TUESDAY, Nov. 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — An elevated heart rate could provide an important clue to which Black adults often have a dangerous heart rhythm disorder, a new study finds. Higher resting heart rate is associated with increased risk of atrial fibrillation, researchers found. What’s more, the higher aContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — In what may be a first for the United States, a regional public health department in Idaho will no longer provide COVID-19 vaccines, following a close vote by its board. “I’m not aware of anything else like this,” said Adriane Casalotti, chief ofContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Actor James Van Der Beek, perhaps best known for his role as Dawson Leery in the popular television series “Dawson’s Creek,” has announced that he has been diagnosed with colorectal cancer. “I have colorectal cancer. I’ve been privately dealing with this diagnosis andContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — There’s just something about sitting. New research shows that too much time on sofas and chairs harms the heart — even among people who get the minimum recommended amount of daily exercise. “Taking a quick walk after work may not be enough” toContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The home front hardships of World War II illustrate how too much sugar is harming people’s health today, a new study shows. British children who endured wartime rationing of sugar wound up with lifelong health benefits, researchers discovered. Sugar restrictions during kids’ firstContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Many people turn to mindfulness meditation to help them manage their chronic pain, a practice that’s been used for centuries. However, it’s been an open question whether meditation is simply functioning as a placebo, rather than actually quelling pain. Now, a new studyContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Alzheimer’s disease patients prescribed fistfuls of daily drugs are at greater risk of harm, a new study warns. Patients with Alzheimer’s prescribed five or more daily medications suffer from more symptoms, falls and hospitalizations, and they are at greater risk of death, researchersContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Huntington’s disease is a devastating, fatal neurological illness with little means of treatment, but a new study in mice offers a glimmer of hope. Huntington’s occurs when inherited genes cause key proteins to fold and clump together within brain cells. Over time, thisContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Text messages and other online feedback can help prevent obesity in very young children, a new study demonstrates. Kids had a healthier weight-for-height growth curve during their first two years if parents were offered electronic feedback on feeding habits, playtime and exercise, researchersContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Women who’ve had concussions are more likely to suffer severe mental health problems following childbirth, a new study shows. A history of concussion increased a new mother’s risk of severe mental illness by 25%, after adjusting for other factors, Canadian researchers reported. “WeContinue Reading