TUESDAY, Nov. 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The potential health benefits of GLP-1 diabetes and weight loss meds keep piling up: New research shows they may also shield your kidneys from harm. In the largest study to date on the effects of the drugs on the kidneys, researchers found GLP-1sContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The “brain fog” of long COVID might be due to impaired lung function following a person’s infection, a new small-scale study says. Reduced gas exchange in the lungs – oxygen coming in, carbon dioxide going out — appears to be associated with brainContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Preschoolers prone to tantrums appear to have a higher risk of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) by the time they reach school age, a new study says. Young children who struggle to control their emotions and behavior have more ADHD symptoms by age 7, researchersContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Cisplatin is the go-to chemotherapy for people battling head-and-neck cancers, but nearly a third of patients can’t tolerate its side effects and quit the drug. A new trial offers surprising results on the best second-line drug to use in these cases. The monoclonalContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — People are three times more likely to undergo at-home colon cancer screening if they’re provided a free test, a new study says. About 30% of patients mailed a free stool test kit completed their screening within six months, compared with about 10% ofContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a major tobacco company’s challenge to a federal law that would mandate graphic images on cigarette packs. Some of the proposed images include a woman with a large lump on her neck alongside theContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) — People in Southern California with relatively high exposures to wildfire smoke over a decade also had significantly higher risks for dementia, a new study warns. In fact, the fine-particle pollution created by these fires seems more closely tied to brain trouble than similarContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Politics, especially the 2024 elections, can quickly turn the family Thanksgiving table into a battleground. Steering clear of hot-button topics will not only help a big meal go down easier, it has health benefits as well. Keeping the peace prevents a surge ofContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Women, especially those who had high blood pressure during pregnancy or entered menopause before age 45, are among those with a greater risk for stroke. They and other high-risk groups are the focus of new stroke prevention guidelines from the American Heart AssociationContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Even when e-cigarettes are nicotine-free, they have an immediate effect on blood vessels, a new imaging study shows. “E-cigarettes have long been marketed as a safer alternative to regular tobacco smoking,” said Dr. Marianne Nabbout, a resident at University of Arkansas for MedicalContinue Reading