U.S. Suicide Rates Rose in 2021, Reversing 2 Years of Decline
FRIDAY, Sept. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The suicide rate in the United States increased in 2021, following two years of decline, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.The number of suicides increased…
Learn MoreCould a Folic Acid Prescription Help Prevent Suicide?
FRIDAY, Sept. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — More than 1 million Americans attempted suicide in 2020, and a new study is hinting at a potential way to reduce that risk: prescription folic acid.The study, of more than 800,000 Americans in a health care d…
Learn MoreFitness Trackers Could Get You Stepping More — Even If You Don’t Look at Them
FRIDAY, Sept. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Wearing a fitness tracker may help you get more steps in — even if you never give it a glance.A new study found that folks who wore a pedometer averaged 318 more steps a day than those who didn’t, even witho…
Learn MoreAttending Church Might Lengthen Black Men’s Lives
FRIDAY, Sept. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Places of worship may provide respite for Black men that not only enhances their lives, but may extend them, new research suggests.”Black men have been oppressed, commodified, surveilled and criminalized like…
Learn MoreMoney, Good Info Can’t Undo Resistance to COVID Vaccine: Study
FRIDAY, Sept. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Public health officials tried everything to convince Americans to get vaccinated against COVID, including giving away cash, but that wasn’t enough to change hesitant minds, a new study shows.Researchers were …
Learn MorePregnancy Anxiety May Predict Shorter Gestational Length
THURSDAY, Sept. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Pregnancy anxiety in the third trimester may predict shorter gestational length, according to a study published online in Health Psychology.Christine Dunkel Schetter, Ph.D., from the University of Californi…
Learn MoreMajor Depression Up 60 Percent in Older Adults 2010 to 2019
THURSDAY, Sept. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The prevalence of depression is increasing among older adults, but there has not been a proportional increase in mental health treatment, according to a study published online Sept. 9 in the Journal of Affe…
Learn MoreAcupuncture May Ease Anxiety in Patients With Parkinson Disease
THURSDAY, Sept. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Acupuncture may help treat anxiety in patients with Parkinson disease and anxiety, according to a study published online Sept. 21 in JAMA Network Open.Jing-qi Fan, Ph.D., from the Guangzhou University of Ch…
Learn MorePerceptive Pooches Can Smell Your Stress
THURSDAY, Sept. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Everyone knows dogs have a keen sense of smell, but now researchers have discovered they can even smell stress in the breath and sweat of humans.”Dogs possess an incredible sense of smell. Previous research…
Learn MoreWeight-Loss Surgery Linked to New-Onset Epilepsy
THURSDAY, Sept. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Weight-loss surgery can change a person’s life and health, but new research warns it might also come with a slight risk of developing epilepsy.People who had the surgery had a 45% relative increased risk of…
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