MONDAY, July 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- People looking to stay mentally sharp as they age might want to swap out margarine for olive oil, a preliminary study suggests.The study, of more than 90,000 U.S. health professionals, found that olive oil lov...
MONDAY, July 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- People looking to stay mentally sharp as they age might want to swap out margarine for olive oil, a preliminary study suggests.The study, of more than 90,000 U.S. health professionals, found that olive oil lov...
MONDAY, July 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Tornado damage to a Pfizer drug-making plant in North Carolina is unlikely to trigger drug shortages across the country, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says. "We do not expect there to be any immediate ...
MONDAY, July 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- People taking antiretroviral therapy to treat HIV who have low but detectable virus levels have almost zero risk of transmitting the virus to others, according to a new research review.Researchers looked at ei...
MONDAY, July 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Restricting eating to certain times -- a regimen known as intermittent fasting -- may be the best way to help people with type 2 diabetes lose weight.Researchers found that people with type 2 diabetes who ate ...
MONDAY, July 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Eight healthy habits could add years to your life.A new study of more than 700,000 U.S. veterans breaks down the habits that when adopted by middle age, can help someone live substantially longer than folks wh...
MONDAY, July 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- You’ve likely heard that "you are what you eat,” but a new study suggests what you eat also has something to do with who you are — genetically speaking.Researchers have identified nearly 500 genes that appear ...
SUNDAY, July 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- When it comes to pregnancy and caffeinated drinks, less is best, says an expert, warning women to avoid energy drinks in particular.“Energy drinks contain varying amounts of caffeine, so check nutrition labels...
SATURDAY, July 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- It’s hot out there. If you’re working out outdoors this summer, take precautions.“If you plan to exercise in the heat, know your fitness level, take frequent breaks, wear proper clothing, wear sunscreen, avo...
FRIDAY, July 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Overall, 16.2 percent of the pediatric population experience one or more persistent symptoms at least three months after COVID-19, according to a review published online July 21 in Pediatrics.Li Jiang, M.D., M...
FRIDAY, July 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Both paternal and maternal psychiatric history are associated with an increased risk for preterm birth (PTB), according to a study published online July 20 in PLOS Medicine. Weiyao Yin, M.D., Ph.D., from...
FRIDAY, July 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Prostate cancer information delivered by video is considered more trustworthy when delivered by a physician versus a patient, according to a study published online July 19 in JAMA Network Open.Stacy Loeb, M.D....
FRIDAY, July 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Private equity ownership of health care operations is associated with increases in costs to patients and decreases in quality of care, according to a review published online July 19 in The BMJ.Alexander Borsa,...
FRIDAY, July 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- People whose access to health care was disrupted during the COVID-19 pandemic have an increased risk for an avoidable hospital admission, according to a study published online July 19 in The BMJ.Mark A. Green,...
FRIDAY, July 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Only 43 percent of parents say they have a patient portal to communicate with their child's health care provider, according to the results of a survey released by the C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Po...
FRIDAY, July 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) – In the two decades since the opioid epidemic took off, the addiction crisis has claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans.Now, new research points to another grim outgrowth of the crisis on Americ...
FRIDAY, July 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- About 11% of young adults in the United States now actively use electronic cigarettes, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says in a new report.The report, from CDC's National Center for Health...
JUEVES, 20 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Es raro que una persona con VIH entre en remisión y se considere "curada", pero un hombre europeo podría ser la sexta persona que lo logra. El hombre, que recibió un diagnóstico inicial de VIH en 1990, h...
JUEVES, 20 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- La necesidad de aumentar la diversidad racial entre los proveedores de atención de la salud de EE. UU. es importante por muchos motivos. Entre ellos, es más probable que los pacientes negros les crean a ...
JUEVES, 20 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Investigadores de todo el mundo trabajan para desentrañar los mecanismos subyacentes de la enfermedad de Alzheimer y otras formas de demencia. Ahora, un nuevo estudio apunta a lo que se conoce como infla...
JUEVES, 20 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Cada semana, un grupo de bailarines se reúne en Chicago. Juntos, siguen una serie de movimientos con las indicaciones de una profesora de baile. Flexionan, se extienden y apuntan mientras Carly Liegel, c...
JUEVES, 20 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A medida que las personas mayores comienzan a perder algunas de sus capacidades mentales, el ejercicio regular podría ralentizar la progresión a la demencia, indica un nuevo estudio. Con cinco meses de a...
JUEVES, 20 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Alrededor de 795,000 estadounidenses mueren o quedan con una discapacidad permanente cada año debido a afecciones médicas mal diagnosticadas. Un nuevo análisis, dirigido por expertos de Johns Hopkins Med...
JUEVES, 20 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Si no puede evitar morderse las uñas, rascarse la piel o arrancarse el cabello, sobre todo cuando está estresado, puede probar algo que quizá funcione. En lugar de morder, rascar o arrancar, simplemente ...
JUEVES, 20 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Cada día, millones de personas deben tomar una o más pastillas para controlar su presión arterial y reducir el riesgo de ataque cardiaco o accidente cerebrovascular (ACV), pero si una nueva investigación...
FRIDAY, July 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- In 2021, 4.5 percent of U.S. adults were electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) users, according to a July data brief published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Health St...
FRIDAY, July 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- In 2021, 4.5 percent of U.S. adults were electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) users, according to a July data brief published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Health St...
FRIDAY, July 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Socioeconomic status and insurance explain a considerable proportion of the inequity in cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality among Black versus White cancer survivors, according to a study published online J...
FRIDAY, July 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Socioeconomic status and insurance explain a considerable proportion of the inequity in cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality among Black versus White cancer survivors, according to a study published online J...
FRIDAY, July 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- In a report from the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines, published online July 20 in Circulation and in the Journal of the American Colleg...