Man Bitten by Snakes 200 Times May Help Create New Antivenom

MONDAY, May 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Tim Friede has survived hundreds of snakebites — on purpose. For nearly two decades, he let some of the world’s most dangerous snakes sink their fangs into his arms, all for science. 

Now, his bold experiment could potentially help save thousands of lives.

Friede, 57, from...

U.S. Sees Most Child Flu Deaths Since 2009

MONDAY, May 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) —  More U.S. children have died from the flu this season than in any year since the 2009 swine flu pandemic, according to a new federal report.

So far, 216 pediatric deaths have been reported to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). That’s already more than the 207 ...

Too Much Cinnamon May Interfere With Some Medications, Study Shows

MONDAY, May 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Consuming too much cinnamon might affect how your body absorbs some medications, new research shows.

The study — published in the June issue of the journal Food Chemistry: Molecular Sciences — looked at how cinnamon and its key ingredients affect the way the body processes d...

New Molecular Test Could Double Leukemia Survival Rates

MONDAY, May 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Testing positive for leukemia actually saved the life of 51-year-old Jan Leahy, a business process owner from Wimbledon, England.

Leahy benefitted from a clinical trial evaluating a new bone marrow test that can detect a potential leukemia relapse months before standard exams.

In her case,...

Men Worse Off Than Women For 20 Top Health Problems Worldwide

MONDAY, May 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Men are much more likely than women to die early from the world’s 20 leading health problems, a new global study shows.

Sickness and death was higher in men than women in 2021 for 13 of the top 20 causes of injury and illness, including COVID-19, traffic injuries, heart problems, lung ailm...

New Drug Could Quell Uncontrolled High Blood Pressure

MONDAY, May 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) — An experimental drug might help people with uncontrolled high blood pressure, according to early clinical trial results.

People taking lorundrostat experienced twice the decline in their systolic blood pressure than people taking a placebo, researchers reported recently in the New England Jo...