Nighttime Hot Spring Bathing May Decrease Prevalence of HTN in Older Adults
THURSDAY, Jan. 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Regular nighttime hot spring bathing may prevent hypertension in older adults, according to a Japanese study recently published in Scientific Reports.Satoshi Yamasaki, M.D., Ph.D., from the Kyushu University …
Learn MorePhysical Activity May Cut Depressive Symptoms in Children, Teens
THURSDAY, Jan. 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Physical activity interventions may reduce depressive symptoms in children and adolescents, according to a review published online Jan. 3 in JAMA Pediatrics.Francesco Recchia, from the University of Hong Kong…
Learn MoreSocial Work Staffing May Increase Access, Use of Palliative Care
THURSDAY, Jan. 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There are significant increases in use of palliative care for recently hospitalized veterans when primary care teams have additional social work staffing, according to a study published online Jan. 4 in JAMA …
Learn MoreProcrastination in Adolescents Tied to Poorer Self-Reported Health Outcomes
THURSDAY, Jan. 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Procrastination is associated with subsequent poorer self-reported health outcomes in university students, according to a study published online Jan. 4 in JAMA Network Open.Fred Johansson, from Sophiahemmet H…
Learn MoreMedical, Surgical Abortions Are Very Safe: Review
THURSDAY, Jan. 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling last June, many feared that abortion bans would jeopardize the health of pregnant women.Several months later, a conservative group known …
Learn MoreEnd of Roe v. Wade May Have More Women Opting for Permanent Contraception
THURSDAY, Jan. 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Jasmine Quezada, a Los Angeles tax accountant, says she has known since age 10 she never wanted to be a mother.“I never thought parenthood was for me and that was no secret to my family or my friends,” Quezad…
Learn MoreBe Aggressive With Initial Brain Tumor Surgery to Boost Survival: Study
THURSDAY, Jan. 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Researchers studying patients with low-grade, slow-growing brain tumors have found that more aggressive surgery may extend survival. The trick to treating low-grade gliomas is to remove as much of them as poss…
Learn MoreHow a ‘Dry January’ Could Help Your Health
THURSDAY, Jan. 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Having a “dry January,” or giving up alcohol for the first month of the year, is a trend. And it’s not a bad idea, according to a drug and alcohol rehab counselor with Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. Not consuming …
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