FRIDAY, Aug. 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A popular tactic among weight lifters is “training to failure” — pushing yourself to the point where you can’t do a single more rep. That might help a person grow bigger muscles, but won’t necessarily increase their overall strength, a new review publishedContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug 2. 2024 (HealthDay News) — Mass shootings and other traumatic events hit community members hard, with those closest to the incident often experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) even years later, new research shows. “Outcomes of mass violence incidents in communities extend beyond direct survivors, including persistent PTSD in manyContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug. 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Hospitalization for a heart-related emergency can have profound effects on a person’s mental health, a new study finds. People hospitalized for heart attack, stroke or other heart-related illnesses were 83% more likely to be diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder within the following year,Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — It’s long been known that a daily dose of low-dose aspirin helps keep colon cancer at bay. But new research suggests that those who benefit most are folks whose lifestyles up their odds for the disease in the first place. “Our results showContinue Reading
THURSDAY, AUG. 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — New research has added two conditions to the list of 12 risk factors that boost the chances of a dementia diagnosis. The good news? You can guard against the development of both and researchers offer advice on exactly how to do that. InContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Don’t use a chemical peel to help rejuvenate your skin unless it’s done under the supervision of a trained professional, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has advised. “FDA is warning consumers not to purchase or use certain chemical peel skin products withoutContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A next-generation nasal vaccine for COVID-19 appears to do what injectable vaccines can’t — actually stop the spread of the virus from person to person. Hamsters that received the nasal vaccine didn’t pass the virus on to others if they became infected, breakingContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — High blood pressure might increase a woman’s odds of suffering migraines, a new study finds. Specifically, high diastolic blood pressure is linked to a slightly higher risk of women ever having a migraine, researchers reported July 31 in the journal Neurology. Diastolic pressureContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Insured working-age adults are frequently being hit with medical bills for services that should have been covered, a new Commonwealth Fund survey has found. Close to half (45%) of insured workers have received a bill or copay in the past year for aContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Celebrity suicides seem to be contagious, prompting everyday folks to consider the same, a new study suggests. The 2014 suicide death of comedian Robin Williams caused a thousand-fold increase in the risk of suicidal thoughts, reflected in a spike in calls to whatContinue Reading