TUESDAY, Aug. 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A person’s lifespan appears to be linked to four specific social factors – marriage, gender, education and race. The interplay between those four factors helps explain differences in lifespan between Americans, researchers report. “There is a complex interaction between social and individual determinantsContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A newly developed biomaterial might be able to treat crippling arthritis by prompting the growth of new cartilage, a new animal study suggests. The bioactive material looks like rubbery goo, but it’s actually a complex biological stew designed to mimic natural cartilage inContinue Reading
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TUESDAY, Aug. 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Almost 2.4 million Americans are thought to suffer from the pain and disability of inflammatory bowel disorder (IBD), a type of autoimmune illness that includes ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. You can avoid adding to that number by following a few simple stepsContinue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Three out of four police officers have experienced at least one concussion, increasing their risk of mental health issues, a new study suggests. About 74% of Ohio law enforcement officers had suffered one or more head injuries during their lifetimes, researchers found. AroundContinue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Botanicals like turmeric, green tea and black cohosh may seem benign, but their overuse is being increasingly linked to liver injury. New research suggests that 7% of U.S. adults are using at least one of the six leading botanicals, the equivalent of 15.6Continue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. heart transplant list for children isn’t accurately ranking the sickest kids highest, making it more likely they may die while waiting for a donor heart, a new study claims. Some very sick children were categorized as category 2, the lowest ofContinue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Folks who rub their forehead and complain that a complex problem is making their brain hurt aren’t overstating things, a new review suggests. Mental exertion appears to be associated with unpleasant feelings in many situations, researchers reported Aug. 5 in the journal PsychologicalContinue Reading
MONDAY, Aug 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Millions of Americans use the opioid-like herbal supplement known as kratom, but evidence of its dangers continue to mount. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued another alert for consumers to stay away from one brand of kratom in particular, OPMS BlackContinue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Depression can lower a woman’s chances of surviving breast cancer, a new study reports. Women with breast cancer and depression are more than three times as likely to die as women without either condition, researchers found. By comparison, breast cancer patients who aren’tContinue Reading
