WEDNESDAY, March 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Alzheimer’s is one of the most common and serious diseases of aging, yet many older adults with memory issues are not telling their doctors about their struggles. That’s according to a new report from the Alzheimer’s Association that focuses on whether doctors andContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Retired nurse Tannaz Ameli was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer last winter. When chemotherapy failed, her doctors recommended hospice care. But Ameli, of Minneapolis, had other ideas. She and her husband sought out a pioneering medical team at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago.Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Your eyes close and your mind shuts down the second your head hits the pillow, but you wake up 10 hours later still feeling tired. Many people complain about sleeping too little, but some struggle with the opposite problem: oversleeping. Oversleeping, or hypersomnia,Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A strain of avian (bird) flu appears to be killing seals off the New England coast, heightening fears among scientists that mammal-to-mammal transmission could be happening. If so, it would be a step towards something health experts have long dreaded: A strain ofContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Steering clear of red meat, dairy and processed foods in favor of vegetables, fruits, nuts, extra virgin olive oil and whole grains will do a woman’s heart good, a new review shows. How much good? Australian investigators concluded that women who most closelyContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Diabetes is a known risk factor for mental decline and dementia. Paired with total tooth loss, the potential harm to the brain is even more significant, new research indicates. The findings highlight the importance of good dental care and diabetes control in agingContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 15, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Richard Horton woke up one morning needing to use the bathroom. He got out of bed, took a couple steps and stumbled into the wall. The 55-year-old insurance broker told his then-wife, Bridgette Horton, he thought he might be having aContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Tatiana Gonzalez had just quit her job as a postal carrier, and with it the 12 miles a day she walked as she delivered people’s mail. So Gonzalez, then 39, figured that was why she suddenly became so constipated that she required laxativesContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Even modest weight gain above the average puts kids at risk for high blood pressure, new research shows. “Hypertension during youth tracks into adulthood and is associated with cardiac and vascular organ damage,” said lead study author Corinna Koebnick of Kaiser Permanente SouthernContinue Reading
Colon cancer in the young: One woman’s story. Tatiana Gonzalez was just 39 when the disease struck her. It’s part of a disturbing trend where colon cancer is hitting more and more people under 50, often at advanced stages. Read more More additives being added to Americans’ food. The chemicalsContinue Reading