 | |||||||
| health | |||||||
| NEWS | |||||||
These 8 habits could add up to 24 years to your life, study says Want to live up to an additional 24 years? Just add eight healthy lifestyle choices to your life at age 40 and that could happen, according to a new unpublished study analyzing data on US veterans.
| |||||||
An ultra-processed diet made this doctor sick. Now he's studying why Eating processed food is nothing new. Humans have been crushing grains to make bread for thousands of years. But in recent decades, our food supply has shifted, with an increasing number of ultra-processed products, made with fillers, additives, ...
| |||||||
Are These Pricey New Alzheimer's Drugs Worth It? By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). MONDAY, July 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Breakthrough new drugs that clear amyloid beta plaques from the brain are shaking up the field of Alzheimer's disease research.
| |||||||
HIV patients face double the risk of heart disease. Taking a statin could help In a phase 3 clinical trial, individuals with an HIV infection who took pitavastatin – a medication used to lower high cholesterol – were 35% less likely to suffer major heart complications, including heart attacks, heart failure or strokes.
| |||||||
HIV Meds Help Slash Infection Risk to Nearly Zero: Study By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). MONDAY, July 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- People taking antiretroviral therapy to treat HIV who have low but detectable virus levels have almost zero risk of transmitting the virus to others, according to ...
| |||||||
Child dies from brain-eating amoeba after visiting hot spring, Nevada officials say The child was identified as 2-year-old Woodrow Bundy, CBS affiliate KLAS reported. Investigators believe the child contracted the infection at Ash Springs, which is located about 100 miles north of Las Vegas ...
| |||||||
Prescribe exercise for 'dramatic impact' on mortality, heart disease risk ARLINGTON, Texas — Physical fitness is a vital sign for overall health, and prescribing even small amounts of exercise to increase cardiorespiratory fitness can reduce mortality and CVD risk, according to a speaker. The 2018 ...
| |||||||
3 Dead in Listeria Outbreak; Flea Bite Ends in Amputation; Mandy Cohen's CDC Plan — Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff ; A listeria outbreak · in Washington state from an unidentified source is responsible for three deaths and two hospitalizations in recent months, according to state officials.
| |||||||
Consuming more omega-3 fatty acids may help prevent hearing loss DHA may play a role in maintaining auditory function as people age. Those with the highest DHA levels were 8% to 20% less likely to report hearing issues compared with those with the lowest levels. BOSTON — Higher blood levels of the omega-3 fatty acid ...
| |||||||
Texas ranks 4th for Alzheimer's cases. Why new drug Leqembi is cause for hope and concern The state health services department says Texas ranks fourth in the U.S. for cases of Alzheimer's disease and second for deaths from the disease. So, the recent FDA approval of the drug Leqembi as a treatment for early-stage Alzheimer's is good news.
| |||||||
WNY neurologist explains why new Alzheimer's drug seems promising AMHERST, N.Y. (WKBW) — The push to help people living with Alzheimer's disease is expanding. It was two weeks ago that the FDA approved Leqembi as the first treatment for the degenerative disease. Now there is a new player in the field.
| |||||||
Watching TV as a kid linked to high blood pressure and obesity as an adult: Study Children and teenagers who spent more time watching television had less efficient oxygen use during exercise, higher blood pressure, and higher rates of obesity in mid-adulthood, even when accounting for sex, childhood body mass index and the family's ...
| |||||||
Is there an association between dementia risk and neighborhood disadvantage? The conditions may impact brain health and are linked to mild cognitive decline and ADRD risk, implying that an underprivileged social environment may be linked to late-life cognitive impairments. There has been limited research on the relationship between ...
| |||||||
Study offers a comprehensive analysis of bacterial and fungal alterations in COVID-19 The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic was caused by the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). To date, COVID-19 has claimed almost seven million lives worldwide. Due to high mortality, scientists have ...
| |||||||
New biomarkers could help identify aggressive prostate cancer An international team of scientists led by UniSA Professor of Molecular Medicine Doug Brooks has made the breakthrough, which assists pathologists when visualizing prostate cancer in patient tissue samples. The new biomarkers, when used together, ...
| |||||||
There's a way to get healthier without even going to gym. It's called NEAT Much of our daily energy expenditure is relatively fixed. More than half of those calories goes toward supporting basic bodily functions, what's known as our basal metabolic rate. "That's for the most part not modifiable ...
| |||||||
How omega-3 fatty acids reduce inflammation In the new study, the researchers demonstrated the association between omega-3s' anti-inflammatory properties and improved lung health in two ways. First, they analyzed blood sample data of more than 15,000 Americans whose ...
| |||||||
How to support a loved one with chronic pain The pain or discomfort people feel while recovering from an injury or illness is considered acute or subacute. Pain lasting beyond usual recovery from a trauma-related event or surgery, typically 12 weeks, is considered chronic. Pain can transition from ...
| |||||||
The breast surgeon who had breast cancer: 'I used to say, "Don't Google it." First thing I did? Google it' When I was 18 I watched a friend's dad operate while I was on work experience at a hospital. The minute I walked into that theatre and saw this bowel being lifted up, I thought, "This is amazing. I have to do this." As a breast surgeon, I loved the ...
| |||||||
World Hepatitis Day 2023 Message of WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti. In 1967, Dr Baruch Blumberg (1925-2011) discovered the Hepatitis B virus. Two years later, he also developed the first Hepatitis B vaccine. He was born on 28 July, and for this reason, ...
| |||||||
Treating bladder infections with viruses Date: July 21, 2023; Source: ETH Zurich; Summary: Researchers have developed a new rapid test that uses bacteriophages -- viruses that infect bacteria -- to quickly and accurately identify the pathogens that cause urinary tract infections.
| |||||||
World Hepatitis Day 2023 Hepatitis can devastate both. Your liver silently performs over 500 vital functions every single day to keep you alive. But viral hepatitis infection is also silent, with symptoms only appearing once the disease is advanced ...
| |||||||
Report says more children becoming diagnosed with type 2 diabetes High-dose oral versions of the medication in the weight-loss drug Wegovy may work as well as injections at paring pounds and improving health, including hard-to-treat people with diabetes, according to research released Sunday, June 25, 2023.
| |||||||
Mental health of young Australians: dealing with a public health crisis Health and social care systems remain asymmetrically focused on physical illness and disability. Despite the erosive effect of mental illness, public pressure and, consequently, the political will for a response, in proportion to the scale and urgency of ...
| |||||||
Struggling With Mental Health Doesn't Make You Ungrateful People often believe that if you live a life that looks good on paper, you should be happy and grateful. Even if you have everything that "should" make you happy, you can still be anxious and depressed. There's much more to a positive human experience ...
| |||||||
Ketamine may offer hope to those with treatment-resistant depression. Oxford University and Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust consultant psychiatrist Professor Rupert Mcshane is calling for ketamine to be used as an option for those patients with severe or very treatment resistant depression being considered for ...
| |||||||
Almost Zero Risk of Sexually Transmitting HIV From People on ART with Low Levels of Virus Transmission of HIV has been an ongoing concern for people with detectable low-levels of the virus even when taking antiretroviral therapy (ART). However, a new study's analysis finds that people in this category who adhere to their ART have almost ...
| |||||||
WHO Director-General's keynote speech at the 12th International AIDS Society conference on HIV Science – 23 July ... Opening ceremony. The honourable Mark Butler,. IAS President Professor Sharon Lewin,. Professor Charlie Gilks,. Alegra Wolter,. Dear colleagues and friends,. A very good evening to all delegates in Brisbane, and to those joining online.
| |||||||
Time for Australia to drop visa restrictions for migrants living with HIV, advocates say Debbie* will never forget the moment she was diagnosed with HIV. Key points: HIV advocates are urging the government to unwind rules imposing visa restrictions on people living with the condition; The government concedes Australia's migration health ...
| |||||||
Funding overhaul needed to combat youth mental health woes The warning bell has been sounded on the state of primary care and its ability to adequately treat and triage youth mental health conditions. Former Australian of the Year and prominent psychiatrist Professor Patrick McGorry has called for a ...
| |||||||
Top 5 foods with the highest prebiotic content According to the study, foods that pack the greatest prebiotic punch are dandelion greens, Jerusalem artichokes, garlic, leeks, and onions. In addition to supporting gut microbes, prebiotic rich foods contain high amounts of fiber -; something most ...
| |||||||
Revealed: The five foods that are key to maintaining good gut health Garlic, leeks, onions, dandelion greens and Jerusalem artichokes are the most prebiotic-rich foods available and could help boost gut health. Prebiotics are a type of fibre that functions as a food source for probiotics – bacteria that help to maintain ...
| |||||||
Dengue outbreaks threaten children across Asia as extreme weather spurs mosquitos BANGKOK, 24 July 2023 – A spike in dengue fever outbreaks across Asia is putting children at risk with the situation set to get worse in the coming weeks as floods, heatwaves and potential impacts of the El Niño weather event create perfect breeding ...
| |||||||
Florida saw its seventh case of malaria this summer. One woman shares her ordeal AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: Malaria cases not involving international travel are being reported in the U.S. for the first time in two decades, with fingers pointing at local mosquitoes for doing the infecting. Officials in Sarasota, Fla., confirmed the ...
| |||||||
Does acupuncture work for chronic pain? Here's what the science says. A: Critics once dismissed the benefits of acupuncture as purely a placebo effect, a notion that still lingers among a portion of the public. But research has found a benefit for certain conditions, including chronic pain.
| |||||||
Health data roundup: COVID-19 in deer, cannabis-related emergency visits for kids As the state rapidly approaches the Aug. 1 legalization of recreational marijuana, we also take a quick look at some newly published national research which suggests a need for parents to be careful with cannabis storage, as well as the recent downward ...
| |||||||
Food insecurity in kids linked to need for more mental health, substance use help: Ontario study Toronto resident Rhonda Miller knows how difficult it can be to afford the basic necessities. The 52-year-old lives in an apartment with her daughter and two granddaughters, who are nine and six. Rising rent and food prices mean Miller has to sometimes ...
| |||||||
Can You Eat Raw Potatoes? Here's What a Dietitian Has to Say If you are adventurous enough to try eating raw potato, consuming too much at once can cause gastrointestinal distress like vomiting, bloating and diarrhea due to the indigestible resistant starch and other compounds like lectins and solanine.
| |||||||
Florida saw its seventh case of malaria this summer. One woman shares her ordeal Malaria is still a worry in Sarasota, Fla., where officials recently confirmed the seventh locally transmitted case so far this summer. A 39-year-old woman describes her symptoms and hospital ordeal. Copyright 2023 NPR. Tags. weekend edition sunday.
| |||||||
Another pandemic could take place due to US meat supply? Here is what report claims The study emphasizes the risks of close contact between animals and humans in commercial farms and the lack of health checks in the wild animal trade. Pigs and poultry, raised in large numbers in the US, pose a potential vector for deadly flu outbreaks.
| |||||||
Are 'game-changing' weight loss drugs a silver bullet in tackling obesity? If you've been waiting at a bus stop, or scrolling through social media in the past few months you may have seen ads for a new weight-loss drug. But there are concerns here in Australia about the rise of start ups selling the prescription drug and ...
| |||||||
| You have received this email because you have subscribed to Google Alerts. |
 Receive this alert as RSS feed |
| Send Feedback |
No comments:
Post a Comment