MARTES, 18 de octubre de 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Resulta que muchos de los comportamientos relacionados con el estilo de vida que ayudan a luchar contra el cáncer de mama (seno) en las mujeres también pueden ayudarlas a evitar las enfermedades cardíacas. Considera esto como una “victoria doble”,Continue Reading
MONDAY, Oct. 17, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — MaryKay West was at work in Portland, Oregon, after a long weekend in Southern California. Her husband, Jeff, had a work assignment there and she and their daughter, Anna, had visited. They’d gone for walks, shared nice meals and done aContinue Reading
MONDAY, Oct. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Taking that often-cited 10,000 steps a day — or even slightly fewer — may indeed be enough to improve your health, a new study suggests. Researchers found that among 6,000 middle-aged and older adults, those who got at least 8,000 to 9,000 stepsContinue Reading
MONDAY, Oct. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Having COVID-19 could cause further trouble for patients being treated for physical trauma — even if they have no symptoms of the virus. Researchers studying cases of trauma patients who tested positive for COVID-19 and those who were negative found those with theContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 14, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — When it comes to posting health information on social media, beware before you share. Experts say that’s an essential step in battling medical misinformation, an escalating problem as more people turn to social media for news, knowledge and advice about allContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The COVID-19 antiviral Paxlovid has been a game-changer in the global pandemic, shielding high-risk patients from the coronavirus’ most devastating effects. But Paxlovid can itself pose a risk for people taking widely prescribed heart medications to lower cholesterol, prevent blood clots or manageContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 13, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — On an August morning, Nicole Tetreault, her husband, Brian, and their 2-year-old daughter, Ella, had eaten breakfast and taken a walk. Nicole hadn’t been feeling well since Friday. She’d had a headache and was nauseous. But on Sunday she was feelingContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 12, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Too many times, the realization comes too late. “When people have a major medical event like a heart attack or stroke, they retrospectively go back and say, ‘Oh, I was really stressed, maybe that’s why this happened to me,’” said Dr.Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — That e-bike might make hilly rides a lot more fun, but it’s not improving your fitness the way a good old-fashioned bicycle would, a new study shows. People riding e-bikes are 44% less likely to reach weekly targets for physical activity than thoseContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Oct. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Many language skills are “left brain,” but a new study shows that when a newborn suffers a stroke in that region, the brain is able to shift those language duties to the right. The researchers said the findings highlight the striking malleability ofContinue Reading