FRIDAY, Jan. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Air pollution may trigger more asthma attacks in urban children and teens, a new study reports. Even moderate levels of ozone and fine airborne particulates — two ingredients of smog — appear to increase kids’ risk of asthma attacks, according to findings publishedContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Jan. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — You’ve cut back on your eating, started an exercise routine and just can’t seem to lose weight. What’s going on? It could be a number of issues that are causing you to ask yourself, “Why can’t I lose weight?” The good news isContinue Reading
Could weight-loss surgery in teens lead to alcohol abuse? The rise in risk is partly due to quicker absorption of alcohol into the bloodstream after these procedures, which causes more rapid impairment, researchers believe. Read more Exercise, sports can counter depression in teens. A new study found that around anContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The Grammy-winning singer Adele told a crowd at her New Year’s Eve concert that “really bad sciatica” is causing her to wobble on stage. The award-winning singer first talked about her chronic back problems in a 2021 interview with The Face. “I slippedContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 5, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Racial and ethnic diversity among medical workers is critical to Americans’ health, but more needs to be done to recruit, train and support those professionals, a new report says. The report, published Thursday in the American Heart Association journal Circulation: CardiovascularContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A short but intensive approach to “talk therapy” can help many combat veterans overcome post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a new clinical trial has found. The study tested “compressed” formats of a standard PTSD treatment called prolonged exposure therapy, in which patients learn toContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Lecanemab: It’s an experimental medication that’s been shown in trials to slow cognitive decline in people with Alzheimer’s disease. It’s also up for accelerated approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, with a decision expected by Jan. 6. However, the drug hasContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling last June, many feared that abortion bans would jeopardize the health of pregnant women. Several months later, a conservative group known as the Alliance Defending Freedom sued the U.S. Food andContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Researchers studying patients with low-grade, slow-growing brain tumors have found that more aggressive surgery may extend survival. The trick to treating low-grade gliomas is to remove as much of them as possible soon after diagnosis, researchers at University of California, San Francisco found.Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Having a “dry January,” or giving up alcohol for the first month of the year, is a trend. And it’s not a bad idea, according to a drug and alcohol rehab counselor with Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. Not consuming alcohol can have manyContinue Reading