Breast Cancer Treatment Effects on Sex Life a Hidden Burden
MONDAY, Aug. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Women with breast cancer commonly see their sexual health decline, yet their doctors aren’t telling them what to expect — or what to do about it.Those are among the findings of a new study that asked breast ca…
Learn MoreSelf-Employed Women Are Often Healthier: Study
MONDAY, Aug. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Women who are their own bosses might have healthier hearts to show for it, a new study suggests.The study, of more than 4,600 working U.S. women, found that those who were self-employed typically got more exerc…
Learn MoreWhich Source of Dietary Fiber Works Best?
THURSDAY, Aug. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If your diet is low in fiber, you can do your gut some good by adding more — regardless of the fiber source, new research suggests.Many people know fiber as the nutrient that keeps you regular. But it’s also…
Learn MoreMonoclonal Antibody Might Help Prevent Malaria
THURSDAY, Aug. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Researchers are reporting early but encouraging findings on a potential new way to prevent malaria — an old foe that still ranks as a major killer worldwide.In a small trial of healthy volunteers, U.S. govern…
Learn MoreRed Meat Raises Your Heart Risk, and Scientists May Know Why
TUESDAY, Aug. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A daily hamburger might raise the risk of developing heart disease, but not necessarily for the reasons people often think, new research suggests.The study of nearly 4,000 older Americans found what many have …
Learn MorePot Users Are Less Prone to Sinus Problems
MONDAY, Aug. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Could smoking pot somehow help keep sinus problems at bay?It’s possible, suggests a new study that found people who use marijuana may experience fewer bouts of congestion, sneezing and sinus pain than their non…
Learn MoreKids With ADHD Have Differences in ‘Neural Flexibility,’ Brain Study Shows
FRIDAY, July 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Children with ADHD may have less flexibility in the brain circuitry that allows for seamless “multitasking,” a new study suggests.Research has shown that kids with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ofte…
Learn MoreMore Young Americans Are Dying of Heart Failure
THURSDAY, July 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A growing number of younger American adults are dying of heart failure, with Black Americans being the hardest-hit, a new study finds.Heart failure is a chronic condition in which the heart muscle cannot pum…
Learn MorePrehistoric People Drank Animal Milk, Despite Lactose Intolerance
WEDNESDAY, July 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Researchers have long suspected that humans evolved to tolerate dairy products in order to reap their health benefits. Now a new study refutes that idea.Around one-third of the world’s population possesses …
Learn MoreWant to Live Longer? Exercise Is Key, Study Confirms
TUESDAY, July 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Middle-aged people could add years to their lives just by getting off the couch and going for a walk every day — though it wouldn’t hurt to do even more, a large new study suggests.The researchers followed o…
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