More Middle-Aged, Older Women Getting ‘Broken Heart’ Syndrome
MONDAY, Oct. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The number of Americans diagnosed with “broken heart” syndrome has steadily risen in the past 15 years — with the vast majority being women, a new study finds.The condition, which doctors call stress cardiomyo…
Learn MoreResearchers Find Better Way to Fight Breast Cancer That Has Spread to Brain
MONDAY, Oct. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Researchers may have found a noninvasive way to temporarily open the brain’s borders to allow tumor-fighting medication inside.By necessity, the brain is shielded by a layer of specialized cells called the blo…
Learn More‘Feel Good’ Hormone Won’t Help Ease Kids’ Autism, Study Finds
THURSDAY, Oct. 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Despite hints of promise from early research, a new clinical trial finds no evidence that kids with autism benefit from nasal sprays containing the “love” hormone oxytocin.Researchers called the findings dis…
Learn MoreAnother Study Suggests Too Much Fish Oil Could Trigger A-Fib
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A new study confirms that fish oil supplements may raise the risk of a common heart-rhythm disorder — particularly when doses top 1 gram per day.At issue are medications and supplements containing omega-3 …
Learn More‘Extreme Heat’ Days Have Tripled Since 1980s, and More Are Coming
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Urban dwellers around the globe are sweating through three times as many “extreme heat” days as their counterparts did in the 1980s, a new study suggests.The study is the latest to chart humans’ growing exp…
Learn MoreAnti-Nausea Drug May Boost Survival for Some Cancer Patients
TUESDAY, Oct. 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Patients who undergo surgery for certain types of cancer may have better short-term survival if they receive a particular anti-nausea drug, a preliminary study suggests.Among more than 74,000 patients who had…
Learn MoreCould an App Help Kids With Severe Ear Condition Avoid Surgery?
THURSDAY, Oct. 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A pair of special headphones plus a free app might help kids with hearing difficulty due to “glue ear,” a new, small study suggests.Glue ear is slang for a condition called otitis media with effusion (OME), w…
Learn MoreCOVID Hospitalizations Are Rising Among Unvaccinated Pregnant Women
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Since the rise of the Delta variant, one Texas hospital has seen a surge in severe COVID-19 among pregnant women — nearly all unvaccinated.Researchers at the Dallas hospital found that in late August and ear…
Learn MoreBlack Americans Still at Higher Risk for Heart Trouble
TUESDAY, Oct. 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Black Americans have been persistently hard-hit with heart disease risk factors for the past 20 years — and social issues like unemployment and low income account for a good deal of it, a new study finds.Cardi…
Learn MoreA Simple Way to Boost Kids’ Reading Skills?
FRIDAY, Oct. 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A small fix might make reading a bit easier for kids with dyslexia, as well as their classmates: Increasing the amount of space between printed letters.That’s the finding of a small study that tested the effect…
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