State Lotteries Didn’t Help Boost Vaccination Rates
FRIDAY, Oct. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A shot at winning $1 million did nothing to budge the number of people who got the COVID-19 jab.According to a new study, lotteries in 19 states designed to encourage people to get vaccinated for COVID-19 did …
Learn MoreOne-Third of Americans With Arthritis Get No Exercise
THURSDAY, Oct. 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Many American arthritis sufferers aren’t getting any exercise despite its benefits for reducing pain and improving their quality of life, new research shows.Sixty-seven percent of U.S. adults with arthritis …
Learn MoreMen, Women Behaved Differently During Pandemic Lockdowns
TUESDAY, Oct. 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) — How do men and women respond to a crisis?A look at their behavior during the first COVID-19 lockdown in 2020 offers a clue: Women flocked to their phones for long conversations with a few trusted contacts. Me…
Learn MoreSymptomatic COVID Could Bring on Emergency Delivery in Pregnant Women
MONDAY, Oct. 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Pregnant women suffering from COVID-19 with symptoms are more likely to experience complications that call for an emergency delivery, a new study suggests.On top of facing a slightly higher risk for needing an…
Learn MoreCould Too Little Iron Boost Your Risk for Heart Disease?
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Iron is vital to health, and too little in your diet might lead to heart disease, European researchers report.They said about 1 in 10 new cases of heart disease in middle-aged people might be prevented if th…
Learn MoreDepression in Early Life May Up Dementia Risk Later
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Happy young adults may be somewhat protected from dementia, but the reverse may be true, too: If you’re a depressed young adult, your odds for dementia rise, a new study suggests. “Generally, we found that t…
Learn More1 in 10 People Have Gastro Issues After a Meal
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) — If you often have a stomachache after eating, you’re not alone, a new survey finds. One in 10 people experience frequent meal-related pain.This includes 13% of women and 9% of men, and is most common in 18- …
Learn MoreStatins: Good for the Heart, Maybe Not So Good for Diabetes
TUESDAY, Oct. 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Statins are proven to lower cholesterol, but they may also come with a downside for patients with diabetes: A new study finds they may make the blood sugar disease worse.Researchers found that among those taki…
Learn MoreMany Americans May Quit, Change Jobs Due to Pandemic Stress: Survey
TUESDAY, Oct. 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The pressures of the pandemic have dramatically altered the American workplace, and now a new survey shows that many folks who have struggled with low salaries, long hours and lack of opportunity plan to chang…
Learn MoreMinorities Bore the Brunt of U.S. COVID Deaths: Study
TUESDAY, Oct. 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has hit minority groups in the United States hard, with significantly more deaths among Black and Hispanic Americans compared with white and Asian Americans, a new study finds….
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