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MONDAY, Jan. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Wearing proper gear, watching out for snow and ice hazards, and “walking like a penguin” are just some of the tips that can help prevent winter accidents, one medical expert says.“A variety of injuries can occur during the winter,” cautioned Dr. Mahmood Gharib, a physiatrist at the University of Minnesota Medical School, in Minneapolis. “If someone slips or falls on icy surfaces, an injury can range from spine and musculoskeletal injuries — such as sprains and broken bones — to head and brain injuries — such as a concussion.”Winter sports are also a common cause of injury, Gharib added, while frostbite and hypothermia are additional concerns.People should be mindful of slippery or icy surfaces that may be hard to see. Use extra...

SATURDAY, Dec. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Keeping allergies and asthma in check in the new year is a resolution worth keeping. With 2023 dawning, the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology offers some suggestions for keeping symptoms under control all year long."More than 50 million people in the U.S. suffer from allergic conditions," said allergist Dr. Kathleen May, president of the ACAAI. "That's a lot of Americans who need to be mindful of staying healthy to keep symptoms under control," May added in a college news release. "Taking a few moments before the new year begins to consider how you'll keep yourself on top of sneezing and wheezing in 2023 is well worth your investment of time. It's a valuable way to get your year off to a great start."At the top of the ACAAI...

FRIDAY, Dec. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A measles outbreak in central Ohio has now infected at least 82 children. Most of those impacted by the outbreak have been under the age of 5, state officials reported. Since details of the first measles cases were announced last month by Columbus Public Health, 32 children have been hospitalized. The first four cases were in unvaccinated children with no travel history who were linked to a child care facility in Franklin County, Ohio.Vaccination data wasn't available for four of the infected children, but all of the others were at least partially unvaccinated, having had no doses or just one dose of the two-shot measles-mumps-rubella vaccine (MMR)."Measles isn't just a little rash," the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says....

FRIDAY, Dec. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- COVID-19 patients could soon have a new antiviral pill they can take to guard against severe disease. The treatment, called VV116, worked as well as Paxlovid in people who were at high risk of severe disease in a phase 3 trial in China. The trial was a “great success,” study co-author Ren Zhao, a professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, said in a news release announcing the results. Similar to the antiviral infusion remdesivir, but in pill form, VV116 has not yet been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. It may first need more study in a larger, diverse group of patients to look for rare side effects and see how it fares against Omicron variants that have emerged since the trial was conducted, medical...