Bribing Folks Can Help Them Meet Weight-Loss Goals, Study Finds
MONDAY, Dec. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Money may not buy happiness, but it might give low-income obese people an extra incentive to lose weight, a new study suggests.The study, of people from urban neighborhoods, found that cash rewards encouraged p…
Learn MoreShingles Ups Odds of Stroke, Heart Attack By Almost 30%
MONDAY, Dec. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — People who’ve had a bout of shingles may face a heightened risk of heart attack or stroke in later years, a new, large study suggests.Anyone who ever had chickenpox can develop shingles — a painful rash that is…
Learn MoreScientists May Be Closer to Effective HIV Vaccine
FRIDAY, Dec. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — It’s thought that for an HIV vaccine to be widely effective, it will have to spur the body to make special antibodies that can neutralize a broad range of HIV strains. Now scientists say they have taken an esse…
Learn More‘Tumor Progressing,’ ‘Positive Findings’: Patients Often Confused by Medical Jargon
FRIDAY, Dec. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If you’ve ever left a medical appointment confused, it’s probably not you: A new study finds that the medical jargon doctors use can be completely misunderstood by patients.Common medical lingo that makes perfe…
Learn MoreValium, Xanax Prescriptions Could Raise Overdose Risk in Youth
TUESDAY, Nov. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Teenagers and young adults who use benzodiazepines to treat insomnia may be at heightened risk of overdose, a new study finds.Benzodiazepines include anxiety medications like Ativan, Klonopin, Valium and Xana…
Learn MoreClimate Change May Bring More Fungal Lung Infections
MONDAY, Nov. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Fungal lung infections are spreading to parts of the United States where they were once never seen — likely a result of climate change, experts say.To the average person, the term fungal infection may conjure …
Learn MoreImplant Delivers Chemo Directly to Brain in Patients Battling Brain Tumors
TUESDAY, Nov. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Researchers have found a way to safely deliver a steady supply of chemotherapy directly to brain tumors — in what they hope will be an important advance for patients with currently incurable cancers.The trea…
Learn MoreHDL ‘Good’ Cholesterol’s Role in Heart Health Under Scrutiny
MONDAY, Nov. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Blood levels of HDL, the famously “good” kind of cholesterol, may not make a big difference to heart health after all — particularly for Black people, a large new study suggests.The study, of nearly 24,000 U….
Learn MoreEven Moderate Exercise Can Boost Survival After Breast Cancer
MONDAY, Nov. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Breast cancer survivors may be able to extend their lives, just by taking a brisk walk every day, a new study suggests.The value of regular exercise — including the oft-cited daily walk — is well known. One …
Learn MoreSeizure Risk Rises in Months After COVID
THURSDAY, Nov. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A bout of COVID-19, even a milder one, may raise the risk of having a seizure in the next six months, a large new study suggests.Researchers found that of over 300,000 Americans who had suffered a case of CO…
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