Enlarged Heart Tied to Worse Chronic Kidney Disease Outcomes
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The cardiothoracic ratio (CTR) has real-world prognostic value for chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published online Feb. 7 in Communications Medicine.Che-Yi Chou, from Asia University Hos…
Learn MoreMethotrexate Linked to Increased Risk for Skin Cancer
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Methotrexate is associated with an increased risk for skin cancer, with evidence of a dose-response pattern, according to a study published online Feb. 4 in the British Journal of Cancer.Sam Polesie, M.D., …
Learn MoreAlcohol Might Speed Alzheimer’s Progress in Brain, Animal Study Suggests
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Even modest drinking can speed up the loss of brain cells and formation of the plaques that are a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease, research in mice shows.These plaques are an accumulation of toxic proteins….
Learn More21 Genes Could Link Midlife Obesity & Alzheimer’s Risk
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new study links obesity with 21 Alzheimer’s disease-related genes.This may help explain why Alzheimer’s is often more frequent among adults who experienced obesity in midlife, according to researchers at …
Learn MoreSurvival Lower for Children With Leukemia Living on Texas-Mexico Border
TUESDAY, Feb. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), but not those with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), living along the Texas-Mexico border is associated with inferior survival, according to a study published…
Learn MorePoll Reveals Many Parents Too Quick to Give Fever Meds to Children
TUESDAY, Feb. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new poll from Michigan Medicine showed that about one-third of parents reach for fever-reducing medicines too quickly.”Some parents may immediately rush to give their kids medicine, but it’s often better to…
Learn MoreU.S. Deaths Involving Meth Are Skyrocketing, Fentanyl a Big Factor
TUESDAY, Feb. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Deaths from methamphetamine among Americans increased 50-fold between 1999 and 2021, a chilling new study reports.Most of these deaths also involved heroin or fentanyl, according to researchers.”The staggerin…
Learn MoreSkin Sensitivity Can ID Responders to Galcanezumab for Migraine Prevention
TUESDAY, Feb. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The presence or absence of nonictal allodynia can be used to identify migraine sufferers who will likely respond to galcanezumab, according to a study published online Feb. 14 in Cephalalgia.Sait Ashina, M.D….
Learn MoreNaked Mole-Rats Are Fertile Forever: Could Research Help Humans?
TUESDAY, Feb. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The naked mole-rat is unusual among mammals for many reasons, not least because these rodents remain fertile throughout their decades-long life span.Researchers think the reasons behind that lifelong fertilit…
Learn MoreIncident CVD, Mortality Risk Heightened for at Least One Year After COVID-19
TUESDAY, Feb. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 is associated with increased short- and long-term risks for incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality, according to a study published online Jan. 19 in Cardiovascular Research.Eric Yuk Fai …
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