Hearing Aids Are a Boon To Social Life, Study Finds

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• July 3, 2025
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THURSDAY, July 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Some folks won’t use hearing aids because they’re worried the devices will make them look old or get in the way of their social life.

Nothing could be farther from the truth, a new evidence review says.

He...

Prevent 4th of July Firework Injuries by Taking These Simple Steps

• Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
• July 3, 2025
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THURSDAY, July 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Fireworks are the pinnacle of many Fourth of July celebrations, and while they can be festive and fun, they can also land you in the emergency room if you don’t take proper precautions, experts warn.

About 250 people ...

Want More Exercise? Go To Bed Earlier, Study Suggests

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• July 3, 2025
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THURSDAY, July 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The age-old “early to bed, early to rise” proverb applies to your daily exercise regimen as well as your health, wealth and wisdom, a new study says.

Folks who get to bed earlier tend to be more physically activ...

Smartphone-Controlled Nerve Stimulator Returns Golfer To The Links

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• July 3, 2025
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THURSDAY, July 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Avid golfer Robert Knorr found he was no longer able to hit the links last year, due to neuropathy in his legs and feet.

The nerve pain got so bad that Knorr needed a cane — and sometimes a wheelchair — to get a...

Teen Drivers Spend A Fifth Of The Time Looking At Their Smartphone, Study Says

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• July 3, 2025
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THURSDAY, July 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — About a fifth of the time, a teenage driver is looking at their smartphone rather than the road or their rearview, a new study says.

Teen drivers spend an average 21% of each trip looking at their phone, according to result...

Schools Should Be Prepared For These Three Medical Emergencies

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• July 3, 2025
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THURSDAY, July 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — There are three common health emergencies for which all U.S. schools should be prepared, a new study says.

Brain-related crises like seizures, psychiatric conditions or substance abuse, and trauma-related injuries are the t...

Wildfire Smoke Linked To Heart Failure Risk

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• July 3, 2025
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Wildfire smoke might increase a person’s risk of developing heart failure, a new study suggests.

People had a 1.4% higher risk of heart failure for every 1 microgram per cubic meter increase in their exposure to particle pollution from wildfires, researchers report...

Could Dairy Be Causing Your Bad Dreams?

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• July 2, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, July 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Having bad dreams after eating ice cream or cheese? Your stomach may be trying to tell you something.

New research shows that people with worse symptoms of lactose intolerance tended to report more frequent nightmares,

Most Dads Take Two Weeks or Less of Parental Leave, Study Finds

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• July 2, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, July 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Taking time off work when a baby is born is good for dads and babies alike. But a new study finds that most fathers still don’t take much parental leave — often because they simply can’t afford to.

Just 3...

Judge Blocks Layoffs at U.S. Health Department

• I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
• July 2, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, July 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A federal judge has stopped the Trump administration from implementing more layoffs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), saying the job cuts likely went against the law.

The decision came Tuesday from...

Tattoos Don't Convey Accurate Impressions Of People, Study Says

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• July 2, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, July 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Tattoos have become a form of self-expression, a means of telling the world something about yourself.

Unfortunately, observers mostly misread these inky cues and misjudge the personalities of tattoo bearers, a new study sa...

Sleep Apnea Puts Soldiers In Harm's Way

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• July 2, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, July 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Sleep apnea could be increasing the risks borne by U.S. soldiers serving on the front lines of combat, a new study says.

Front-line soldiers are far more likely to suffer PTSD, anxiety, depression and injuries if they have...

Livestock Manure Could Be Source Of Antibiotic Resistance, Researchers Warn

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• July 2, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, July 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Antibiotic resistance is an urgent global public health threat, as more microbes gain the ability to thwart essential bacteria-killing drugs.

And there's a hidden means by which antibiotic resistance is likely increasing, ...

Tens Of Thousands of Heart Attacks, Strokes Could Be Prevented With This Prescription

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• July 2, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, July 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Tens of thousands of people suffer needless heart attacks and strokes every year because they aren’t taking cholesterol-lowering drugs, a new study says.

More than 39,000 deaths, nearly 100,000 non-fatal heart attack...

Brainstorming? Avoid The Internet, Study Says

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• July 2, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, July 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Want to think outside the box?

Avoid the internet, a new study says.

Googling for new ideas can inhibit a group’s creativity during brainstorming sessions, researchers reported June 30 in the journal Memory...