FRIDAY, Nov. 3, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Many patients overestimate the amount of pain they’ll experience after surgery, resulting in needless anxiety, a new study reports. “We believe providers need to do a better job of counseling patients on realistic pain expectations,” said study co-author Dr. Jaime Baratta, director ofContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 3, 2017 (HealthDay News) — A teenage school shooter may be attempting to prove his masculinity. So says an Oregon researcher who analyzed the traits shared by 31 boys involved in 29 mass shootings at U.S. schools. The attacks occurred between 1995 and 2015, and the killers rangedContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 3, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Labeling some foods as meals rather than snacks could cut down on overeating, a new study suggests. The research included 80 people who were asked to eat a pasta dish presented as either a snack (eaten standing up from a plastic pot withContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 3, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Inflammation in middle age may increase the risk for brain shrinkage and dementia in old age, a new study suggests. The researchers tested more than 1,600 people for five “biomarkers” of inflammation in their blood when they were, on average, 53 years old.Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 3, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Can caffeine help people with chronic kidney disease live longer? That’s the suggestion of a new study that found that among more than 2,300 Americans with chronic kidney disease, those who drank the most caffeinated drinks reduced their risk of premature death byContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 3, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Heart experts are cautiously embracing the results of a new, landmark clinical trial that questions the value of opening blocked arteries to relieve chest pain. Chest pain sufferers who received a stent — a tiny wire mesh tube — to reopen an obstructedContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 3, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Nearly 18 percent of kids have a chronic health condition, such as asthma or allergies. If your child is one of them, working successfully with your school’s nurse will help keep him or her safe. Because a good chunk of a child’s dayContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 3, 2017 (HealthDay News) — It might sound like a great thing — getting an extra hour of sleep when Daylight Saving Time ends this Sunday. Granted, it’s easier than losing an hour’s sleep in the time changeover that comes in the spring, but adjusting to the autumnContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 3, 2017 (HealthDay News) — It’s a frequent occurrence: A single, childless older man without a designated caregiver suffers a debilitating stroke, and is sent to a nursing home for the remainder of his life. New research shows that male seniors who find themselves in this situation haveContinue Reading
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