New Drug Could Ease Parkinson’s-Related Constipation
TUESDAY, Nov. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — An experimental drug may help people with Parkinson’s disease find relief from constant constipation — a common and troublesome feature of the disease.In a trial involving 150 people with Parkinson’s and chro…
Learn MoreTake the Mindful Way to Lower Blood Pressure
TUESDAY, Nov. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Mindfulness is a centuries-old practice that’s become trendy in recent years — and a new study now says it can help your heart health.Training in mindfulness can help people better manage their high blood pre…
Learn MoreScientists Use ‘Gentler’ Cell Transplants to Reverse Diabetes in Mice
TUESDAY, Nov. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Scientists have used a transplant procedure to apparently cure diabetes in lab mice, without the need for immune-suppressing drugs afterward.The success is a first step in developing a safer way to use cell tr…
Learn MoreNew Drug Helps Tame Uncontrolled High Blood Pressure
TUESDAY, Nov. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Some patients with high blood pressure can’t get it under control with standard medications, but a new study shows an experimental drug is up to the task of treating these tough-to-treat cases.Why do some folks…
Learn MoreOvary Removal Before Menopause Could Raise a Woman’s Odds for Parkinson’s
TUESDAY, Nov. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Women who have both ovaries removed before menopause may have a heightened risk of developing Parkinson’s disease years later, a new study suggests.Looking at decades of data on more than 5,000 women, research…
Learn MoreDementia Rate Declining Among Older Americans: Study
TUESDAY, Nov. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There’s good news for aging adults: Prevalence of dementia declined in the United States from 2000 to 2016, a new study reveals. In people ages 65 and up, prevalence of dementia dropped by 3.7 percentage poin…
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Ovary removal before menopause could raise a woman’s risk for Parkinson’s. In a study of 5,000 women, those who had both ovaries removed before age 43 were five times more likely to eventually be diagnosed with the disease. Read moreScientists use ‘g…
Learn MoreStudy Compares 2 Common Diuretics Used in Heart Failure
TUESDAY, Nov. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Patients with heart failure are often prescribed a diuretic or “water pill” to prevent fluid buildup. A new study has found that two often-prescribed medications work equally well at reducing deaths. “Given th…
Learn MoreTelemedicine’s Popularity Has Risen During Pandemic
TUESDAY, Nov. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Telemedicine became widespread during the pandemic, and that may have shifted patient views about using technology as way to communicate with their doctors, a new study suggests.Certain groups, including Black…
Learn MoreHeat Waves, No A/C: A Deadly Combo at Texas Prisons
TUESDAY, Nov. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Heat waves may be killing prisoners in Texas, according to an analysis that found far-higher-than-normal death rates in the state’s non-air-conditioned prisons.“The majority of Texas prisons do not have univer…
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