SATURDAY, Nov. 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Everyone knows that colonoscopies save lives, but that doesn’t make drinking a lot of liquid laxatives in preparation for the procedure any less daunting. Luckily, one expert has some helpful tips on how to take some of the pain out of the process.Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Yoga can help ease chronic low back pain, even if the classes are conducted online, a new study shows. Guidelines recommend using physical therapy or yoga to treat lower back pain before moving on to painkillers, but it can be tough for someContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The GLP-1 drug semaglutide can help obese people manage debilitating knee arthritis, a new trial has found. People who received weekly injections of semaglutide — the active agent in the diabetes drug Ozempic and the weight-loss medication Wegovy — had a nearly 14%Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Hillary Fisher thinks receiving weight-loss surgery as a teenager put her on the path to a better life. Fisher is one of 260 teens who participated in a long-term study which recently concluded that weight-loss surgery can bring lasting health benefits for obeseContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Sleep apnea appears to increase a person’s odds of developing dementia, a new study finds. The effect seems stronger among women compared to men, noted a research team from the University of Michigan. Luckily, there are treatments available to help ease sleep apnea,Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Smokers diagnosed with cancer often shrug and keep lighting up, figuring a few more butts won’t make much difference. They’re very mistaken, a new study finds. Smokers are 22% to 26% less likely to die if they quit following a cancer diagnosis, researchersContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Seniors who’ve had a heart attack should probably delay any elective surgeries for three to six months, a new study advises. People aged 67 and older face double to triple the risk of life-threatening complications — like a stroke or a second heartContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Folks with more money and better education are at less risk for developing dementia as they grow older, a new study shows. People with advantaged backgrounds are less likely to develop mild cognitive impairment, and to progress from there to dementia, researchers found.Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Cirrhosis, hepatitis infection and other causes can trigger liver fibrosis — a potentially lethal stiffening of tissue that, once begun, is irreversible. For many patients, a liver transplant is their only hope. However, research at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles may offer patients aContinue Reading
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FRIDAY, Nov. 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Are people with autism less able to “read” the nefarious intent of criminals, leaving them more vulnerable to scams or coercion into criminal activity? It’s been a common notion among trial lawyers, the Australian researchers behind a new report say, but it’s notContinue Reading