THURSDAY, May 27, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Adults with obsessive-compulsive disorder, a common mental health condition known as OCD, may have more than triple the risk of having a stroke, according to a new report from Taiwanese researchers. As to why, the study authors aren’t sure. The investigators speculate thatContinue Reading
THURSDAY, May 27, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. government and nonprofits are replacing drug companies as the main drivers of Alzheimer’s disease research, two new studies show. The findings are from an analysis of national data by Jeffrey Cummings, a research professor at the University of Nevada, Las VegasContinue Reading
THURSDAY, May 27, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A ban on flavored vaping products in San Francisco may have increased high school students’ use of conventional cigarettes, according to a new study. In 2018, voters in the city overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure banning the sale of flavored tobacco products. AnContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) – – Teenage girls who use over-the-counter diet pills and laxatives to lose weight run a very high risk of developing eating disorders, researchers say. In a new U.S. study, girls who used diet pills had a 258% greater risk of being diagnosed withContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) – Country by country, the percentage of people willing to mask up in a during the pandemic has varied greatly. Now, researchers have identified one key mindset that helps explain why. A culture’s level of “collectivism” — prioritizing the group’s needs over an individual’sContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Americans with drinking problems are rarely referred for treatment, even though most say a doctor has asked about their alcohol use, a new study finds. The study is not the first to uncover low rates of treatment for alcohol use disorders (AUDs) —Continue Reading
MONDAY, May 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) — New insight into why you don’t remember your earliest years of life is provided in a new study. “A fundamental mystery about human nature is that we remember almost nothing from birth through early childhood, yet we learn so much critical information duringContinue Reading
SUNDAY, May 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Hoarseness is common and there are many causes, an expert says. “About one-third of us will develop some sort of voice problem in our lifetime,” said speech language pathologist Carrie Ruggiero, who sees patients at Penn State Health Lime Spring Outpatient Center inContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Mom always said too much TV would rot your brain, and as with so many other things it appears she was right. Middle-aged folks who regularly turn to TV for entertainment appear to have a greater risk of decline in their reasoning andContinue Reading
THURSDAY, May 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — For people worried about developing dementia due to their family history, a preliminary study offers some good news: A healthy lifestyle might curb your risk. Researchers found that older adults with healthy habits had a lower risk of developing dementia, versus the lessContinue Reading