FRIDAY, August 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Teaching schoolkids to practice mindfulness can boost their mental health — and, maybe, even their grades. That’s the takeaway from a new review of more than three dozen research studies on school-based mindfulness interventions, such as seated or slow-walking meditation. In a nutshell,Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug. 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — In some people, new-onset depression may stem from the same buildup of toxic plaques in the brain that have long been linked to Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study. “Our findings provide additional support for depressive symptoms as an early feature ofContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug. 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Senior residential homes are breeding grounds for antibiotic-resistant bacteria, due to overprescription of antibiotics, a new study says. Stool samples provided by Australian senior home residents contained bacteria with a wide range of genes linked to antibiotic resistance, researchers report in the JournalContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug. 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Fluorescent light can be used to highlight bacteria that hides in wounds, causing infections and slowing down the healing process, a new evidence review says. A handheld fluorescent device can light up bacteria in 9 out of 10 wounds that traditional clinical treatmentContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug. 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — People can create many special moments if they include a loved one with dementia in their end-of-summer Labor Day getaway. However, they’ll need to take some special steps to make traveling as smooth as possible, according to the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA).Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug. 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — More than half of people around the world aren’t getting enough micronutrients essential to human health, including calcium, iron and vitamins C and E, a new study says. These deficiencies are contributing to global malnutrition, as well as health problems like blindness, increasedContinue Reading
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FRIDAY, Aug. 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Rural hospitals – and their patients — are particularly vulnerable to the aftershocks caused by ransomware attacks, a new study reports. “Ransomware attacks are bad news for hospitals and patients no matter where they happen, but they’re especially harmful to rural hospitals andContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The first known U.S. cluster of cases of bird flu in humans has been recorded at two poultry facilities in Colorado, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported Thursday. The nine infected workers experienced mild symptoms only, and all were infectedContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Climate change will increase people’s risk of salmonella poisoning from contaminated food, a new study warns. Increased humidity will make it more likely that leafy greens like lettuce will suffer from bacterial diseases, such as leaf spot, researchers reported Aug. 29 in theContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The death toll from listeria linked to tainted Boar’s Head deli meats has risen to nine, with six more fatalities reported Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Deaths have now occurred in Florida, Illinois, New Jersey, New Mexico, South Carolina,Continue Reading