Chronic Pain Patients Use Comfort Eating To Cope, Study Finds

About 2 out of 3 people in chronic pain regularly turn to chocolate, ice cream, salty snacks or other comfort foods to cope, a new study says.

This raises their odds of gaining weight, which in turn can worsen pain and increase risk of future health problems, researchers said.

“People who live with pain every day need to find w...

What's Your ZIP Code? It Could Matter To Your Newborn's Health

An expecting mother’s ZIP code can influence the future health of their newborn child, new research has found.

Women with rural ZIP codes are less likely to get proper prenatal care, and their newborns more likely to have troubling health at birth, researchers reported Sunday at the American Society of Anesthesiologists’ annual...

New Approach Targets Social Skills to Help Schizophrenia Patients Heal

A new study from Case Western Reserve University suggests a major shift in schizophrenia treatment: One that focuses on helping patients better interpret social cues.

“We’ve been treating schizophrenia with a one-size-fits-all approach for decades,” Jessica Wojtalik, an assistant professor at the Cleveland university&rsqu...

Millions of Birds Are Migrating — Here’s How To Help Keep Them Safe

As millions of birds migrate south for the winter, many face dangerous obstacles on their journey, and experts say people can help them have a safe trip.

This week saw the biggest migration event ever recorded by the BirdCast, a bird study project at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York — 1.25 billion. Farther south, trackers at Vi...

FDA Approves At-Home Version of Lasix for Heart Failure Care

A new at-home version of a common heart failure drug could make treatment easier for millions of Americans.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Lasix ONYU (furosemide injection), a new drug-device combination developed by SQ Innovation, Inc., for treating edema caused by chronic heart failure. 

The approval ...

More Than 54,000 Gaza Children Now Severely Malnourished, U.N. Warns

A new U.N. study warns that tens of thousands of young children in Gaza are suffering from life-threatening hunger as food shortages continue into a second year.

The U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) estimates that about 54,600 children under 5 in Gaza are acutely malnourished. That includes more ...