MONDAY, Jan. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — It may be that as many as 13% of older adults are addicted to highly processed comfort foods, a new survey finds. Craving cookies, chips, packaged snacks and soda was seen in adults aged 50 to 80, according to new data from theContinue Reading
MONDAY, Jan. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Many adults with epilepsy have agoraphobia, or a fear of public places, new research suggests. That impacts quality of life and is something doctors should include in other screening that looks for anxiety or depression, the investigators said. “We know that agoraphobia canContinue Reading
SUNDAY, Jan. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Carbon monoxide is a silent, odorless killer, but even during winter heating season, it’s possible to stay safe. This dangerous gas is produced when fuels burn incompletely. This can happen in furnaces, both gas- and wood-burning fireplaces, space heaters and vehicles that burnContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Jan. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Natural gas stoves have become the latest flashpoint in America’s increasingly volatile political culture, after a top federal regulator publicly mulled over banning the appliances. “This is a hidden hazard,” the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) commissioner, Richard Trumka Jr., said inContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Jan. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Winter weather can add a layer of danger to the wandering behavior common in people with dementia. The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) offers some suggestions to help prevent wandering and prepare folks to react quickly if it occurs. “During the winter, it’sContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — People who suffer a heart attack or stroke in middle age may develop memory and thinking problems earlier in life, too, a new study finds. The study, published online Jan. 25 in the journal Neurology, focused on people who had developed premature cardiovascularContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A lot of people wear watches that count their every step as they try to move more. Now, a new study finds that getting more of those steps each day, along with moderate-to-vigorous physical exercise, could cut the risk of dementia and thinkingContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A good physical workout benefits an older brain. So does socializing. Put those two together and the payoff may be even bigger. Researchers in Japan found that link in a new study that looked at exercising solo and in a group. “Exercise isContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Memory loss is the most common symptom associated with Alzheimer’s disease — the terrifying prospect of slowly forgetting yourself and everything around you. But people who exhibit memory loss early on in their dementia actually have a slower rate of decline than thoseContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Jan. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Long COVID has taken a heavy toll on the U.S. workforce, a new report shows. The New York State Insurance Fund’s analysis of workers’ compensation claims found that long COVID was preventing workers from returning to their jobs, or they were going backContinue Reading