Traveling Abroad? CDC Now Says Get Measles Shots First

TUESDAY, June 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Americans planning to travel outside the country should make sure they’re vaccinated against measles — no matter where they’re headed, U.S. health officials say.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its guidance last week to recommend measles-mump...

Study Finds Powerful Sweetener in Vapes Marketed to Teens

TUESDAY, June 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A new study has found a super-sweet chemical in illegal flavored e-cigarettes that may make them more appealing to kids and teens.

The sweetener, called neotame, is up to 13,000 times sweeter than sugar and is usually used in products like ice cream or lip gloss, STAT News report...

Tiny Baby’s Life-Threatening Wound Healed With Fish Skin

TUESDAY, June 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — When Eliana DeVos plays with her Ariel doll, her mom can’t help but get emotional.

“I call her my little mermaid,” Krystal DeVos, who lives in Corpus Christi, Texas, told CNN.

What makes that nickname extra special is the surprising way Eliana’s life was ...

How Can A Daily Cup Of Beans Improve Your Health?

TUESDAY, June 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Beans aren’t just the musical fruit, they can be pure magic for your health, a new study says.

Eating a daily cup of beans significantly improved the health of a small group of people with prediabetes – a condition in which elevated blood sugar levels have nearly caused type 2 diab...

Self-Employment Is Good For Heart Health, Especially For Women

TUESDAY, June 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Being your own boss might seem potentially stressful, but self-employed women appear to have better heart health than those toiling for a company, a new study says.

Women working for themselves had lower rates of obesity, physical inactivity, poor diet and sleeplessness, researchers reported r...

More Seniors Are Regular Weed Users

TUESDAY, June 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Add weed use to goofy jokes, outdated clothes, old music and other things Grandpa and Grandma enjoy that could potentially embarrass their kids and grandkids.

Marijuana use has increased dramatically among seniors 65 and older in the United States, researchers reported June 2 in JAMA Inter...