FRIDAY, Aug. 28, 2020 (HealthDay News) — As many as 20% of Americans don’t believe in vaccines, a new study finds. Misinformed vaccine beliefs drive opposition to public vaccine policies even more than politics, education, religion or other factors, researchers say. The findings are based on a survey of nearly 2,000 U.S. adults done in … Read more
By Serena Gordon HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Aug. 25, 2020 (HealthDay News) — If you have hypertension and you’re depressed, don’t blame your blood pressure drugs. Although previous research hinted there might be a connection between high blood pressure medications and depression, a new study of dozens of commonly used drugs found no such link. In … Read more
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Aug. 3, 2020 (HealthDay News) — For most people, wearing a face mask to protect against COVID-19 doesn’t lead to a false sense of security that leads them to forgo other precautions like hand washing, a new study finds. Although it’s not clear how protective face masks are, scientists … Read more