TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Doctors plucked a wriggling roundworm from the brain of an Australian woman in the world’s first-known case of human infection with a parasite common in some pythons. The woman, who had been experiencing worsening symptoms for at least a year, is believed toContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An apple a day may be just what the doctor ordered. New research on “produce prescription” programs finds that when access to free fruits and vegetables is offered, recipients see measurable benefits in health and hunger. “To me, this shows that there’s aContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Fantasy sports are full of contrasts. They use stats from real athletes to build make-believe teams. They fuel both casual fun with friends and a seriously lucrative industry. And while nobody is saying that sitting and staring at screens is greatContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new COVID-19 surge is underway, with seasonal changes and new variants fueling an increase in hospitalizations and deaths. A new Omicron variant, named Eris, has become dominant in the United States amid signs that an even more highly evolved COVID variant calledContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The degenerative brain disease known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) may be striking some at much younger ages than thought possible: New research has uncovered early signs of the condition in amateur athletes who died young after playing contact sports. The troubling findingContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Men’s testosterone levels remain pretty steady until age 70. After that, production of the male sex hormone starts to decline, new research indicates. This begs the question: Is testosterone loss among seniors really a function of the normal aging process? Or might itContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For women, keeping a stable weight after the age of 60 may boost their odds of reaching the advanced ages of 90, 95 or even 100. Older women with a more stable weight were 1.2 to 2 times more likely to live thatContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Does your dog struggle to breathe, especially at mealtime? New research suggests the two might often be connected. The University of Missouri researchers discovered that about 75% of dogs who had respiratory disease and were participating in a swallowing study were also foundContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — It’s known that older men with type 2 diabetes have higher odds for erectile dysfunction, or ED. Now, new research suggests problems in the bedroom for younger men may signal undiagnosed prediabetes or diabetes. Researchers found that men 40 and younger with EDContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Using ECMO, a highly advanced form of breathing support, does not appear to complicate treatment for obese adults in intensive care. ECMO, which is short for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, may even help these patients when they experience respiratory failure, despite the fact thatContinue Reading