FRIDAY, Nov. 19, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Just before Mike Wigal was put under for arthroscopic knee surgery, the anesthesiologist stopped the procedure. He needed to check something he saw on a heart monitor. After the procedure, the orthopedic surgeon told Wigal that he hadn’t found anything wrong inside the knee. “However, we’ve… read on > read on >
FRIDAY, Nov. 19, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Improving your overall sleep health could help lower your risk for high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity and other cardiovascular threats, according to new research. Experts already knew a lack of sleep and having sleep disorders can put health at risk. But the new study looked into… read on > read on >
It’s probably fair to say that most people know of the so-called “Freshman 15” — the weight that college students are often said to gain when they’re away from home for the first time. But in recent decades, matters have gotten much worse in the United States. A new study using national data for people… read on > read on >
The COVID-19 pandemic, heart-healthy eating, and better ways to treat and prevent heart disease were among the hot topics that emerged during the American Heart Association’s annual meeting this week. “I was at the sessions yesterday, I was actually in clinic this morning, and there were things I learned at the sessions that are affecting… read on > read on >
The first known person with COVID-19 was a vendor in a large seafood market in Wuhan, China, claims an American scientist whose findings challenge the World Health Organization’s conclusion that the first patient was an accountant who lived miles from the market. Michael Worobey, a University of Arizona expert in tracing the evolution of viruses,… read on > read on >
There was no smallpox virus in frozen vials recently discovered at a vaccine research facility in Pennsylvania, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. Instead of the variola virus that causes smallpox, lab tests showed that the vials contained vaccinia, the virus used in smallpox vaccine, according to the agency. On Nov.… read on > read on >
While climate change gets a lot of notice for its numerous negative impacts around the globe, children’s allergies may not be among them. Despite climate change, with the longer growing seasons and larger pollen loads that are attributed to it, more than 5,800 children in the Los Angeles area with asthma did not have an… read on > read on >
THURSDAY, Nov. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) – People who live with chronic migraines suffer intense throbbing and pulsing, sensitivity to light and sound, nausea and vomiting. Could a plant-based diet, credited with a variety of positive health impacts, also help ease these chronic symptoms? It might. Researchers in New York have published a case study… read on > read on >
A COVID-19 vaccine booster shot gives cancer patients — especially those with blood cancer — much-needed protection, new research reports. “Our study demonstrates in clear terms how the booster shot can make all the difference for some people with compromised immune systems, such as people with cancer,” study co-author Dr. Balazs Halmos said in a… read on > read on >
Low-dose aspirin neither reduces nor increases the risk of dementia in adults with type 2 diabetes, a new study finds. “This is reassuring that an increase in the risk of dementia is unlikely for the millions of people worldwide who regularly take aspirin to protect against the risk of heart attack and stroke,” according to… read on > read on >
