Health Highlights: Jan. 24, 2018
2018-01-24
San Diego Hepatitis A Public Health Emergency Over: Officials
Philadelphia Officials Propose Safe Injection Sites
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Health Tip: Manage ADHD In Children
2018-01-24
(HealthDay News) — Attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) tends to make a person more impulsive, inattentive and hyperactive. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration suggests how to help manage ADHD in children: Train parents, teachers and other caregivers in a setting where problem behaviors often occur. Behavior therapy toContinue Reading
Tobacco’s Harms May Come Sooner Than Smokers Think
2018-01-24
TUESDAY, Jan. 23, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Smokers often think their habit won’t have health consequences until far into the future, a small survey suggests. Researchers found that compared with nonsmokers, those who smoke generally believe that any health problems — from yellow teeth to lung cancer — would strikeContinue Reading
Timing of Cardiac Arrest May Affect Survival
2018-01-23
TUESDAY, Jan. 23, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Survival rates are rising for people who have cardiac arrest while in the hospital, a new study finds. But if cardiac arrest happens at night or on a weekend, you’re more likely to die than if it happens on a weekday. The oddsContinue Reading
Spending More on Health Care? Here’s Why
2018-01-23
TUESDAY, Jan. 23, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Americans spent more on health care in 2016, even though their use of health care did not increase, and rising costs are the reason why, a new report shows. “It is time to have a national conversation on the role of price increasesContinue Reading
Dinner Companions May Influence How Much You Eat
2018-01-23
TUESDAY, Jan. 23, 2018 (HealthDay News) — When eating out, helpful tricks like sharing an entree or ordering an appetizer instead of a main dish can curb calories. But your choice of dining companions may factor into the equation, too. An experiment done at the Cornell University Food and BrandContinue Reading
Americans Finally Getting a Little More Sleep
2018-01-23
TUESDAY, Jan. 23, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Are bleary-eyed Americans getting a break at last? New research suggests that people are sleeping a few more minutes each night than they used to. “Over 14 years [2003 to 2016], Americans were getting 17 minutes more sleep every night, or a fullContinue Reading
Health Tip: Disaster Preparedness For People With Alzheimer’s
2018-01-23
(HealthDay News) — Severe weather, an earthquake, a fire or flood all present unique challenges for people with Alzheimer’s disease. Their impaired memory and reasoning severely limits their ability to act appropriately during a crisis, the National Institute on Aging says. If you are preparing an emergency kit for someoneContinue Reading
Health Tip: Understanding Probiotics
2018-01-23
(HealthDay News) — Probiotics are live microorganisms (such as bacteria) that are sold as supplements, included in topically-applied skin creams and added to food products such as yogurt. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has not approved any health claims for probiotics. But the some people take probiotics for potentialContinue Reading
You’ve Lost the Weight. How Soon Before It Comes Back?
2018-01-23
MONDAY, Jan. 22, 2018 (HealthDay News) — If you’ve just shed a lot of pounds, you might want to hold off on buying a new wardrobe full of “thin” clothes. That’s because new research finds that lost weight starts creeping back almost immediately after a diet stops. “We noticed thatContinue Reading