WEDNESDAY, Nov. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Overtreatment of prostate cancer is increasing in the United States among men with limited life expectancy, a new study reports. Procedures like radiation therapy and prostate surgery are being employed more often in these men, causing side effects like incontinence and impotence withoutContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Obesity, alcohol use and other factors are driving up rates of fatty liver disease among American adults, new research warns. By 2018, federal data showed that 42% of adults had some form of fatty liver disease — higher than prior estimates, according toContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) — High blood pressure is a rare health issue among teens, but U.S. case numbers are creeping upwards. Now, research published recently in the Journal of the American Heart Association, shows that healthy sleep can help keep hypertension at bay in the young. That’sContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Therapy provided via telehealth can reduce a person’s risk of suicide, a new study reports. Cognitive behavior therapy reduces suicide attempts and suicidal thoughts even if delivered for a short time via telehealth, according to results published Nov. 12 in the jouirnal JAMAContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Most parents haven’t considered the potential risk of an unlocked, poorly stored firearm in a house their child is visiting, a new study shows. More than 60% of Illinois parents have never asked another parent about an unlocked gun in their home beforeContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 11, 2024 — The epidemic of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the United States appears to be cooling off after more than two decades, a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study says. Gonorrhea cases dropped for a second year in 2023, declining 7% and fallingContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Vitamin D supplements might lower blood pressure in seniors who are obese, reducing their heart health risk, a new study says. But taking more than the recommended daily dose will not provide additional health benefits, researchers report in the Journal of the EndocrineContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Grandchildren are a true blessing for seniors, helping them avoid loneliness and keeping them on their toes, a new poll reports. Overall, 72% of people with grandkids say they hardly ever feel isolated, compared with 62% of those without grandchildren, according to resultsContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — If you think that federal restrictions on the sale of tobacco products make it nearly impossible for your teen to buy vapes online, new research suggests you’re mistaken. In 2020, the Preventing Online Sales of E-Cigarettes to Children Act banned e-cigarettes and vaping products fromContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Even as the pressures of the pandemic began to ebb, Americans’ growing dependence on alcohol did not, a troubling new study shows. Two years into the globe-altering health crisis, the percentage of Americans who consumed alcohol — which had already spiked between 2018Continue Reading