Food Companies Race to Replace Artificial Colors With Natural Alternatives

TUESDAY, April 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The push to remove artificial colors from U.S. foods is gaining speed, but making the change won't be easy — or quick.

Last week, U.S. health officials directed food companies to voluntarily phase out petroleum-based synthetic dyes by the end of 2026. 

U.S. Health Secretary ...

Sitting Too Long Each Day May Lead to Neck Pain, Study Finds

TUESDAY, April 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — If you spend hours a day glued to your phone or seated at a desk, you're setting yourself up for serious neck pain, a recent study warns.

Researchers in China looked at data from 25 studies involving more than 43,000 people across 13 countries. 

The upshot: Longer periods of seden...

HHS Clarifies: No New Autism Registry Will Be Created

TUESDAY, April 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said it will not create a new autism registry, reversing an earlier announcement from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

"We are not creating an autism registry. The real-world data platform will link existing datasets to support r...

No Greater Risk Of Brain Aging Among People With Autism

People with autism do not appear to be at greater risk of age-related brain decline, a new study says.

Older people with autistic traits have no differences when it comes to spatial working memory, which helps folks remember and use information about where things are and how they are arranged, researchers reported April 24 in the journal <...

Telemedicine Cuts Down On Greenhouse Gases

Telemedicine isn’t only more convenient for patients, but could be helping save the planet, a new study says.

Telemedicine use in 2023 reduced monthly carbon dioxide emissions by the equivalent of more than 130,000 exhaust-spewing gas-powered vehicles, researchers reported recently in the American Journal of Managed Care.

Fathers' Depression Affects Kids' Future Behavior

TUESDAY, April 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Dads are supposed to be strong, steady and stoic, given how they’re portrayed in sitcoms and family entertainment.

But in real life, fathers sometimes falter — and brushing it off can have a devastating impact on their kids’ development, a new study says.

Undiagnosed ...

Fate Worse Than Death: Many Long-Term Care Residents Lose All Independence, Study Says

A significant number of long-term care patients consider their state a fate worse than death, as they become completely powerless and vulnerable due to their severe disabilities, a new study says.

About 20% of people newly admitted to long-term residential care become permanently unable to make everyday decisions for themselves within five...

Phthalates Linked To Heart Disease Deaths Globally

Chemicals commonly used in plastics appear to increase people’s risk of heart disease, a new study says.

Daily exposure to just one type of phthalate could be linked to more than 365,000 deaths worldwide from heart disease in 2018 alone, researchers reported today in the journal The Lancet.

“By highlighting the c...

Lifestyle Poses Greatest Risk For Cardiac Arrest

Nearly two-thirds of cardiac arrest cases could be prevented by managing lifestyle, environmental and personal health risks, a new study says.

Researchers found that addressing 56 everyday risk factors for sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) could prevent up to 63% of cases, researchers reported today in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology...

New Smart Insoles May Help Spot Early Signs of Dementia and More

MONDAY, April 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Imagine if your shoes could tell you when something's wrong with your health. 

A new "smart insole" system might make that possible, helping spot early signs of dementia, orthopedic injuries and other health problems, a recent study shows.

The technology, described in the journal <...

Landmark Women's Health Study Saved From Funding Cuts

MONDAY, April 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — In a sudden about-face, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said it won't slash funding for the Women's Health Initiative, a major research project focused on preventing disease in older women.

The decision follows concerns about a move to end contracts supporting the whole...

USDA Drops Plan to Limit Salmonella in Poultry Products

MONDAY, April 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has dropped plans to require poultry companies to limit salmonella bacteria in chicken and turkey products, ending a Biden administration effort to reduce foodborne illness.

The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service said last week that it wa...

Bacterial Toxin Implicated In Young Adult Colon Cancers

Colon cancer cases have been increasing among younger adults, and now researchers think they’ve identified a potential culprit.

A bacterial toxin called colibactin, produced by certain strains of E. coli, appears to alter gut DNA in a way that prompts colon cancer, researchers report in the journal Nature.

Col...

Exposure Therapy For Peanut Allergy Effective In Adults

Adults with peanut allergies can be safely treated using exposure therapy to increase their resistance, new clinical trial results show.

More than two-thirds of participants (67%) gained the ability to tolerate at least five peanuts without an immune reaction, researchers report in the journal Allergy.

This is the first tria...

Program Matches Breast Cancer Patients To Exercise, Rehab

Breast cancer patients fare better if they continue to exercise during their treatment, and a new program can help women get the activity they need to boost their odds, researchers say.

The Comprehensive Oncology Rehabilitation and Exercise (CORE) program assesses women’s physical activity needs based on the stage to which their canc...

AI Predicts Wasting Syndrome In Cancer Patients

A newly developed AI can predict which cancer patients are at risk for a life-threatening wasting syndrome, a new study says.

The syndrome, called cachexia, accounts for about 20% of all cancer-related deaths, statistics show.

“Cancer cachexia is a serious complication affecting many patients with cancer and is characterized by...

Ready-Made Immune Therapy Effective Against Leukemia

A ready-made version of a cutting-edge cancer immunotherapy can effectively defeat blood cancers, a new study says.

Researchers have prepared an off-the-shelf version of CAR immune cell treatment that can be administered more easily to patients with blood cancers.

The new treatment, which uses a type of immune cell called natural kil...

Ultra-Processed Foods Increase Risk Of Early Death

The more ultra-processed food a person regularly eats, the higher their risk of an early death, a new evidence review has concluded.

Each 10% increase in ultra-processed foods in a person’s diet increases their risk of early death from any cause by 3%, researchers reported today in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine...

Head Injuries Are a Growing Risk for Anesthesiologists, Experts Warn

SUNDAY, April 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — One moment, Dr. Cornelius Sullivan was standing over a patient during surgery. The next, he woke up in an ambulance on the way to the emergency room.

The anesthesiologist had hit his head on a monitor that had been moved behind him at a surgery center — a serious accident that landed hi...

Where Have All The Insects Gone — And Why?

SATURDAY, April 26, 2025 (HealthDay News) — From beetles to moths, leafhoppers and butterflies, the world's insects are vanishing at a breakneck pace.

Since 2017, when European researchers reported that insect populations had declined 75% in fewer than 30 years, scientists have churned out study after study trying to parse out exact...