WEDNESDAY, Aug. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The health risks of losing sleep are well known, ranging from heart disease to depression, but who knew that too little sleep can also make you selfish? That’s the takeaway of new research from the University of California, Berkeley. “This new work demonstratesContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Even after dropping 25 pounds, Megan Gilbert still had some insecurities when she looked in the mirror. “After breastfeeding two kids and losing weight, my breasts no longer looked how I wanted them to,” she said. “And I thought, ‘Why be unhappy withContinue Reading
Rollout of new Omicron-targeted COVID boosters could begin after Labor Day. Federal officials hope the shots will shield against an expected winter surge. Read more As pandemic eases, it’s boom times for cosmetic surgeons. Nearly 30% of practices that specialize in cosmetic plastic surgery have seen demand for their servicesContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — New research suggests that not getting enough sleep may doom adolescents and teens to obesity and poorer health as they enter adulthood. Those who slept less than eight hours a night were more likely to be overweight or obese than their peers whoContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — What your kids eat for breakfast and where they eat it could matter for their social and emotional health. That’s the upshot of a new nationwide study from Spain that concluded that eating breakfast away from home was almost as detrimental as skippingContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A person’s unrelated lookalike, commonly known as a doppelganger, may actually share genes that affect not only how they appear, but also their behavior. In a new study, scientists did DNA analysis on 32 sets of virtual twins — people with strong facialContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If you think hallucinogens like LSD are a thing of the past, think again. New research estimates that the use of mind-altering LSD rose from less than 1% in 2002 to 4% in 2019 among people aged 18 to 25. And, overall, 5.5Continue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 23, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — If you know anything about healthy eating, you’ve probably heard that the benefits of Mediterranean-style eating are as clear as the crystal sea at a Greek island getaway. But for someone just testing the waters of heart-healthy eating, the specifics ofContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — People who use medical marijuana to treat chronic pain may have a slightly heightened risk of heart arrhythmias, a preliminary study suggests. Researchers found that among 1.6 million people with chronic pain, those prescribed medical marijuana were 64% more likely to suffer aContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Looking for a new reason to work out? Here’s a good one: Regular exercise appears to significantly reduce your risk of getting COVID-19, a large international research review has found. And, if you do get COVID, the study found, routine moderate and/or intenseContinue Reading