FRIDAY, Dec. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — No glowing red nose required: Real reindeer don’t need Rudolph’s help to find the Arctic food they love most, new research shows. If you’re a reindeer, your go-to favorite food is a humble moss-like lichen called Cladonia rangiferina, explained researchers at Dartmouth CollegeContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An exhaustive review of sleep research spanning five decades underscores the importance of getting your Zzzzzs. Sleep loss undermines emotional functioning and increases a person’s risk for anxiety and depression, the study found. It also takes a toll on positive emotions like joy,Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Screens are everywhere — on desks, in laps, on the wall — and eye strain is a temporary but uncomfortable condition that comes with overuse. Folks spending too much time with screens can develop dry eyes, blurry vision, tearing or watering eyes, orContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Rum-laced eggnog, mulled wine, or a hot toddy all sound good around the holidays, but too much imbibing can increase your risk of “holiday heart syndrome,” doctors warn. Holiday heart syndrome is the unofficial name for a notable increase in patients seeking treatmentContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A spinal cord injury can trigger muscle wasting in patients, causing them to drop more weight and muscle mass than can be explained solely by their paralysis, a new study in mice warns. This muscle wasting is rapid and severe, and it appearsContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Dec. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Chances are you know at least one person who’s given up eating gluten. Maybe you’ve even given it up yourself. But who can really benefit from a gluten-free diet? “Gluten is one of the main proteins found in wheat, barley and rye,” saidContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Dec. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Using a weight-loss medication to help you shed pounds gradually appears to help extend life for people with arthritis of the hips or knees, a new study finds. However, folks with arthritis who dropped pounds very quickly showed no benefit in terms ofContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Dec. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A newly approved test can determine whether a person has a genetically driven risk of becoming addicted to opioids. The AvertD test, the first of its kind, uses a DNA sample swabbed from a patient’s cheek to determine if they have a combinationContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Dec. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — At least 205 cases of lead poisoning linked to contaminated fruit puree pouches have now been reported in the United States, federal health officials report. That’s up from 125 cases in the last weekly tally, with 33 states now reporting poisonings, the U.S.Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Dec. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Kids who’ve survived cancer face many health challenges, and a heightened risk for diabetes is one of them, new research shows. A team at St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital in Memphis, Tenn., reports that these children have twice the odds of developing prediabetes (aContinue Reading