Below are newsworthy items compiled by the Healthday staff: Capitol Riot May Have Been a Super-Spreader Event It may never be clear if Wednesday’s storming of the U.S. Capitol Building was a COVID-19 super-spreader event, but a large group of mostly unmasked people shouting indoors for long periods is aContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Jan. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The nation is in a state of shock and outrage over Wednesday’s riotous siege on the U.S. Capitol Building by supporters of President Donald Trump, and there could be still worse to come before the Jan. 20 inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. So,Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Jan. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Food as medicine: New research suggests that a healthy Mediterranean diet might lower the risk of prostate cancer progressing to a more advanced state. The relative lack of saturated fat in these diets might be a major reason why. The Mediterranean diet isContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Jan. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in middle age and beyond might help keep your brain healthy, a new study suggests. “Our study suggests that getting at least an hour and 15 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous-intensity physical activity a week or more during midlife may be importantContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Jan. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Most folks are familiar with the havoc that high pollen levels can wreak on their lungs, but new research suggests they can also exacerbate a painful pelvic condition in some people. “Our study provides evidence to suggest increased pollen counts may trigger symptomContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — If you’re a Black man, your risk of getting prostate cancer is 75% higher than it is for a white man, and it’s more than twice as deadly. Now, research is helping to bring genetic risks for people of various racial and ethnicContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — If your children are well-behaved, do they stand a greater chance of having healthy, happy lives as adults? A new study says yes. After tracking just over 1,000 New Zealanders from birth to the age of 45, investigators found that kids who wereContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A widely used class of antibiotics has been linked to an increased risk of a potentially fatal blood vessel condition — even in younger, healthy people. In a study of millions of antibiotic prescriptions made in the United States, researchers found that oneContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 7, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — The news that rapper and record executive Dr. Dre is recovering from a brain aneurysm has many people wondering: What is a brain aneurysm? What can be done about it? And what are the warning signs? The explanation begins with anContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 7, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — People who have strokes or mini-strokes often experience a wide range of sleep disorders in the months that follow, a problem that can put them at increased risk for subsequent strokes, an analysis shows. Sleep problems – including insomnia, troubled breathingContinue Reading