WEDNESDAY, July 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Having friends in childhood may help keep you clean and sober as a young adult, new research suggests. Researchers from Arizona State University (ASU) interviewed more than 300 college students who participated in assessments that focused on childhood loneliness, stress levels and drinkingContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Most people who have had a knee replacement would agree that the procedure brings relief from pain. And following a comprehensive rehabilitation plan can make recovery quicker and easier, and improve long-term mobility, according to doctors at Penn Medicine, in Pennsylvania. Typically, immediatelyContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Roughly 30 million Americans have an eating disorder in their lifetime, and calls to a nationwide support group have surged during the COVID-19 pandemic. Between March 2020 and October 2021, the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) recorded a 58% increase in calls, textsContinue Reading
COVID often joined by heart disease, diabetes. A new large study confirms that COVID can raise the risks for developing both of the other illnesses, though the risk may wane after a few months. Read more CDC approves the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine. It’s the last step in getting a fourthContinue Reading
TUESDAY, July 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The nation’s opioid epidemic is hitting minority groups the hardest, with the latest government study reporting the steepest increases in overdose deaths among Black Americans and American Indians/Alaska Natives. While overdose deaths climbed 24% among whites in 2020, still an historic high, theyContinue Reading
TUESDAY, July 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Deaths from heart-related causes have dropped over the past 20 years, though differences persist by race and ethnicity as well as where people live and their access to care. The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), which partially funded the research, detailed theContinue Reading
TUESDAY, July 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — When hurricanes, floods and fires hit, everyone can struggle to respond and cope, but new research suggests that women, people with kids under 18, renters, the poor, and Black and Asian Americans are the most vulnerable to weather disasters. These groups need specialContinue Reading
TUESDAY, July 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — American society may seem more fractured than ever, but cooperation among total strangers has been on the upswing for decades, researchers in China say. Their conclusion emerged from an analysis of more than 500 studies that tracked cooperation patterns over the past sixContinue Reading
TUESDAY, July 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Sometimes just looking at a person can give clues to their likelihood of developing long COVID after a bout with the virus. For example, obese people are five times more likely to suffer long COVID symptoms that persist at least three months afterContinue Reading
TUESDAY, July 19, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Peyton Bono makes sure her friends know the drill. If they’re at a pep rally, for instance, and it’s a hot day and she’s starting to feel dizzy and unsteady, they’ll probably see her count her heart beats. If she’s tooContinue Reading