TUESDAY, April 17, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- House mice are ubiquitous in New York City, and those uninvited guests may harbor antibiotic-resistant bacteria, a new study finds. When they dug deeper, the investigators found evidence of genes that can make ...
Ketamine Spray May Help Stop Depression, Suicide
TUESDAY, April 17, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- In a small, early study, a nasal spray containing the club drug ketamine appears to quickly help ease depression and even curb thoughts of suicide. Psychiatrists were cautiously optimistic about the anesthetic's ...
BP Meds Tied to Pancreatic Cancer Risk in Women
TUESDAY, April 17, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Certain drugs prescribed to treat high blood pressure may boost a woman's risk for developing pancreatic cancer after menopause, new research suggests. In a large study of postmenopausal women, those who had ever ...
Exercise In, Vitamin D Out for Preventing Falls: U.S. Panel
TUESDAY, April 17, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- With aging often comes worry about falls and the bone fractures they cause. Now, a panel of U.S. experts has new advice on what helps and what doesn't when it comes to staying upright. For starters, get off the sofa.
'Dance Moms' Star Paralyzed From Spinal Infection
WEDNESDAY, April 18, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Reality TV star Abby Lee Miller nearly died after she developed a spinal infection that left her paralyzed from the neck down, People magazine reports. The former "Dance Moms" star sought emergency treatment at ...
New Therapy May Prevent Tough-to-Treat Migraines
TUESDAY, April 17, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- The millions of Americans who suffer from migraine may have a new source of hope -- the first of a new class of drugs aimed at warding off the headaches. Researchers found that the injected drug, called erenumab ...
Does Pot Really Dull a Teen's Brain?
WEDNESDAY, April 18, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Pot-smoking teens may not be dooming themselves to a destiny of dim-wittedness, a new review suggests. The memory and thinking abilities of teenagers do not appear to be as strongly affected by heavy marijuana ...
Sen. John McCain Stable After Intestinal Surgery
U.S. Sen. John McCain is in stable condition after undergoing intestinal surgery for an infection, his office said Monday. Since December, the longtime Republican senator and 2008 GOP presidential candidate has been receiving physical therapy related to ...
Skin Sensor Could Track Alcoholics' Booze Intake
TUESDAY, April 17, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- An injectable sensor that could provide ongoing monitoring of the alcohol intake of people receiving addiction treatment is in development. The miniature biosensor would be placed just beneath the skin surface ...
New Drugs May Be Big Advance in Lung Cancer Care
MONDAY, April 16, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Drugs designed to trigger a patient's immune system may help boost survival for those battling lung cancer, two new studies found. The first study found that when the immunotherapy drug Keytruda (pembrolizumab ...