MONDAY, June 3, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Strapping a mask to your face can make for a happier marriage, a new study suggests. Relationships with partners flourish if a person with sleep apnea starts using a continuous positive air pressure (CPAP) machine on a regular basis, researchers found. Snoring isContinue Reading
MONDAY, June 3, 2024 — Mutations in a single newly identified gene are responsible for developmental disorders affecting tens of thousands of people worldwide, a new study claims. The gene – RNU4-2 – can cause a collection of developmental symptoms that had not previously been tied to a distinct geneticContinue Reading
SUNDAY, June 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Cerebral aneurysms: For most people, the word signals a sudden, fatal brain bleed that seemingly comes out of nowhere. However, an expert at Penn State Health says that in many cases these brain blood vessel ruptures are spotted early, before they rupture. AndContinue Reading
SATURDAY, June 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Can mindfulness meditation be good medicine for both mental and physical ills? Yes, says one expert who explains the practice and what conditions it might help. A particular form of mindfulness that focuses on pleasure has been shown to work as well asContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 31, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Experts have long extolled the benefits of the Mediterranean diet and a new study adds to that evidence, finding it cuts the odds for an early death in women by 23%. “For women who want to live longer, our study says watch yourContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 31, 2024 (HealthDay News) — As the opioid addiction crisis continues to lay waste to American life, a new survey finds that nearly a third of U.S. adults now know someone who’s died of a drug overdose. Conducted in the spring of 2023, the survey of 2,300 AmericansContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 31, 2024 (HealthDay News) — About one in eight U.S. seniors will be treated for a traumatic brain injury, typically during a fall, a new study finds. Medicare data shows that about 13% of seniors suffered a severe concussion during an average follow-up period of 18 years, researchersContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 31, 2024 (HealthDay News) — In just one year, U.S. deaths linked to the use of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) jumped by a third, according to the latest report from the Consumer Product Safety Commission. With another summer set to begin and ATVs brought out of storage, the agencyContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 31, 2024 (HealthDay News) — While LGBTQ+ people have higher risk factors for cancer, they are apt to face discrimination when in need of high-quality medical care, a new report shows. In particular, LGBTQ+ people have to worry that a health care provider will refuse to treat themContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 31, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The wee hours of the morning could be the most dangerous for someone on the brink of suicide or homicide, a new study shows. There’s a five-fold greater risk for suicide and an eight-fold greater risk for homicide between 2 a.m. and 3Continue Reading