Can Kissing Pass Gluten? New Findings For Celiac Patients

MONDAY, May 5, 2025 — Can gluten be passed on through a kiss?

It’s a concern for some folks with celiac disease, but a new study says worry not. People with celiac disease had no problems after kissing a partner who’d just eaten a stack of saltine crackers, according to a study presented at the Digestive Disease Week mee...

Body Mass Index (BMI): What It Tells You — And What It Doesn’t

SUNDAY, May 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Body Mass Index, or BMI, is a number that reflects the relationship between your height and weight. It's widely used in healthcare and public health to categorize body size and estimate potential risk for weight-related diseases.

While it isn’t perfect, BMI can be a helpful first step in ...

What You Should Know About ALS, Also Known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease

SATURDAY, May 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) – known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease based on the iconic 1930s New York Yankee baseball player – is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects thousands of Americans every year. ALS remains one of the most complex and challenging disorders k...

RFK Jr. to Change Vaccine Testing Rules

FRIDAY, May 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to change how vaccines are tested in the U.S., a decision that could impact how quickly and widely vaccines are made available.

The department said the new plan will promote transparency, but many health experts warn it could ...

More Than 1.8 Million Ninja Pressure Cookers Recalled for Burn Risk

FRIDAY, May 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — More than 1.8 million Ninja Foodi pressure cookers are being recalled due to a risk of burns, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).

The recall affects roughly 1,846,400 Ninja Foodi OP300 Series Multi-Function Pressure Cookers. These cookers have a 6.5-quart capacity an...

Medetomidine, a Pet Sedative, Spreads in U.S. Illegal Drug Supply

FRIDAY, May 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A sedative used in animals is showing up more often in illegal drugs and may be making opioid overdoses harder to treat, U.S. health officials warn.

The drug, called medetomidine, is used by veterinarians to sedate pets. It's similar to xylazine, another animal drug that has already made the U.S...

Common Diabetes Drug Effective Against Knee Arthritis Pain

A common diabetes drug can be repurposed to help overweight and obese people with knee arthritis, a new study says.

Metformin reduced knee arthritis pain during a six-month treatment period, potentially delaying the need for knee replacement surgery, researchers reported recently in the Journal of the American Medical Association....

Middle-Age Exercise Protects Brain Against Alzheimer's

FRIDAY, May 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Want to protect your aging brain? Get off the couch and get moving, researchers urge.

Boosting exercise in middle age might help people prevent Alzheimer’s disease, a new study says.

People who increased their physical activity to meet recommended guidelines between ages 45 and 65 ha...

Mindfulness Meditation Counters Opioid Cravings

Mindfulness meditation can help rewire the brain to reduce opioid cravings in people addicted to narcotics, a new study says.

People assigned to mindfulness training had 50% less opioid cravings than others who received supportive group therapy, researchers reported April 30 in JAMA Psychiatry.

“Opioid addiction decrea...

Your Loving Partner Can Protect You From Chemo Brain

FRIDAY, May 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A cancer patient’s bond with their partner can be a key factor in helping them ward off chemotherapy-related “brain fog,” a new study says

Patients in a satisfying intimate relationship were more likely to resist chemo brain, the cognitive impairment that can occur during or af...

Scooter Riders Were High Or Drunk In A Quarter Of Wrecks

Don’t drink and drive is a message the public has largely accepted.

Now how about don’t drink and scoot?

A quarter of people injured in electric scooter accidents were drunk or high when their mishap occurred, researchers recently reported in the journal The American Surgeon.

“In today’s landsca...

High Blood Pressure, Diabetes More Fatal For Men

Men are more likely than women to die from high blood pressure, diabetes and HIV/AIDS, after shrugging off medical care for the conditions, a new study says.

These differences crop up even though men and women are as likely to develop either high blood pressure or diabetes, researchers reported May 1 in the journal PLOS Medicine.<...

FDA Commissioner: No Major Reorganization, Just Smart Reforms

THURSDAY, May 1, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Dr. Marty Makary had just finished his last surgery at Johns Hopkins when he stepped into one of the most powerful roles in American public health. 

Now, as the new commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), he's wasting no time charting a new course for the agency.