MONDAY, Dec. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Surgery coming up? Mimicking the high-altitude breathing of mountaineers might make your procedure safer, a tiny study suggests. It’s a form of what surgeons call “prehabilitation:” Making a patient’s body a bit fitter beforehand to withstand the risks and rigors of surgery. InvestigatorsContinue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Black men diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer are significantly less likely to be prescribed hormone therapy that could extend their lives, compared to other racial and ethnic groups, a new study shows. Studies have shown that hormone therapy can effectively control the growthContinue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Having mom or dad hold their preemie baby against their own skin immediately after birth appears to help the infants in their development months later, new research shows. In many neonatal wards, babies born prematurely are transferred soon after delivery to an incubator,Continue Reading
SATURDAY, Dec. 2, 2023 (Healthday News) — The holidays are typically a happy whirlwind of gift-buying, house decorating, party planning and family gatherings, but all that work can also stress people out. Luckily, experts at UT Southwestern Medical Center say there are things you can do to keep your stressContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new study of identical twins has provided fresh evidence that a vegan diet can vastly improve a person’s heart health. Twins assigned a vegan diet for two months had significant improvements in cholesterol, insulin and body weight compared to their siblings, whoContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Got a naturally sunny disposition? It might protect you from dementia as the years advance, new research shows. A team at Northwestern University in Chicago report that certain personality traits — being conscientious, outgoing and positive — appear to lower a person’s oddsContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Doing some squats during commercial breaks or between YouTube videos can help couch potatoes keep their minds sharp, a new study suggests. Young volunteers who did short sets of squat exercises every now and then while relaxing performed better in brain games thanContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec. 1, 2023 (Healthday News) — Shoppers should steer clear of any pre-cut cantaloupe if the brand is unknown, as a salmonella outbreak linked to the fruit continues to widen, U.S. health officials warned Thursday. Eighteen more illnesses have been reported since Nov. 24, the U.S. Centers of DiseaseContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The repeat head injuries suffered by football players, boxers and other athletes appear to affect brain health long after players have given up their sport. New research from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore could explain why: The persistence in the brain of inflammationContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A technique doctors use to preserve donated organs is actually doing no good, and might even be harming the organs, a new study reports. Physicians routinely dose deceased organ donors with thyroid hormones, in a bid to preserve heart function and keep theContinue Reading