FRIDAY, Sept. 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — People with a rare genetic form of ALS may benefit from extended use of an investigational drug, a new study shows. The medication, tofersen, benefited patients with mutations of the gene SOD1. These mutations create a misfolded version of a protein, which leadsContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Consumers should immediately stop using HECOPRO digital display carbon monoxide (CO) detectors because they can fail to warn about the presence of the dangerous gas, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said. The CPSC issued the warning Thursday after detectors sold onContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If you want to stay well, make sure you’re getting enough sleep. That’s the conclusion of a new study that found that good sleep helps regulate a key component of the body’s immune system. Specifically, it influences the environment where white blood cellsContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Two common diabetes medications seem to outperform two others when it comes to controlling blood sugar levels, a large U.S. trial has found. The trial of more than 5,000 people with type 2 diabetes found that two injection medications — a long-acting insulinContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — When traditional treatments fail to help patients with severe obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), an implant that zaps the brain with electrical pulses just might, a new research review shows. It found that the remedy — known as “deep brain stimulation,” or DBS — canContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 22, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Vonnie Gaither hated leaving a reunion of extended family in Baltimore. Still, she had to tear herself away to start the trek back home to Anchorage, Alaska. Her flight from Baltimore to Salt Lake City was uneventful. After boarding the planeContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — No one likes nightmares, but having persistently bad dreams may also signal impending dementia, new British research suggests. In the study, people aged 35 to 64 who had bad dreams weekly were four times more likely to have cognitive decline over the followingContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Every year, hibernating bears are able to feast, pack on a huge amount of weight and then lie around for months — all without suffering the health consequence of diabetes. Now researchers are closer to understanding their secret. Scientists with the Washington StateContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Climate change could spell trouble for those with heart failure, a new study suggests. When the temperatures soared in France during the summer of 2019, the heat wave appears to have worsened the conditions of heart failure patients, researchers report. “The finding isContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — To keep up with demand for updated booster shots, U.S. health officials are shipping out more batches of the revamped Moderna vaccine to pharmacies across the country. While supplies of the updated Pfizer booster shot appear to be plentiful, some pharmacies have reportedContinue Reading