WEDNESDAY, Sept. 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) — An experimental blood test could one day help identify people most likely to develop severe lung problems like COPD. The test reviews a panel of 32 proteins in blood that best predict people most likely to suffer a rapid decline in lung function,Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) — It’s natural for a parent to want to protect their children and keep them from harm. But sometimes this understandable desire crosses over into “helicopter parenting,” an overbearing need to be part of a child’s every decision and dilemma. “A helicopter parent isContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — An analysis of where suicides are occurring in the United States shows that, tragically, location matters. People living in poorer areas with fewer resources are significantly more likely to fall victim to suicide versus those living in more affluent areas, new data fromContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A European epilepsy drug could be an effective treatment for sleep apnea, a new study suggests. Patients who took sulthiame had few pauses in their breathing while asleep, as well as higher levels of blood oxygen, according to clinical trial results presented TuesdayContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — New research uncovers a possible reason why teenaged girls struggled so mightily with their mental health during the pandemic: Scans showed their brains aged far faster than expected during that stressful time, even faster than the brains of their male peers. In theContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The latest AirPods from Apple will come with built-in hearing aids, the company announced Monday. Designed as an over-the-counter hearing aid feature for those with mild to moderate hearing loss, users take hearing tests on iPhones or iPads running iOS 18, and thenContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Annoyed that you still have a bit of tummy even though you work out all the time? Exercise actually is helping you develop healthier belly fat tissue, a new study says. That means that even if you don’t obtain six-pack abs, exercise isContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Taking steroids more than doubles a person’s risk of developing type 2 diabetes, a new study warns. Patients taking steroid pills, injections or infusions are 2.6 times more likely to develop diabetes than those not on steroids, researchers reported Sunday in a presentationContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — People with type 2 diabetes are nearly twice as likely to develop asthma, a new review has concluded. Type 2 diabetics are 83% more likely to develop asthma, compared to those without diabetes, researchers found. The relationship also works the other way aroundContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A flare-up in COPD can be predicted through changes in a person’s voice, a new study claims. Patients’ voices become higher-pitched, more breathy or hoarse when a flare-up is imminent, researchers found. Using those cues, researchers are working on a smartphone app thatContinue Reading