Your height could be factor in disease risk. Taller folks are at higher risk for atrial fibrillation and varicose veins, but at lower risk of coronary heart disease, high blood pressure and high cholesterol, new research shows. Read more Biden says smallest kids might get COVID shots by June 21.Continue Reading
What people with early-onset dementia want you to know. Alzheimer’s and other dementias can strike people as early as their 50s, but many of these patients end up feeling invisible, advocates say. Read more Get your vaccines and boosters, the combination may not matter. New research shows that its theContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If you use pot, you may need more sedation than normal during a gastric endoscopy, according to a new study. “Patients didn’t have increased awareness or discomfort during procedures, but they did require more drugs,” lead author Dr. Yasmin Nasser said in aContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Cancer patients who use medical marijuana experience less pain and a better quality of life, Israeli researchers report. And, their new study found, these patients were able to rely less on opioid painkillers, with minimal side effects. “I hope people pay attention toContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Some lots of Jif brand peanut butter are being recalled as health officials investigate a multistate outbreak of Salmonella illness tied to the products. Fourteen illnesses (including two hospitalizations) tied to the Salmonella Senftenberg strain of the bacteria have occurred in Arkansas, Georgia,Continue Reading
FRIDAY, May 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A growing number of U.S. teenagers are vaping marijuana — a habit that in some ways may be more risky than old-fashioned pot smoking, a new study finds. Researchers found that between 2017 and 2019, the percentage of teens who reported any marijuanaContinue Reading
THURSDAY, May 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Folks often believe that video games rot a kid’s mind, but a new study argues the opposite could be true. Children actually might get a brain boost from playing hour after hour of video games, researchers report. American kids between 9 and 10Continue Reading
MONDAY, May 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Wildfires, like the one currently raging in New Mexico, are known to cause upticks in breathing issues and heart attacks in their immediate wake for folks who live nearby. Now, new Canadian research shows that these fires may also increase risk for lungContinue Reading
SATURDAY, May 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If heading back into the water this summer has you concerned about flesh-eating bacteria, an expert offers some advice. “Flesh-eating bacteria refers to an infection that spreads so rapidly that the skin and surrounding soft tissue starts to die,” explained Dr. Stacey Rose,Continue Reading
Big rise in esophageal cancers among middle-aged Americans. Between 2012 and 2019, the rate of this cancer nearly doubled among people aged 45 to 64, and the prevalence of Barrett’s esophagus — a precancerous condition — rose by about 50%, anew study finds. Read more Gallstones can warn of pancreaticContinue Reading