TUESDAY, Nov. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) — It’s probably fair to say that most people know of the so-called “Freshman 15” — the weight that college students are often said to gain when they’re away from home for the first time. But in recent decades, matters have gotten much worseContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The COVID-19 pandemic, heart-healthy eating, and better ways to treat and prevent heart disease were among the hot topics that emerged during the American Heart Association’s annual meeting this week. “I was at the sessions yesterday, I was actually in clinic this morning,Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The first known person with COVID-19 was a vendor in a large seafood market in Wuhan, China, claims an American scientist whose findings challenge the World Health Organization’s conclusion that the first patient was an accountant who lived miles from the market. MichaelContinue Reading
Cardiologists’ meeting brings new insights, advances. The COVID-19 pandemic, heart-healthy eating, and better ways to treat and prevent heart disease were among the hot topics that emerged during the American Heart Association’s annual meeting this week. Read more Switch to plant-based diet brought relief to man with severe migraine. TheContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — While climate change gets a lot of notice for its numerous negative impacts around the globe, children’s allergies may not be among them. Despite climate change, with the longer growing seasons and larger pollen loads that are attributed to it, more than 5,800Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) – People who live with chronic migraines suffer intense throbbing and pulsing, sensitivity to light and sound, nausea and vomiting. Could a plant-based diet, credited with a variety of positive health impacts, also help ease these chronic symptoms? It might. Researchers in New YorkContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A COVID-19 vaccine booster shot gives cancer patients — especially those with blood cancer — much-needed protection, new research reports. “Our study demonstrates in clear terms how the booster shot can make all the difference for some people with compromised immune systems, suchContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Low-dose aspirin neither reduces nor increases the risk of dementia in adults with type 2 diabetes, a new study finds. “This is reassuring that an increase in the risk of dementia is unlikely for the millions of people worldwide who regularly take aspirinContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Guidelines for treating movement problems in people in the early stages of Parkinson’s disease have been updated. The new treatment recommendations from the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) focus on dopaminergic medications, which increase dopamine levels or mimic dopamine effects. Parkinson’s is aContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Neurologists must make sure Alzheimer’s patients and their families understand that the controversial drug aducanumab does not restore mental function, the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) said in new position statement that includes ethical guidelines. “Aducanumab is not a cure for Alzheimer’s disease,Continue Reading