No Need to Rip It Off Like a Bandage With This Wound Cover
Aug. 17, 2022 – A new adhesive bandage is being designed to stick twice as well to skin – even hairy parts – but hurt half as much to pull off. Scientists are tapping into the main ingredient in school glue to make this possible. The problem that researchers from Pennsylvania universities set out to […]
Maternal Mortality Risks: What You Can Do to Help
The maternal mortality rate for Black women in the U.S. is nearly three times higher than it is for white women. If you’re a pregnant Black woman, what can you do to help protect yourself and your baby? Source link
Lead Poisoning, Systemic Racism Are Harming Black Kids’ Test Scores
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Aug. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — It’s well known that exposure to lead can harm young children’s brain development. Now a new study suggests that racial segregation may be compounding the detrimental effects of lead on Black children. The study, of close to 26,000 […]
Dermatologists Skeptical of Calamine Lotion TikTok Trend
Aug. 16, 2022 — A growing bandwagon of TikTok influencers has been using and promoting calamine lotion as a makeup primer under foundation. While this may work as a base layer for some people, dermatologists have concerns about this trend, particularly the risk of dryness. As of Aug. 12, the # calamine lotion tag had […]
One Back-to-School Worry for Parents: Traffic Dangers
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Aug. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The dangers of school traffic is a major worry for many parents, a new poll finds. In fact, a third of more than 900 parents surveyed last spring said speeding and distracted parent drivers are their main […]
How Worried Should You Be About New Reports on Polio?
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Aug. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Poliovirus detected in New York City wastewater last week put public health officials on high alert, as it indicates the potentially paralyzing virus is circulating widely in the area. But infectious disease experts say there’s no need for families of fully vaccinated children […]
Sexual Dysfunction, Hair Loss Linked With Long COVID
Aug. 12, 2022 – Hair loss, reduced sex drive, and erectile dysfunction have joined a list of better-known symptoms linked to long COVID in patients who were not hospitalized, according to findings of a large study. Anuradhaa Subramanian, PhD, with the Institute of Applied Health Research at the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom, […]
Four Cruise Lines to Drop COVID Vaccination Requirements
Aug. 14, 2022 — Four major cruise lines are dropping their COVID-19 vaccination requirements for some sailings next month, according to USA Today. Carnival Cruise Line won’t require unvaccinated guests to apply for an exemption to sail after Sept. 6. The changes are subject to local restrictions, such as those in Bermuda, Canada and Greece, […]
Young Adults Who Learn How to Cook Eat More Veggies
Aug. 12, 2022 – “Watch what you eat” is a common refrain, but a new study shows that eating what you watch can be an effective way to improve a person’s diet. Researchers in Kentucky found that college students who set weight loss goals and watched how-to cooking videos ate more fruits and vegetables over […]
Metaverse Medicine and the Doctor, Patient Avatars Ahead
Aug. 12, 2022 — In what some are calling the next iteration of the internet, the metaverse is an unfamiliar digital world where you could be an avatar navigating computer-generated places and interacting with others in real time. In this space, the constraints of our physical, bricks and mortar world and travel habits fade. And […]