AAN: Higher Fitness Level Tied to Lower Alzheimer Disease Risk
MONDAY, Feb. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is inversely associated with the risk for incident Alzheimer disease and related disorders (ADRD), according to a study scheduled for presentation at the upcoming annual meeting…
Learn MoreGenetic Analysis Suggests BMI, Kidney Disease Link in T2DM
MONDAY, Feb. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For individuals with type 2 diabetes, higher body mass index (BMI) appears to be causally associated with an increased risk for diabetic nephropathy (DN), according to a study published online Feb. 22 in the J…
Learn MoreStructured CRC Screening May Help Cut Health Disparities by Race
MONDAY, Feb. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Equitable delivery of effective strategies across the screening continuum can increase screening rates and reduce colorectal cancer-related mortality among Black and White individuals, according to a letter to…
Learn MoreSodium-Containing Acetaminophen May Raise Risk for CVD
MONDAY, Feb. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For individuals with or without hypertension, initiation of sodium-containing acetaminophen is associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a study published online Feb. 23 …
Learn MoreSystemic Anticancer Treatment Not Tied to Higher COVID-19 Mortality
MONDAY, Feb. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Cancer patients actively receiving systemic anticancer treatment (SACT) who become infected with COVID-19 do not experience higher COVID-19 mortality, according to a study published online Feb. 21 in JAMA Netw…
Learn MoreStaying Fit May Keep Alzheimer’s at Bay
MONDAY, Feb. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If there was something you could do to ward off Alzheimer’s disease, would you do it?If so, a new study has a suggestion: Get moving.Participants who were most physically fit were 33% less likely to develop Al…
Learn MoreAsymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infection Seems to Be Less Common
MONDAY, Feb. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Completely asymptomatic severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection seems to be less common than has been reported, according to a study published online Feb. 14 in Open Forum Infect…
Learn MoreAHA News: Retiree Doesn’t Let Heart Issues Slow Him Down
MONDAY, Feb. 28, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — A few months before the pandemic, Chris Mathews was 20 miles into a 32-mile ride with his bicycle club when he lost all strength in his legs and body.Chris, then 72, moved over and signaled fo…
Learn MoreChildren, Adults Can Transmit SARS-CoV-2 to Household Contacts
MONDAY, Feb. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Children and adults within a household can transmit and are susceptible to infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), according to a study published online Feb. 23 in Pediatri…
Learn MoreVaccine Rollout Linked to Drop in Severe COVID-19 in Dialysis Patients
MONDAY, Feb. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The incidence of severe COVID-19 infections was lower than expected among dialysis patients from the beginning of vaccine rollout; and antibody titers against the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein decrease substantiall…
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