WEDNESDAY, April 5, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Experiencing discrimination may increase the chance of dying, especially from cardiovascular-related causes, according to a new study that followed participants for nearly two decades. Previous studies have found links between discrimination and conditions such as heart disease, diabetes and obesity. ForContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — About 1 in 6 preschoolers with autism get expelled from their day care program, new research finds. On average, such kids are about 3 years old when they get kicked out. While their parents may already harbor concerns, many of these kids “doContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Life isn’t all fun and games for kids. They do a fair amount of worrying, too. In fact, according to a survey of kids ages 9 to 13, a striking number, 86%, say they worry. More than one-third worry at least once aContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 5, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — LaNysha Adams of Silver Spring, Maryland, was lying on the sofa watching TV when her husband, David Foss, went out to pick up a pizza for dinner. When he returned not 15 minutes later, she was in a daze. Her eyesContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A therapy that bolsters the immune system may not only help certain cancer patients live longer, but better, a new study finds. The treatment, called chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, is used to fight certain types of blood cancer — including leukemiaContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new national Alzheimer’s disease and dementia database could be a game changer for research on the memory-robbing condition that now affects more than 6 million Americans. Planning has begun at the National Institute on Aging (NIA) to fund the data platform. AContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Bacteria in the gut microbiome may be the key to why some patients survive pancreatic cancer long-term, despite its notoriously low survival rate. Only about 9% of pancreatic cancer patients survive past five years. Looking at the microbiomes of long-term pancreatic cancer survivors,Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New mothers who gave birth early in the pandemic filled far more opioid prescriptions than American women did previously, raising concerns about the potential for narcotic misuse. About 38% of more than 460,000 women who gave birth from July 2018 through December 2020Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — We know that stress can take a toll on the body, but many may not realize it can produce a rash. “Stress can increase the level of the hormone cortisol, increasing inflammation in your body, which can lead to hives, acne, eczema, andContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The stress of caring for someone with Alzheimer’s disease can take a toll on loved ones. It’s important for caregivers’ own health and well-being to reduce that stress, the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America says. “Finding ways to manage and reduce stress is ofContinue Reading