Leg Artery Disease Can Lead to Amputation, But a Surgery May Help Prevent That
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Doctors know a lot about the best ways to treat heart attacks and strokes, but until now they really didn’t have this kind of information for peripheral artery disease (PAD).Affecting as many as 10 million p…
Learn MoreMost Americans Struggle to Get Good Sleep
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Nearly half of American adults are not getting the sleep they need, a new study shows. That sleep debt is being compounded for many by what researchers call social jet lag, which is the difference between a …
Learn More‘Healthier’ Furniture Without PFAS Toxins Brings Healthier Offices
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Equipping offices with “healthier” furnishings could reduce human exposure to risky PFAS chemicals, new research suggests.To look at indoor PFAS levels, a team led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Healt…
Learn MoreMore U.S. Teens Are Getting Heavily Addicted to Vaping
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — More American youth than ever are so addicted to e-cigarettes that they vape within 5 minutes of waking up in the morning, a new analysis shows.While that percentage was around just 1% in 2017, it increased …
Learn MoreDoctor’s Office Stress Test Could Gauge Your Heart Risk
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Evaluating a person’s psychological stress can be a good way to gauge their risk of heart and blood vessel disease, new research suggests.And a brief questionnaire could help with the assessment, the study f…
Learn MoreKidney Disease Is Tougher on Men Than Women, and Researchers Now Know Why
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Women tend to be better able than men to recover from kidney injury, but why?Apparently women have an advantage at the molecular level that protects them from a form of cell death that occurs in injured kidn…
Learn MoreHealth Highlights: Nov. 9, 2022
Leg artery disease can lead to amputation, but one surgery is best at preventing it. For many patients, bypass surgery is a better bet than minimally invasive endovascular therapy, new research revealed. Read moreMore U.S. teens are getting heavily ad…
Learn MoreContact Tracing Shows No Transmission From Index Monkeypox Case
TUESDAY, Nov. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — No secondary cases were observed in a large contact investigation in response to the first case of monkeypox virus (MPXV) infection in the United States. Results of the investigation were published online Nov….
Learn MoreOverall Cancer Mortality 18 Percent Higher in AI/AN Versus Whites
TUESDAY, Nov. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Overall cancer rates are 2 percent higher and cancer mortality is 18 percent higher for American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) individuals compared with White individuals, according to a report published onl…
Learn MoreE-Cigarette Use Gaining in Intensity Among U.S. Teens
TUESDAY, Nov. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There is increasing intensity of use of electronic cigarettes among U.S. teens, according to a study published online Nov. 7 in JAMA Network Open.Stanton Glantz, Ph.D. (retired), from San Francisco, and collea…
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