Heavy Drinking Tied to Dangerous Buildup of Fat Around Heart, Liver
MONDAY, Sept. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Before pouring another drink, consider this sobering new research: Heavy drinkers can develop fat around the heart, leading to heart failure and other cardiac problems.This so-called pericardial fat is associ…
Learn MoreStudy Debunks Notion That Antidepressant Might Ease COVID Symptoms
MONDAY, Sept. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A clinical trial designed to test repurposed medications for their impact on fighting COVID-19 has found no benefit to taking the antidepressant fluvoxamine (Luvox) to ease coronavirus symptoms.The study, led…
Learn MoreRates of Sexual Dysfunction High in Patients With Schizophrenia
FRIDAY, Sept. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There is a high prevalence of sexual dysfunction among individuals with schizophrenia, according to a review published online Sept. 13 in JAMA Psychiatry.Théo Korchia, M.D., from Aix-Marseille University in F…
Learn MoreSobredosis mortales de fentanilo más cocaína y metanfetamina aumentaron 50 veces en una década
VIERNES, 15 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) – La “cuarta ola” de la crisis de sobredosis en EE. UU. implica el uso de fentanilo ilícito mezclado con estimulantes como cocaína o metanfetamina, y está matando personas a raudales.La proporción de …
Learn MoreEl cara a cara gana: Las personas obtienen un mayor estímulo mental al socializar en persona, que en redes sociales
VIERNES, 15 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Para obtener estímulo anímico necesario, evite las redes sociales e inicie una conversación en persona. Socializar cara a cara mejora el ánimo más que el tiempo frente a la pantalla, según un nuevo…
Learn MoreLas enfermedades digestivas pueden afectar la salud mental de las personas mayores
VIERNES, 15 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Muchos adultos mayores padecen enfermedades digestivas que pueden ser debilitantes. También pueden estar relacionadas con la soledad y la depresión, según un nuevo estudio.”Estas condiciones son mu…
Learn MoreTeen Drinking Much More Likely If Parents Binge Drink, Study Finds
FRIDAY, Sept. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Parents who drink too much, too often, may be influencing their teens to do the same, a new study finds.”Adolescents whose parents binge drink had a four times greater chance of drinking alcohol themselves co…
Learn MoreHead Injury Linked to Increase in Incident Ischemic Stroke
FRIDAY, Sept. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Head injury is associated with an increased risk for incident ischemic stroke, with evidence of a dose-response association with the number of head injuries, according to a study presented at the annual meeti…
Learn MoreSeniors With Digestive Disease More Likely to Have Loneliness, Depression
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Older adults with a digestive disease are more likely to report loneliness and moderate-to-severe depression, both of which are associated with poor-to-fair health, according to a study published online Sep…
Learn MoreOnline Peer-Delivered Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Aids Postpartum Depression
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Online peer-delivered group cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is effective for treating postpartum depression (PPD) and anxiety, according to a study published online Aug. 31 in Acta Psychiatrica Scandinav…
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