Low-Volume, Daily Alcohol Consumption Not Protective Against Death
FRIDAY, March 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Daily low or moderate alcohol intake is not significantly associated with all-cause mortality risk, but risk increased at higher consumption levels, particularly for women, according to a review published onl…
Learn MoreUn informe encuentra un gran aumento en las muertes por monóxido de carbono en EE. UU.
JUEVES, 30 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Un nuevo informe de la Comisión de Seguridad de los Productos del Consumidor (CPSC) de EE. UU. revela que las muertes por la intoxicación con monóxido de carbono (CO) están aumentando en Estados Unidos.E…
Learn MoreAumenta la ‘brecha de mortalidad’ entre Estados Unidos y Europa
JUEVES, 30 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — En Estados Unidos hay más muertes adicionales que en los países europeos con unos ingresos altos, una división que se amplió durante la pandemia de COVID-19, según un estudio reciente. Las muertes adicio…
Learn MoreDrinking Alcohol Brings No Health Benefits, Study Finds
FRIDAY, March 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Dozens of studies have purportedly shown that a daily glass of wine or mug of beer could reduce your risk of heart disease and death.But these studies are flawed, a new evidence review asserts, and the potent…
Learn MoreMediterranean, Low-Fat Dietary Programs Beneficial for Elevated Cardiovascular Risk
FRIDAY, March 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Mediterranean and low-fat dietary programs seem beneficial for reducing mortality and morbidity among patients with elevated cardiovascular risk, according to a review published online March 29 in The BMJ.Gio…
Learn MoreInitiating Salvage RT When PSA >0.25 ng/mL Linked to All-Cause Mortality
FRIDAY, March 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For men with one high-risk factor, initiating post-radical prostatectomy salvage radiation therapy (sRT) when prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels are greater than 0.25 ng/mL is associated with an increased…
Learn MoreUnited States Exceeds Western Europe for Excess Deaths
THURSDAY, March 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The United States had a marked increase in the standardized number of excess deaths compared with peer West European countries between 2000 and 2017, according to a study published online March 29 in PLOS O…
Learn MoreReport Reveals Big Rise in U.S. Carbon Monoxide Deaths
THURSDAY, March 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new report from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) reveals deaths from carbon monoxide poisoning are increasing in the United States.
The report looked at carbon monoxide deaths from 2009 …
Overdose Deaths on the Rise in Older Adults
THURSDAY, March 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — While still uncommon, fatal overdose rates among older adults quadrupled from 2002 to 2021, according to a research letter published online March 29 in JAMA Psychiatry.Keith Humphreys, Ph.D., from the Veter…
Learn MoreJust a Few Days of Walking Per Week Yields Health Benefits
THURSDAY, March 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The number of days per week taking 8,000 or more steps is associated with a lower risk for all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, according to a study published online March 28 in JAMA Network Open.Kosuke …
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