THURSDAY, June 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) — In countries where gender equality is becoming more of a reality, men’s meat consumption tends to rise relative to women’s, a new study shows. The phenomenon was seen mainly in richer countries in North America and Europe, and was not seen at allContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Two human cases of “dual mutant” strains of H1N1 flu have been reported by U.S. health officials. Unfortunately, the genetic changes appear to render the leading flu antiviral, Tamiflu, less effective, researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention noted. The newContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Climate change is harming the heart health of people around the world, a new review warns. Extreme temperatures, hurricanes and other dangerous weather events all contribute to an increased risk of heart disease and heart-related death, researchers reported June 12 in the journalContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Shelter dogs do better with a buddy, a new study finds. Dogs show fewer signs of stress and are adopted more quickly if paired up with another canine rather than housed by themselves, researchers found. “Despite being a social species, dogs are oftenContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Robot-guided radiation therapy can improve treatment for age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of vision loss and blindness among American seniors, a new study shows. Precisely targeted radiation treatment reduced by a quarter the number of routine injections needed to treat wet-type age-relatedContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Women who deliver low-birth-weight babies could be more likely to have memory and thinking problems later in life, a new study warns. As seniors, these women had brain test scores that indicated one to two years of additional aging in their memory andContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) — People with type 1 diabetes are 25% less likely to die early now than they were in 1990, a new global tally finds, and the number of people who’ve lived into their senior years with the autoimmune illness keeps rising. The new findingsContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Bipolar disorder doesn’t have to be a lifelong challenge, a new study says. Nearly 1 in 4 people with bipolar disorder wind up achieving complete mental health, researchers found. Further, more than 2 in 5 become free from bipolar symptoms over time, resultsContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) — CAR-T cell therapy to treat blood cancers is safer than previously thought, with little risk that the immunotherapy will create secondary cancers, a new study finds. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a warning in November 2023 about a risk of secondaryContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — After helping America through one of its worst tragedies, some responders to the events of 9/11 may now face another foe: Heightened risks for dementia. A new study looks at the health of thousands of firemen, construction workers and others who worked atContinue Reading