WEDNESDAY, July 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — That phrase “no pain, no gain” might truly apply to people with peripheral artery disease (PAD), a new study finds. Researchers found that people with PAD who walked at pace that caused discomfort or even pain improved their walking ability. “Exercise that inducesContinue Reading
Anxious Americans endure long lines in search for monkeypox vaccine. As infections spread and fear mounts, many people at highest risk for the illness race to get a shot that’s still in short supply throughout the United States. Read more Could a common diabetes drug ease bipolar disorder? Metformin appearsContinue Reading
TUESDAY, July 26, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Napping, as well as sleeping too much or too little or having poor sleep patterns, appears to increase the risk for cardiovascular disease in older adults, new research shows. The study, published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association,Continue Reading
TUESDAY, July 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Parents have had to wait a long time to have access to a COVID-19 vaccine for their kids under the age of 5, but a new survey shows many still won’t get a shot for their children. About 43% of U.S. parents ofContinue Reading
TUESDAY, July 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Middle-aged people could add years to their lives just by getting off the couch and going for a walk every day — though it wouldn’t hurt to do even more, a large new study suggests. The researchers followed over 100,000 Americans for decadesContinue Reading
TUESDAY, July 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Your fitness tracker, pedometer or smartwatch may motivate you to exercise more and lose weight, Australian researchers say. In a large research review, the investigators found that tracking your activity might inspire you to walk up to 40 minutes more a day (aboutContinue Reading
TUESDAY, July 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — As monkeypox continues to spread, with nearly 3,500 cases now reported in the United States, the Biden administration is weighing whether to declare the outbreak a public health emergency. The administration may also name a White House coordinator to supervise the response, allContinue Reading
TUESDAY, July 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A grim new analysis finds that American youth became 30% more likely to die as a result of gun violence over the past decade. The jump in risk appears to have been largely driven by big spikes in gun-related suicides, as well asContinue Reading
TUESDAY, July 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Intermittent fasting might help people with type 2 diabetes better control their blood sugar levels, a new study has found. People with diabetes who restricted their eating to within a daily 10-hour window wound up with blood sugar levels in the normal rangeContinue Reading
TUESDAY, July 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Customers buying creams, patches or lotions containing cannabidiol (CBD) to reduce pain or inflammation may get much more or much less than they expected. Topical CBD products are gaining popularity in the United States, and the authors of a new study say theContinue Reading