Disparities Remain in Treatment, Outcomes for Myocardial Infarction
WEDNESDAY, July 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Despite overall improvements in treatment and outcomes for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and non-STEMI (NSTEMI), disparities persist in treatment and outcomes, according to a study publi…
Learn MoreLong-Term Air Pollution Exposure Tied to Multimorbidity Clusters
WEDNESDAY, July 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Higher cumulative exposure to air pollution is associated with increased risks for multimorbidity patterns in older adults, according to a study published online June 29 in PLOS Global Public Health.Kai Hu, …
Learn MoreIn 3 Percent of Couples, Both Parents Experience Postpartum Depression
WEDNESDAY, July 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Up to 3.18 percent of couples — both mothers and fathers — experience perinatal depression, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published online June 24 in JAMA Network Open.Kara L. Smythe, …
Learn MoreGlaucoma Not Linked to Change in Cognitive Function
WEDNESDAY, July 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Prevalent and incident glaucoma seem not to be associated with changes in cognitive function, according to a study published online June 22 in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.Ajay Kolli, M.D.,…
Learn MoreAHA News: Family’s Hereditary Heart Condition Discovered After Her Father and Two Sisters Died Young
WEDNESDAY, July 6, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — DeAnn Bartram was 16 when her father felt like he had a virus he couldn’t shake.Doctors said he had cardiomyopathy, a condition where the heart muscle can thicken, interfering with normal bl…
Learn MoreYou Can Take Too Much Vitamin D — One Man Found Out the Hard Way
WEDNESDAY, July 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Vitamin D supplements are often touted for their health benefits, from boosting the immune system to guarding against cancer. But as one British man found out, it is possible to get too much of a good thing….
Learn MoreAbout 1 in 7 U.S. Kindergarten Kids Now Obese
WEDNESDAY, July 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Despite reports that rates of childhood obesity are decreasing, kids seem to be packing on pounds at younger ages.In 1998, just under 73% of children entering kindergarten in 1998 had a normal body mass inde…
Learn MoreFDA Temporarily Suspends Ban on Juul E-Cigarettes
WEDNESDAY, July 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday temporarily suspended its ban on e-cigarettes sold by Juul Labs while the company while appeals the agency’s action.The FDA Center for Tobacco Products wrote …
Learn MoreTeens Have Triple the Odds of Misusing Marijuana Compared to Adults
WEDNESDAY, July 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In yet another report that illustrates the dangers pot poses to the young, developing brain, a new British study finds teenagers are much more likely than adults to develop an addiction to marijuana.”We foun…
Learn MoreAge Big Factor in COVID Vaccine Views
WEDNESDAY, July 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Your age may play a huge role in whether you’ll decide to get a COVID vaccine, new research finds.Though vaccine hesitancy due to personal politics has drawn a lot of media attention, a University of Georgia…
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