Author: Steven Reinberg

Estrogen, Testosterone Deficiencies May Raise Risk of Rotator Cuff Tears

TUESDAY, April 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Lower levels of sex hormones might be tied to tears of the shoulder’s rotator cuff in men and women, a new study suggests.Among women with low levels of estrogen, researchers found the odds of a rotator cuf…

Threatening Eye Condition Rare After COVID Infection

FRIDAY, April 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — As doctors learn more about COVID-19 infection, they are finding that in rare cases, it appears tied to a disturbing eye condition.Retinal vein occlusion is a blockage of the small veins that carry blood away…

Live Healthy, Live Longer Without Dementia

THURSDAY, April 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Staving off Alzheimer’s disease might just take a healthy diet, exercise and an active mind, a new study suggests.Women and men who follow a healthy lifestyle live longer — and longer without Alzheimer’s or…

U.S. STD Cases Spiked During Pandemic

TUESDAY, April 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Even as the COVID-19 pandemic kept people isolated at home, sexually transmitted disease (STDs) cases increased across the United States.Although cases fell in the pandemic’s early months, infections rose a…

Pandemic Brought Surge in Fatal Drug Overdoses in U.S. Teens

TUESDAY, April 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Drug overdose deaths among America’s teens have skyrocketed during the pandemic, and not because drug use is more common, researchers report.In 2020, overdose deaths among adolescents nearly doubled, compare…

STDs May Be More Common Than Thought Among U.S. High School Kids

MONDAY, April 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Too few sexually active teens are getting tested for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), according to a new report by U.S. health officials.In all, just 20% of sexually active high school students said they…

Could Antibiotic-Resistant Germs Be Passed Between You & Your Pet?

WEDNESDAY, April 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Humans and their pets tend to share a tight bond, but they may also share antibiotic-resistant bacteria, new research shows.Even worse for humans is the fact that these bacteria may contain antibiotic-resis…

Does Cutting Back on Salt Help Folks Battling Heart Failure?

TUESDAY, April 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If you have heart failure, there’s good news and bad news on how much it would help you to cut back on salt.New research finds that while it doesn’t prevent death or hospitalization among patients, it does ap…

Never Too Late: Starting Exercise in 70s Can Help the Heart

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Bong Use at Home Quickly Fills Air With Toxins

THURSDAY, March 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Smoking pot through a bong doesn’t protect the nonsmokers in the room from the dangers of secondhand smoke, a new study warns.Bongs have been touted as a safe way to protect nonsmokers from secondhand marij…