WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A gene variant found almost exclusively among people of African descent appears to substantially raise the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, a new study finds. The variant is in a gene called ApoE3, and it’s apparently only harmful when it exists in combination withContinue Reading
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WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — If you’re one of the millions of people with a pacemaker or an implantable defibrillator to help control abnormal heart rhythms, certain health-tracking devices may do more harm than good. Smartwatches, rings or scales that emit electrical currents can interfere with these lifesavingContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Stop buying or using Delsam Pharma’s Artificial Eye Ointment, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned Wednesday. The over-the-counter product is made by the same company that makes eye drops that were recalled earlier this year amid an outbreak of a highly drug-resistantContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Meet the beet. Fans of “The Office” may know it as the mainstay of Schrute Farms. Others may have casually tossed them into conversation, remarking that someone has turned “beet red” from embarrassment. While the crimson-colored vegetable has deep roots inContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For anyone struggling with a mental health issue who is looking for support coping with stress or managing complicated feelings, help is available. It’s called psychotherapy, and it might be the answer you’re looking for. According to the American Psychiatric Association, psychotherapy “isContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Soon, the federal government will allow states to use Medicaid funds to treat prisoners for drug addiction and mental health services. In an announcement made during a visit to the Camden County Jail in New Jersey on Tuesday, Dr. Rahul Gupta, director ofContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) – The mpox virus — formerly known as monkeypox — often causes severe illness and death in those with advanced HIV infection that is not under control, researchers report. What does that mean? All people diagnosed with mpox should also be tested for HIV,Continue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Could a quick-dissolving pill placed in the rectum prove to be an effective and safe “on-demand” way to prevent HIV infection among sexually active men and women? It might, new research indicates. The experimental form of PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) is designed to beContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Even modest drinking can speed up the loss of brain cells and formation of the plaques that are a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease, research in mice shows. These plaques are an accumulation of toxic proteins. “These findings suggest alcohol might accelerate the pathologicalContinue Reading