Disease Burden of Ischemic Stroke Predicted to Continue Increasing
FRIDAY, May 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The disease burden of ischemic stroke increased from 1990 to 2019 and is predicted to continue increasing, according to a study published online May 17 in Neurology.Jiahui Fan, from the Shanghai Fourth People’s…
Learn MorePoor Verbal Memory Tied to Psychiatric Hospitalization With Affective Disorders
FRIDAY, May 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Poor verbal memory increases the risk for psychiatric hospitalization among individuals with affective disorders, according to a study published in the April issue of eClinicalMedicine.Anjali Sankar, Ph.D., fro…
Learn MoreDigestive Disease Week, May 6-9
Digestive Disease Week, the annual meeting sponsored by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, American Gastroenterological Association, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, and Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tra…
Learn MoreAllopurinol May Cut Risk for Neurodegenerative Diseases
FRIDAY, May 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Xanthine dehydrogenase/oxidase blockers may reduce the risk for neurodegenerative diseases, according to a study published online May 17 in PLOS ONE.Yizhe Song, from the Washington University School of Medicine…
Learn MoreChronic Pain Poses High Disease Burden in U.S. Adult Population
FRIDAY, May 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The incidence of chronic pain is high among U.S. adults compared with other chronic diseases and conditions, including diabetes, depression, and hypertension, according to a study published online May 16 in JAM…
Learn MoreSex Differences Seen in Cognitive Impairment for Tardive Dyskinesia in Schizophrenia
FRIDAY, May 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For schizophrenia patients with tardive dyskinesia (TD), there may be sex differences in cognitive impairment, with a protective effect suggested by female gender, according to a study published in the May issu…
Learn MoreAHA News: The Brain Isn’t the Only Place a Stroke Can Occur
FRIDAY, May 19, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Sudden, painless loss of vision. Burning back pain. Achy legs. Incontinence.People might not recognize these as signs of a stroke, because some are not the symptoms of a stroke in the brain, wh…
Learn MoreHysterectomy: What It Is, Side Effects & Recovery
FRIDAY, May 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Hysterectomy is the second most common surgery for women in their reproductive years, right after cesarean section.Nearly 68% of these surgeries are done to address non-cancerous conditions such as abnormal ute…
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