TUESDAY, Dec. 17, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Losing weight might be a powerful weapon against breast cancer, a new study suggests. “Our results suggest that even a modest amount of sustained weight loss is associated with lower breast cancer risk for women over 50,” said study author Lauren Teras, aContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 25, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Obese teenagers can have certain brain differences from their thinner peers — changes that might signal damage from inflammation, a new, preliminary study suggests. Using advanced MRI techniques, researchers found that obese teenagers tended to have signs of decreased “integrity” in the brain’sContinue Reading
SATURDAY, Nov. 23, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Many Americans aren’t getting a solid seven hours of sleep a night, putting them at risk for diabetes, heart disease and obesity. But it’s the brain that needs a good night’s sleep the most, according to Dr. Randall Wright, a neurologist at HoustonContinue Reading
(HealthDay News) — Measuring weight is key to calculating your body mass index (BMI), says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. To measure weight accurately at home, the CDC recommends: Use a digital scale. Avoid scales that are spring-loaded. Place the scale on a firm floor, rather than onContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 11, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Being on a weight-loss diet day in and day out for months on end can be challenging and even discouraging. What’s more, following the same never-ending diet could be the reason you aren’t getting the results you’re looking for. A study in theContinue Reading
SATURDAY, Nov. 9, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Opioid painkillers may temporarily ease the discomfort of arthritis, but they have no clear lasting benefit, a research review finds. In an analysis of 23 clinical trials, researchers found that, on average, opioid medications were somewhat effective at easing pain in patients withContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 6, 2019 (HealthDay News) — From Halloween through New Year’s, holiday weight gain affects people the world over and, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, it can happen with any major holiday, not just the winter ones. As you might know firsthand,Continue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 5, 2019 (HealthDay News) — If you’re an obese heart patient, weight-loss surgery might be good medicine for you. New research suggests it significantly reduces the risk of heart failure and fatal heart attack in this vulnerable group. “Our findings suggest, for the first time, that bariatric [weight-loss]Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 31, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Calorie labels in fast-food restaurants appear to help customer trim purchases, but only up to a point, a new study says. Customers ate slightly fewer calories after a fast-food chain started including calories on its menus, but the impact weakened over time, researchersContinue Reading
MONDAY, Oct. 28, 2019 (HealthDay News) — There are many unanswered questions about the long-term safety and impacts of artificial sweeteners in children, a new American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) policy statement says. The AAP statement also recommends that the amount of artificial sweeteners should be listed on product labelsContinue Reading