Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation Cuts Risk for Dementia, Death
FRIDAY, Aug. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), those undergoing catheter ablation have a lower risk for incident dementia and mortality, according to a study published online Aug. 23 in the Journal of the American…
Learn MoreMost Fish Oil Supplement Labels Make Health Benefit Claims
FRIDAY, Aug. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The majority of fish oil supplement labels make health claims and vary significantly in the recommended daily dosage, according to a study published online Aug. 23 in JAMA Cardiology.Joanna N. Assadourian, fro…
Learn MoreResidents Trained During First Wave of Pandemic Experienced Less PTSD
FRIDAY, Aug. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — First-year residents training during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic were significantly less likely to screen positive for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) versus residents training before the pand…
Learn MoreESC: Bystander Defibrillation Improves Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Survival
FRIDAY, Aug. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Regardless of emergency medical service (EMS) response time (15 minutes: RR, 1.98).“The findings indicate that when resources are limited, defibrillators should be located in areas where ambulance response tim…
Learn MoreAdult Education Classes Could Be a Buffer Against Alzheimer’s
FRIDAY, Aug. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Older people who take adult education classes may lower their risk for dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, Japanese research suggests.Middle-aged folks and older people in adult education classes had a 19…
Learn MoreUpdated COVID Vaccines Will Roll Out Mid-September, Officials Say
FRIDAY, Aug. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New COVID-19 booster shots, reworked to target variants circulating now, could be available by mid-September.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to approve them in a few weeks, CNN reported, citi…
Learn MorePrenatal Lifestyle Interventions Improve Child Neurodevelopmental Outcomes
FRIDAY, Aug. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Maternal structured lifestyle interventions during pregnancy based on a Mediterranean diet or mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) improve child neurodevelopmental outcomes at age 2 years, according to a …
Learn MoreShift Work Tied to Negative Impact on Cognitive Functioning
FRIDAY, Aug. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Shift work may negatively impact cognitive functioning in middle-aged and older adults, according to a study published online Aug. 23 in PLOS ONE.Durdana Khan, Ph.D., from York University in Toronto, and colle…
Learn MoreBus Drivers Faced High Risk of Severe COVID-19
FRIDAY, Aug. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — People working in certain jobs had greater risk of being hospitalized for COVID-19, even in the later stages of the pandemic, researchers report. Bus drivers rank high on that list, with double the risk of bei…
Learn MoreAHA News: Here’s the Latest on Dietary Cholesterol and How It Fits In With a Healthy Diet
FRIDAY, Aug. 25, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — For more than half a century, scientists have debated the role of dietary cholesterol in a healthy diet. Because it was often associated with saturated fat, limiting dietary cholesterol – espe…
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