Health Highlights: Oct. 16, 2019
2019-10-16
Opioid Crisis Cost U.S. $631 Billion Over Four Years
Metal Pieces Found in Taco Bell Beef
Climate Change Raises Risk of Ebola Spread
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Health Tip: Handling Job Burnout
2019-10-16
(HealthDay News) — Job burnout is a state of physical or emotional exhaustion. Often, job burnout is accompanied by a sense of reduced accomplishment and loss of personal identity, says Mayo Clinic. When dealing with job burnout, Mayo Clinic suggests: Evaluate options. Maybe you can work with your supervisor toContinue Reading
Health Tip: Understanding Eye Gunk
2019-10-16
(HealthDay News) — Eye gunk, known medically as rheum, is the crust that forms in the corners of your eyes when you wake up in the morning. Sleep crust is a mix of mucus, skin cells, oils and tears shed by the eye during sleep, says the University of Utah.Continue Reading
Are You Eating More Calories Than You Think?
2019-10-15
TUESDAY, Oct. 15, 2019 (HealthDay News) — You’ve worked hard to curb mindless eating by not watching TV with a bag of chips in your lap, and you log everything you do eat in your smartphone app. But you could still be taking in more calories than you realize. TheContinue Reading
Happy Spouse, Healthy You
2019-10-15
TUESDAY, Oct. 15, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Many studies have shown that a stable and happy marriage is good for the health of both partners, increasing longevity. But did you know that there’s also a link between one spouse’s happiness and the health of the other? Building on the ideaContinue Reading
Sleep Apnea Linked to Diabetic Eye Disease
2019-10-15
TUESDAY, Oct. 15, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Severe sleep apnea is a risk factor for diabetic eye disease that can lead to vision loss and blindness, researchers report. Poor control of diabetes can result in damage to tiny blood vessels at the back of the eye, a condition called diabeticContinue Reading
Childhood Risk Factors Can Predict Adult Obesity
2019-10-15
TUESDAY, Oct. 15, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Certain risk factors in childhood can identify those who are more likely to suffer severe obesity in adulthood, a new study finds. The research included more than 12,000 participants from different countries who were followed from childhood in the 1970s and 1980s intoContinue Reading
Beyonce’s Dad Puts Spotlight on Male Breast Cancer
2019-10-15
TUESDAY, Oct. 15, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Beyonce Knowles’ father first suspected something was wrong when he noticed a dot of blood that kept appearing on his shirts and bedsheets. “Imagine a piece of white paper and you took a red pen and just put a dot,” Mathew Knowles toldContinue Reading
Health Highlights: Oct. 15, 2019
2019-10-15
Meat Study Authors Have Financial Ties to Beef Industry
New Migraine Drug Approved by FDA
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Health Tip: Why You Yawn
2019-10-15
(HealthDay News) — Yawning typically occurs when you feel sleepy or bored, says Cleveland Clinic. People do not yawn because the brain needs more oxygen, the clinic notes in dispelling a common myth. Instead, yawns allow us to regulate both air pressure in our ears and brain temperature. Yawns areContinue Reading