Cancer Risk Lower With Less Meat Consumption
TUESDAY, March 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Eating meat five times or less per week is associated with a lower overall cancer risk, according to a study published online Feb. 24 in BMC Medicine.Cody Z. Watling, from University of Oxford in the United K…
Learn MoreOne in Six Older Patients Have Reoperation for Hernia Recurrence
TUESDAY, March 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — One in six older patients having hernia surgery undergo reoperation for recurrence within 10 years, according to a research letter published in the March 1 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Associa…
Learn MoreExercise May Lower Clotting Risk in Patients With NASH
TUESDAY, March 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Exercise may help patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) reduce their risk for developing blood clots, according to a study recently published in Hepatology.Jonathan G. Stine, M.D., from Pennsylvan…
Learn MoreTroponin Levels and Mortality After Cardiac Surgery Examined
TUESDAY, March 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients undergoing cardiac surgery, the lowest threshold values of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I associated with increased rates of death from any cause and major vascular complications at 30 days …
Learn MoreClinical Decision Support May Aid CV Health in Mental Illness
TUESDAY, March 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with serious mental illness (SMI), a clinical decision support (CDS) system aimed at primary care clinicians may modestly reduce the rate of increase in total modifiable cardiovascular (CV) risk,…
Learn MoreAdverse Childhood Experiences Linked to Migraine in Adolescence
TUESDAY, March 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are associated with migraine onset in adolescence, according to a study published online Feb. 5 in Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain.Using data from the National…
Learn MoreMigraine More Prevalent in Women With Endometriosis
TUESDAY, March 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Women with endometriosis more often have migraine, especially those with endometriosis and co-occurring adenomyosis, according to a study published online Jan. 24 in Frontiers in Endocrinology.Yingchen Wu, fr…
Learn MoreMean Monthly BP Increased Among U.S. Adults During COVID-19
MONDAY, March 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Among adults in the United States, mean monthly blood pressure (BP) increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published in the May issue of the American Heart Journal.Nishant P. Shah, M.D., …
Learn MoreEmployment at Skilled Nursing Facilities Declined During COVID-19
MONDAY, March 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There were considerable declines in employment at skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) during 2020 and 2021, which were positively associated with the severity of COVID-19 burden, according to a research letter p…
Learn MoreAmerican Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, Feb. 25 to 28
The annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology was held from Feb. 25 to 28 in Phoenix and attracted participants from around the world, including clinicians, academicians, allied health professionals, and others interested…
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