WEDNESDAY, Feb. 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) — If you’re female and you lose bladder control upon exertion — sneezing, coughing, laughing, lifting something heavy — you may have stress urinary incontinence. As many women know, the condition is no joke and it may keep you from doing the things youContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 20, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Researchers hope a new study will end the debate over the best age to start breast cancer screening and how often to do it. “The biggest takeaway point of our study is that annual screening beginning at 40 and continuing to at leastContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 20, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Nearly $6 billion in funding will soon be spread through every U.S. state and territory as part of a massive, ongoing effort to clean up the nation’s water supply, the Biden Administration announced Tuesday. EPA Adminstrator Michael Regan and Vice President Kamala HarrisContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 20, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Americans addicted to opioids who need the anti-addiction med buprenorphine are far more likely to find it if they live in a predominantly white neighborhood, new research finds. “Access is substantially better in areas that are very white,” said study lead author ColemanContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 20, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Niacin is an essential B vitamin, but new research reveals that too much of it may harm your heart. Found in many foods that millions of Americans eat, excessive amounts of niacin can trigger inflammation and damage blood vessels, scientists report in theContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 20, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Women who carry certain mutations in their BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes know they are at heightened odds for breast cancer. Now, Canadian research suggests that for some patients a “risk-reducing” preventive mastectomy may cut the odds of dying from breast cancer later. “TheContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 20, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Being an angry hard-charger won’t win you any points in the workplace, new research has found. Prior evidence had suggested that workers who express anger are judged to be competent and hold a higher status, the researchers noted. But the new studies refuteContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 20, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Accurate genetic tests for 10 common diseases are nearly ready for everyday use in doctor’s offices, a new study says. Gene scans for 10 common illnesses have been honed to the point that they now are being road-tested in clinical research, according toContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 20, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Folks can lose weight even if they pack all their weekly exercise into one or two days, a new study finds. Guidelines recommend that people get at least 150 minutes a week of moderate physical activity or 75 minutes a week of vigorousContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 20, 2024 (HealthDay News) — People treated at psychiatric hospitals are at highest risk of committing suicide immediately after their discharge if they suffer from depression, a new study reports. Patients hospitalized for depression are hundreds of times more likely to commit suicide within the first three daysContinue Reading