Walking Intervention Can Lower BP in Sedentary Older Adults
TUESDAY, Oct. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A lifestyle walking intervention can reduce blood pressure in sedentary older adults with hypertension, according to a study published online July 27 in the Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease.E…
Learn MoreShorter Courses of Radiotherapy Increasingly Used for Prostate Cancer
TUESDAY, Oct. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — From 2004 to 2020, there was an increase in the use of shorter radiotherapy (RT) courses (hypofractionation) for prostate cancer, according to a brief report published online Oct. 5 in JAMA Oncology.James B. …
Learn MoreTeen Surgery-Linked Opioid Prescription Rates Stable From 2015 to 2020
TUESDAY, Oct. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For U.S. adolescents, there was a decrease in opioid prescription rates from 2015 to 2020 for nonsurgical indications, but opioid prescription rates associated with surgery remained stable, according to a res…
Learn MoreTreatment Strategy Helps People With Advanced Bladder Cancer Retain the Organ
TUESDAY, Oct. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — “Listen, I’m not a Pollyanna,” New Yorker David Cabelis makes clear. “I’m a cab driver.”“But I was diagnosed with this cancer,” the 72-year old said. “Bladder cancer, that’s what I had, and then I had this tr…
Learn MoreCOVID Might Raise Odds for Immune Disorders Like Crohn’s, Alopecia
TUESDAY, Oct. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In rare cases, some patients may develop an autoimmune disease following a bout of COVID, Korean researchers report. Conditions such as alopecia (hair loss), psoriasis, vitiligo (white skin patches), vasculit…
Learn MoreAI Tool Similar to Radiologists for Interpreting Chest Radiographs
TUESDAY, Oct. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An artificial intelligence (AI) tool for interpreting chest radiographs produces reports that are not significantly different from those of radiologists, according to a study published online Oct. 5 in JAMA N…
Learn MoreScreening in Emergency Department Could ID Previously Unrecognized Diabetes
TUESDAY, Oct. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Screening for type 2 diabetes (T2D) or prediabetes in emergency departments could identify previously undiagnosed cases, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for th…
Learn MoreRunaway Global Warming Will Make Some Areas Too Hot for Human Life
TUESDAY, Oct. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The signs of climate change are everywhere, from raging wildfires to flash flooding to soaring temperatures. Now, a new study warns that things could get worse, with scientists reporting that even small incre…
Learn MoreLead Poisoning: What It Is, Symptoms, Health Effects & Treatment
Most people think of young children eating chipped paint off old windowsills when they think of lead poisoning, but many adults can be exposed to the harmful heavy metal in their workplace.Approximately 1 million people die each year due to lead poiso…
Learn MoreExperimental Drug Could Rein in Epilepsy Seizures
TUESDAY, Oct. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For people with tough-to-treat epilepsy, seizures can be both frightening and dangerous, but a new experimental pill may bring significant relief to over one-third of them.Dubbed XEN1101, the new drug reduced…
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