Even Hardcore Smokers May Quit If Given Right Tools, Study Finds
Quit rates were higher among health system patients placed in an “opt-out” program, in which tobacco cessation medications ...
Could Caffeine in Pregnancy Help Prevent Cerebral Palsy in Kids?
“Caffeine has previously proven to be safe in stimulating the respiratory centers of preterm babies and helping them remember ...
Fatal Opioid-Meth Overdoses Have Fallen in U.S. by More Than a Third
TUESDAY, Oct. 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Expanded access to addiction treatment and the overdose-reversal med naloxone likely prompted a 37% reduction in OD deaths linked to opioids taken with meth ...
Eczema Could Be Linked to Poorer Leg Artery Function
TUESDAY, Oct. 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The skin condition eczema appears to be linked to a serious condition that can end in leg amputation, a new study finds. People with eczema are at ...
Seniors Who Split: Rates of 'Gray Divorce' Have Tripled Since 1990
“Gray divorce” among folks 65 and older increased to 15% in 2022 from 5% in 1990, according to research from the National Center for Family and Marriage Research at Bowling Green State University.
At-Home Brain Stimulation Treatment Can Safely Ease Depression
TUESDAY, Oct. 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- At-home brain stimulation therapy can safely and effectively treat severe to moderate depression, a new clinical trial shows. Rates of treatment response and ...
General Motors Overcomes US Sales Drop and China Losses to Post 3rd Quarter Profit of $3 Billion
U.S. sales are down and a once-profitable joint venture in China is losing money, but General Motors still managed to post $3 ...
UN Agency Head Calls for Temporary Truce in Northern Gaza
CAIRO (Reuters) - The United Nations Palestinian refugee agency called on Tuesday for a temporary truce to allow people to ...
South Korea Warns It Can Send Arms to Ukraine After Reports of North's Troops in Russia
South Korea warns it could consider supplying weapons to Ukraine in response to North Korea allegedly dispatching troops to ...
US Exporters Race to Ship Soybeans as Looming Election Stokes Tariff Worries
But while this export flurry is a bright spot for U.S. farmers coping with low prices and hefty supplies, sellers say such ...
Preparing for a Chinese Blockade, Taiwan Maps Out Wartime Food Plans
China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has over the past fives years staged almost daily military activities around the island, including war games that have practised ...
Morning Bid: Bonds Bowl Over the Pins, IMF Forecasts Due
The bond market rumbling has been enough to knock Wall Street stocks back from new records, although the tech-heavy Nasdaq ...