4, 2025
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Bad news for folks hoping to become a centenarian: Average life expectancy isn’t expected to exceed 100 years anytime soon, a new study says.

Life expectancy gains made by wealthy countries in the first half of the 20th century have slowed significantly, researcher...

Community Hospitals Failing To Transfer Injury Patients To Better Facilities

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• September 4, 2025
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Community hospitals don't often transfer severely injured patients to higher-level trauma centers that could provide the care they need, a new study says.

Fewer than half of severely injured people are transferred from a low-level trauma center to larger or more advanced...

Sugar Substitutes Could Be Bad For Brain Aging, Study Argues

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• September 4, 2025
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Artificial sweeteners like Equal and Sweet’N Low might help you cut calories, but it might be at the cost of future brain power, according to a new study.

People who consume high amounts of low- and no-calorie sugar substitutes appear to experience faster declines ...

Daily Pill Might Help People With Stubborn High Blood Pressure

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• September 4, 2025
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An experimental pill might help people with stubborn high blood pressure that won’t relent to other treatments, clinical trial results show.

Patients with treatment-resistant high blood pressure saw a significant drop after taking the new drug baxdrostat once a day...

Single-Dose Penicillin Effective Against Early Syphilis

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• September 4, 2025
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A single dose of penicillin works just as well to cure early syphilis as the three-injection regimen now used by many doctors, a new clinical trial says.

Second and third doses of benzathine penicillin G (BPG) don’t provide any additional benefit in treating early-...

Saliva Might Keep Fruit Juice From Rotting Teeth, Study Says

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• September 4, 2025
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Some parents avoid giving their kids fruit juice, for fear that it might rot their teeth.

But the bad effects of juice on a child’s oral health could be short-lived, thanks to the remarkable properties of saliva, according to a new study.

Saliva protects teet...