THURSDAY, Feb. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- In men and women, age-related accumulation of visceral adipose tissue (VAT) is associated with lower muscle density, according to a study published online Dec. 22 in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and...
THURSDAY, Feb. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with primary lung neuroendocrine tumor (LNET), stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) is well tolerated and provides excellent locoregional control, according to a study published online Jan. 25 ...
THURSDAY, Feb. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Substantial declines were seen in the odds of activities of daily living (ADL) limitations and functional limitations (FLs) among older Americans from 2008 to 2017, according to a study published online Feb....
THURSDAY, Feb. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Use of diagnostic criteria for vestibular migraine (VM) combined with the area-under-the-curve ratio of the summating potentials and action potentials curves on electrocochleography (ECoG) is better for pred...
THURSDAY, Feb. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- All those images of beautiful-looking people on social media can deflate a young person's self-image, but there may be an easy fix: limiting time spent on TikTok, Instagram and the like.A new Canadian study ...
THURSDAY, Feb. 23, 2023 (American Heart Association News) -- One day last July, Mike Button settled into his home office, ready to start catching up on the backlog of things that had accumulated over his latest prolonged stretch away from work.In Apri...
THURSDAY, Feb. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- America’s health care workforce is under unprecedented strain, and leaders of the medical profession are scrambling to shore up doctors and nurses who are burning out in record numbers.Nearly two-thirds (63%...
THURSDAY, Feb. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Taking laxatives regularly to ease constipation may up your chances of developing dementia down the road, a new study suggests.This risk is even higher among folks who use multiple types of laxatives or osmo...
THURSDAY, Feb. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Having the lingering symptoms known as long COVID after a COVID-19 infection more than doubles the risk of developing new heart symptoms, according to new research. “COVID-19 is more than a simple respirator...
Could heavy laxative usage raise the odds for dementia? Using more than one type of laxative or using osmotic laxatives, which draw water into your stool, raised the risk even more, a new study found. Read moreAlmost two-thirds of U.S doctors, nurses ...
THURSDAY, Feb. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The United States saw a significant decline in the overall rate of heart attack-related deaths over the past 20 years, and the gap in the rate of heart attack deaths between white people and Black people nar...
THURSDAY, Feb. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Plant-based beverages that use oats, soy, almonds, cashews and other products instead of dairy can continue to call themselves milk. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration released new draft rules on Wednesday...
THURSDAY, Feb. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Regular exercise at some point in life is a key to better cognitive health in old age, researchers say. Starting sooner is better and sustaining it longer are, too.A new British study has found that exercisi...
THURSDAY, Feb. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Living closer to outdoor spaces and natural water may be better for your mental health, researchers say.A new study finds that close proximity to nature may reduce an older person’s risk for serious psycholo...
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Maternal infection, especially genital and urinary tract infections, during pregnancy are associated with an increased risk for childhood leukemia in offspring, according to a study published online Feb. 20...
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Behavioral signs correlate with treatment outcome, pain, and psychiatric comorbidities in patients with cervical radiculopathy, according to a study published online Feb. 15 in Mayo Clinical Proceedings.Ste...
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- There is an inverse relationship between alcohol consumption and disease activity in people with rheumatoid arthritis, according to a study published online Jan. 11 in Arthritis & Rheumatology.Lars Alfredss...
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Soon, the federal government will allow states to use Medicaid funds to treat prisoners for drug addiction and mental health services.In an announcement made during a visit to the Camden County Jail in New ...
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- On Wednesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned consumers to stop buying or using the Delsam Pharma Artificial Eye Ointment. The over-the-counter product is made by the same company that makes ey...
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A gene variant found almost exclusively among people of African descent appears to substantially raise the risk of Alzheimer's disease, a new study finds.The variant is in a gene called ApoE3, and it's appa...
LUNES, 20 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Usted está en el consultorio del médico, y el enfermero revisa su presión arterial como parte de la rutina. Pero sus niveles están altos, y el médico le ofrece algunos consejos, y quizá una receta de me...
LUNES, 20 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Quizá una vacuna contra la COVID-19 proteja a una persona no solo del virus, sugiere una investigación reciente.Unos investigadores de la Escuela de Medicina Icahn de Mount Sinai, en la ciudad de Nueva ...
LUNES, 20 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Una persona que observa un temblor apenas notable en una mano quizá esté siendo testigo de las primeras señales de la enfermedad de Parkinson.Esta afección progresiva afecta al sistema nervioso, según l...
MARTES, 21 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- La rata topo desnuda es inusual entre los mamíferos por muchos motivos, en particular porque estos roedores conservan la fertilidad a lo largo de toda su vida, que dura décadas.Los investigadores piens...
LUNES, 20 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Si tiene más de 40 años, el ejercicio regular quizá no solo lo mantenga en buena forma, sino que también podría mantenerlo fuera del hospital, sugiere un nuevo estudio de gran tamaño.Los investigadores ...
MARTES, 21 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Las personas que experimentan ansiedad y depresión meses después de un caso leve de COVID-19 podrían tener cambios que afectan a la estructura y la función de su cerebro, informan unos investigadores b...
MARTES, 21 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Otra marca de fórmula infantil se enfrenta a una retirada.El fabricante de fórmula Reckitt retiró 145,000 latas de fórmula Enfamil ProSobee el lunes, debido a una posible contaminación cruzada con la b...
MARTES, 21 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Alrededor de un 44 por ciento de las escuelas intermedias y secundarias de EE. UU. cuentan con clubes estudiantiles que iluminan a temas que afectan a las vidas de los estudiantes LGBTQ+.Y una nueva in...
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- If you’re one of the millions of people with a pacemaker or an implantable defibrillator to help control abnormal heart rhythms, certain health-tracking devices may do more harm than good.Smartwatches, ring...