THURSDAY, May 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Though it is a widespread disorder, neuropathy often goes undiagnosed, new research shows, leaving many people at risk of falls, infection and even amputation. Neuropathy is nerve damage that causes numbness and pain in feet and hands. A study of 169 people treatedContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Nine of 10 American adults are in the early, middle or late stages of a syndrome that leads to heart disease, a new report finds, and almost 10% have the disease already. “Poor cardiovascular, kidney, and metabolic health is widespread among the U.S.Continue Reading
FRIDAY, May 3, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Peripheral artery disease (PAD) involves a debilitating narrowing of arteries in the legs, and the National Institutes of Health estimates that 1 in every 20 Americans over 50 is affected. Research into best treatments for women with PAD is lacking, however. Now, aContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Emulsifiers — substances that are essential ingredients in processed foods — appear to increase people’s risk of type 2 diabetes, a new study finds. In fact, the more emulsifiers that people eat as part of their food, the higher their risk of typeContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Severe mental illness can contribute to a decline in a person’s physical health, with many chronic conditions slowly eroding their wellness, a new review finds. People with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder are more than twice as likely to have multiple chronic health problemsContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Managing a stroke victim’s blood sugar levels after they receive powerful clot-busting drugs might help them survive their health crisis, a new trial finds. People with high blood sugar levels were more likely to suffer a potentially deadly brain bleed after clot-busters reopenedContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) — For people struggling with both diabetes and a common type of heart failure, the weight-loss drug Wegovy may do more for their health than help them shed pounds, new research suggests. In the study, published Saturday in the New England Journal of Medicine,Continue Reading
MONDAY, March 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Drugmaker Eli Lilly & Co is announcing a temporary shortage of two of its insulin products. “The 10 mL [millilter] vials of Humalog® and Insulin Lispro Injection are or will be temporarily out of stock at wholesalers and some pharmacies through the beginningContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A surgical treatment used to treat conditions like carpal tunnel syndrome and back sciatica might also help relieve the pain of patients with diabetic neuropathy, a new study finds. Surgical nerve decompression significantly eased pain among a small group of people with diabeticContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) — In people with type 1 diabetes, fluctuations in blood sugar levels can affect thinking skills in various ways, new research shows. Researchers looked specifically at what’s known as cognitive processing speed (how fast people process incoming information) and attention. “Our results demonstrate thatContinue Reading