Enlarged Heart Tied to Worse Chronic Kidney Disease Outcomes
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The cardiothoracic ratio (CTR) has real-world prognostic value for chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published online Feb. 7 in Communications Medicine.Che-Yi Chou, from Asia University Hos…
Learn MoreKids Born After Elective Induced Labor Performed Worse in School: Study
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — You’re 38 weeks pregnant and so uncomfortable you can barely move, so you ask your doctor if labor can be induced early.That’s not necessarily a good idea, according to new research that found children born…
Learn MoreLipid Profiles Altered in People With Severe Mental Illness
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Lipid profiles are reproducibly altered in patients with severe mental disorders, according to a study published online Jan. 25 in JAMA Psychiatry.Anna Tkachev, Ph.D., from the Skolkovo Institute of Science…
Learn MoreEvidence Found of Causal Link for Multisite Chronic Pain and MS, RA
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Multisite chronic pain is causally associated with a higher risk for multiple sclerosis (MS) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but not with other autoimmune diseases (AIDs), according to a study published onli…
Learn MoreFootballers’ Concussion Symptom Burden Linked to Hypertension
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Concussion burden during the years of active American-style football (ASF) play is associated with postcareer hypertension, according to a research letter published online Feb. 7 in Circulation.Rachel Grash…
Learn MoreGenetic Risk Scores Tied to Psychiatric Diagnostic Trajectories
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Genetic risk factors for major depression (MD), bipolar disorder (BD), other nonaffective psychosis (ONAP), and schizophrenia are systematically associated with their diagnostic trajectories, according to a…
Learn MorePoor Oral Health Tied to Higher Risk for Meniere Disease
WEDNESDAY Feb. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Poor oral health may increase the incidence of Meniere disease, according to a study published in the January issue of the Journal of Personalized Medicine.Jung-Hyun Park, from Mokdong Hospital in Seoul, Sou…
Learn MoreMethotrexate Linked to Increased Risk for Skin Cancer
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Methotrexate is associated with an increased risk for skin cancer, with evidence of a dose-response pattern, according to a study published online Feb. 4 in the British Journal of Cancer.Sam Polesie, M.D., …
Learn MoreCertain Genetic Variant in Alzheimer Disease Linked to African Ancestry
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For individuals of African ancestry, the APOE ε3 R145C missense variant is associated with an increased risk for Alzheimer disease (AD), according to a study published in the Feb. 21 issue of the Journal of…
Learn MoreAHA News: Give Me a Beet: Why This Root Vegetable Should Be on Your Plate
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Meet the beet. Fans of “The Office” may know it as the mainstay of Schrute Farms. Others may have casually tossed them into conversation, remarking that someone has turned “beet red” from e…
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