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How Color Can Help You De-Stress
Published 02/11/2019MONDAY, Feb. 11, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Many studies have shown that color affects both mood and behavior. Color can help you go from sad to happy or angry to calm.
When it comes to mood, there are four primary colors. Though different shades within each of the four can have different effects,...
Half of U.S. Kids With a Mental Health Disorder Don't Get Treatment
Published 02/11/2019MONDAY, Feb. 11, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- If you're worried that your child may suffer from a mental health condition, such as anxiety, depression or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), you have plenty of company.
About one in every six American kids has at least one mental health di...
Mammograms Helped Save Up to 600,000 U.S. Lives Since 1989: Study
Published 02/11/2019MONDAY, Feb. 11, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Widespread mammography screening and big advances in breast cancer treatment have saved hundreds of thousands of American women's lives since 1989, a new study estimates.
Researchers tracked 1990-2015 U.S. data on breast cancer deaths, along with general...
Dangerous Bacteria May Lurk in Hospital Sinks
Published 02/07/2019THURSDAY, Feb. 7, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Hospital germ detectives say the sinks next to toilets in patient rooms may harbor potentially dangerous bacteria.
Researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin checked a large Wisconsin hospital for Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase. KPC is a type o...
As U.S. Measles Outbreaks Spread, Why Does 'Anti-Vax' Movement Persist?
Published 02/07/2019THURSDAY, Feb. 7, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Measles outbreaks across the United States -- including one in Washington state where 50 cases have now been identified -- have again shone the spotlight on parents who resist getting kids vaccinated.
These outbreaks are a clear sign of the fraying of "h...
Health Highlights: Feb. 1, 2019
Published 02/01/2019Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:
Medicare/Medicaid Drug Rebates Would be Banned Under Trump Administration Proposal
A proposal to ban drug companies from giving rebates to pharmacy benefit managers and insurers in Medicare Par...