Getting Rehab at Home After Heart Attack Can Extend Lives
WEDNESDAY, March 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — After a heart attack, home rehab can literally be a lifesaver, a new study finds. Taking part in a home-based cardiac rehabilitation program lowered the risk of dying from heart complications by 36% within …
Learn MoreDaily Marijuana Use Now Linked to Heart Risks
MONDAY, Feb. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New research suggests that smoking weed is far from benign: Toking every day might raise your odds of heart disease.The increased risk is not insignificant. Daily marijuana users are about one-third more likel…
Learn MoreAir Pollution May Create U.S. ‘Hot Spots’ for Parkinson’s Risk
FRIDAY, Feb. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — People living in heavily polluted areas of the United States may be more vulnerable to Parkinson’s disease, a new study suggests. Specifically, the culprit is a type of air pollution called fine particulate ma…
Learn MoreLifelong Bachelors Fare Worse When Heart Failure Strikes
THURSDAY, Feb. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When heart failure strikes, being a lifelong bachelor may mean you might die sooner than women or previously married men diagnosed with the same condition, a new study suggests. Lifetime marital history appe…
Learn MoreKids Born After Elective Induced Labor Performed Worse in School: Study
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — You’re 38 weeks pregnant and so uncomfortable you can barely move, so you ask your doctor if labor can be induced early.That’s not necessarily a good idea, according to new research that found children born…
Learn MoreU.S. Deaths Involving Meth Are Skyrocketing, Fentanyl a Big Factor
TUESDAY, Feb. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Deaths from methamphetamine among Americans increased 50-fold between 1999 and 2021, a chilling new study reports.Most of these deaths also involved heroin or fentanyl, according to researchers.”The staggerin…
Learn MoreSwitch to Plant-Based Diet Could Boost Prostate Cancer Survival
THURSDAY, Feb. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Following a healthy plant-based diet after a diagnosis of prostate cancer may help prevent the disease from progressing or recurring, a new study suggests. Men who ate a diet rich in fruits, vegetables and w…
Learn MoreDelivering a Plus-Sized Baby Could Be Sign of Diabetes Risk
TUESDAY, Feb. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Women who give birth to bigger-than-average babies are susceptible to developing type 2 diabetes later in life, a new study suggests. Large-for-gestational age infants are defined as those weighing 8 pounds o…
Learn MoreWho Benefits Most From COVID Boosters? New Study Gives Answers
MONDAY, Feb. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 booster shots appear to benefit folks 50 and older but less so for younger people, a new study suggests.For the study, researchers ran a statistical analysis using death rates from COVID, and looked a…
Learn MoreToddlers’ Attention to ‘Motherese’ Could Give Clues to Autism
THURSDAY, Feb. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Some toddlers who don’t interact with their parents may have early signs of autism, a new study suggests.Researchers showed kids between 12 and 48 months of age “split-screen” moving images, then used eye tra…
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