Health Highlights: Feb. 16, 2018
2018-02-16
FDA Extends Use of Clot Retrieval Device
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Health Tip:Ski and Snowboard Safely With Your Kids
2018-02-16
(HealthDay News) — Skiing and snowboarding are great ways to keep your family active during the cold winter months. But as with any winter activity, you should avoid prolonged exposure to the cold by scheduling breaks to go inside and warm up. The American Academy of Pediatrics offers these suggestionsContinue Reading
Health Tip:Manage Stress
2018-02-16
(HealthDay News) — It’s common to be frequently stressed. When faced with a stressful situation, according to the American Cancer Society, your pulse quickens, you breathe faster, your muscles tense and your brain uses more oxygen. If your stress lasts too long, however, it can harm your health. The CancerContinue Reading
Could a Blood Thinner Actually Raise Stroke Risk for Some?
2018-02-16
THURSDAY, Feb. 15, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Taking blood-thinning drugs is typically thought to ward off stroke in people with the heart rhythm disorder atrial fibrillation. However, new research out of Britain hints — but cannot prove — that the drugs might actually raise the odds of stroke in seniorsContinue Reading
Booze Beats Pot at Being Unhealthy: Oregon Poll
2018-02-15
THURSDAY, Feb. 15, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Many believe alcohol poses a greater danger to health than marijuana, a new study out of Oregon suggests. Researchers surveyed more than 1,900 adults in Oregon before that state legalized recreational marijuana use in 2015. The study found that 52.5 percent thought alcoholContinue Reading
Obesity May Give Men With Melanoma a Survival Advantage
2018-02-15
THURSDAY, Feb. 15, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Obese men with advanced melanoma skin cancer seem to have a survival benefit over their slimmer peers, a new study suggests. Among men who received treatment for the potentially deadly cancer, obese patients lived an average of 47 percent longer than those withContinue Reading
Researchers Probe Mystery of Illnesses in U.S. Cuba Embassy Personnel
2018-02-15
THURSDAY, Feb. 15, 2018 (HealthDay News) — They described hearing loud, unusual noises in either their homes or hotel rooms. Afterwards, they experienced concussion-like symptoms such as memory and thinking problems, headaches, dizziness and balance issues. But the exact nature of what harmed more than 20 U.S. government personnel stationedContinue Reading
Short as a Child, Stroke Risk as an Adult?
2018-02-15
THURSDAY, Feb. 15, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Researchers from Denmark are suggesting a potential — and unusual — risk factor for stroke: Being short as a kid. The investigators found that men and women who had been about 2 inches taller than average at age 7 had, as adults, upContinue Reading
Health Highlights: Feb. 15, 2018
2018-02-15
Cheeseburgers, Chocolate Milk No Longer on Happy Meal Menu
Woman Who Gave Birth to Seven Children in 1985 Dies at Age 63
Transgender Woman Able to Breast-Feed Infant
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Health Tip: When Arthritis Strikes Your Feet
2018-02-15
(HealthDay News) — If you have intense pain in your feet, arthritis may be the cause of your woes. Arthritis leads to swelling and pain in the cartilage and lining of the joints. If these symptoms affect your feet, it’s probably time to visit a podiatrist, the American Podiatric MedicalContinue Reading