The Senior Citizen Opioid Epidemic

SOURCES: Joseph Puglisi, Las Vegas. National Institute on Drug Abuse: “Substance Use in Older Adults DrugFacts.” Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine: “Disparities by Sex and Race and Ethnicity in Death Rates Due to Opioid Overdose Among Adults 55 Years or Older, 1999 to 2019,” “Older adult opioid death rates on the rise.” Gary Kennedy,…

Blood Test Shows Promise for Quick Diagnosis of ALS

By Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Sept. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Patients suspected of having amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) may soon be able to get a diagnosis much more quickly, not wasting the precious time many have left, new research suggests. In 2020, a blood test for ALS based on microRNA (short segments…

New Book Brings Information, Hope, to People with Mental Illness

Sept. 7, 2022 – Pooja Mehta began having anxiety and hearing voices when she was 15 years old. “I was fortunate to have incredibly supportive parents who insisted that I get professional help. I was very much against the idea, but I listened to them,” says Mehta, who lives in Washington, DC. She was diagnosed…

Queen Elizabeth, UK’s Longest-Serving Monarch, Dies at 96

Sept. 8, 2022 — Great Britain’s oldest and longest-reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, has died. The cause of death has not been released, but Buckingham Palace on Thursday announced she had been placed under medical supervision at home and doctors were “concerned” about her health. Members of the royal family were said to be assembling…

Kids Walking, Biking to School Can Lead to Long-Term Fitness

By Sydney Murphy HealthDay Reporter HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Sept. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Kids who walk, skateboard or ride their bikes to school when they are young are more likely to keep it up as they get older, reaping the health benefits, recent research suggests. “The walk to school is a wonderful moment…

31,000-Year-Old Skeleton May Be Earliest Known Human Amputee

Sept. 9, 2022 – A 31,000-year-old skeleton discovered in a cave in Borneo may be the earliest evidence of a surgical amputation in humans. The skeleton found in 2020 in Liang Tebo, a limestone cave in Indonesian Borneo, was missing its left foot and part of its left leg, according to a study published in…

FDA Approves Botox Competitor That Lasts Longer

FRIDAY, Sept. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — People wanting to keep wrinkles at bay will soon have a new option now that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first competitor for Botox in decades. Daxxify, made by Revance Therapeutics Inc. in Nashville, Tenn., is injected into the face along worry lines….

Can You Still Be a Runner if You Don’t Look Like One?

Sept. 8, 2022 – There’s an old joke about running: Q: What’s the best way to make the Olympic team? A: Choose your parents wisely! It’s funny because it’s laced with scientific truth: No aspiring athlete was ever slowed down by good genetics. Consider a recent study out of Spain that explored the relationship between…

News Anchor’s Stroke on Live TV a Reminder: Know the Signs

Sept. 8, 2022 – Television news anchor Julie Chin is recovering after experiencing stroke-like symptoms live on air earlier this month. Chin, an anchor for NBC local news affiliate KRJH in Tulsa, OK, was reporting on the NASA Artemis I launch when she suddenly had trouble talking or reading words off the teleprompter. Thanks to…

Reduced Lactose Baby Formula May Raise Risk of Obesity Later

Sept. 8, 2022 — Parents who give their infants lactose-reduced infant formula may be setting their children up for an increased risk of obesity in toddlerhood, new research shows. Researchers have long established that infants who drink infant formula instead of breast milk already carry an increased risk of obesity. But the new study found…