‘Holiday Heart’: Heart Attacks Spike in Last 2 Weeks of December
MONDAY, Dec. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The holiday season is filled with to-do lists, but one should rise to the top: Take care of your heart.Whether from stress, cold weather or falling out of good habits in terms of eating, sleeping and drinking,…
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Another Mediterranean diet bonus: Healthier sperm, better fertility. Add better chances of conceiving a baby to the list of health benefits linked to the heart-healthy regimen, scientists say. Read moreMany U.S. women must travel far to get a mammogra…
Learn MoreAnother Trial Finds No Benefit From Ivermectin for COVID Symptoms
MONDAY, Dec. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A new study throws what may be the final bucket of cold water on the idea of ivermectin as a treatment for COVID-19.”There was no significant benefit in our primary endpoint of resolution of symptoms in mild-t…
Learn MoreVitamin D May Help Maintain Muscle as You Age
MONDAY, Dec. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — One way to maintain muscle strength with age: Get enough vitamin D.Researchers in Brazil and the United Kingdom found that older folks who were deficient in the vitamin increased their risk of losing muscle st…
Learn MoreRace Could Affect Outcomes in Head-and-Neck Cancers
MONDAY, Dec. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Black patients with head-and-neck cancers have twice the death rates of white patients, and a new study suggests race itself underlies those differences.“What is unique about our study is it strongly supports …
Learn MoreUnderstanding Premature Ejaculation
TUESDAY, Feb. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — It’s a worry for every man: While in the throes of passion, he experiences premature ejaculation.”Premature ejaculation is the most common male sexual disorder,” Waguih IsHak, a psychiatry professor at Cedars…
Learn MorePeyronie’s Disease: What It Is, Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
THURSDAY, June 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Many men have likely never heard of Peyronie’s disease, but they might want to brush up on this condition because it causes the penis to curve abnormally during an erection.Peyronie’s disease typically affect…
Learn MoreVulvodynia: What It Is, Symptoms, Treatment & More
MONDAY, Feb. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For reasons that can’t always be explained, some women experience pain in their external genital area.Called vulvodynia, this term encompasses everything from localized pain at a specific spot, such as on the …
Learn MoreVaginal Dryness: What It Is, Symptoms, Treatment & More
WEDNESDAY, Feb, 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Vaginal dryness. It happens to most postmenopausal women, but few talk about it and even fewer get treated for it.Vaginal dryness is a painful condition that occurs when the lining of the vagina does not pro…
Learn MorePelvic Inflammatory Disease: Prevention and Treatment
What is pelvic inflammatory disease?Pelvic inflammatory disease, or PID, is a serious infection of a woman’s reproductive system. Every year it’s contracted by about a million women in the United States. The disease is most likely to harm your Fallopi…
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