Meditation and other mindfulness practices may improve your attention, but they won’t lead to structural changes in your brain in the short-term, according to a new study. Previous studies have shown that learning new skills, aerobic exercise and balance training could trigger changes in the brain, and some research has suggested that mindfulness regimens could… read on > read on >
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Annual Health Care Costs Rise by $2,000 for Americans Who Vape
Think vaping is cheap? A study from the University of California, San Francisco School of Nursing reports that annual health care costs for users of electronic cigarettes were $2,024 more per person than for those who use no tobacco products. That adds up to about $15 billion a year in the United States. “Health care… read on > read on >
Making U.S. Cities Greener Could Have Saved Thousands of Lives
Creating more parks and other green spaces could have prevented tens of thousands of deaths in dozens of large U.S. cities over the past two decades, a new study says. “We’ve known that living in greener areas can have a positive impact on our physical and mental health, but there is a lack of data… read on > read on >
Gay Community Most Vulnerable to Monkeypox Threat, Vaccines Available Soon: CDC
At a Monday media briefing, U.S. public health officials said they are tracking a handful of travel-related monkeypox cases that have been reported across the country. Anyone can catch monkeypox, but at this time it appears to be “circulating globally in some parts of the gay community,” Dr. John Brooks, a medical epidemiologist with the… read on > read on >
1 Dirty Pool, Many Cases of E. Coli: Summer’s Swimming Danger
As the weather warms and families flock to pools, dirty water may dampen the fun. Swimmers at a Pennsylvania community pool learned that the hard way when in June 2021 more than a dozen kids were seriously sickened by two types of bacteria, E. coli and C. difficile. “These are pathogens that can cause pretty… read on > read on >
Lower Incomes May Mean Lower Survival After Heart Attack
If you’re poor and have a severe type of heart attack, the chance you’ll live through it is significantly lower than that of someone with more money, new research shows. The finding underscores the need to close a divide in health care that hits low-income people hard, said lead researcher Dr. Abdul Mannan Khan Minhas,… read on > read on >
Emergency Shipment of Baby Formula Arrives From Europe
A 35-ton shipment of hypoallergenic baby formula from Switzerland arrived in the United States on Sunday, the first delivery in what the Biden administration is calling “Operation Fly Formula” to deal with a nationwide shortage. The 132 pallets of formula arrived in Indianapolis on a military C-17 cargo plane from Germany, and will be fed… read on > read on >
3-Dose Pfizer COVID Vaccine Spurs Strong Response in Youngest Kids
Pfizer/BioNTech says a three-dose regimen of its COVID-19 vaccine appears to provoke a strong immune response in the youngest age group of children — those aged 6 months to 5 years. This is the only age group not yet approved for COVID-19 vaccination by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. According to CNN, Pfizer said… read on > read on >
AHA News: Monitoring Blood Pressure at Home Can Be Tricky. Here’s How to Do It Right.
MONDAY, May 23, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Knowing your blood pressure is a basic part of good health. But monitoring it at home can get complicated. “It sounds easy – you buy a device, smack the cuff on your upper arm and push a button, right? It’s not so easy,” said Dr. Daichi… read on > read on >
What Is Monkeypox, and How Worried Should Americans Be?
A worrisome international outbreak of monkeypox, a less harmful cousin of the smallpox virus, has now reached the United States and Canada. As of Saturday, 92 confirmed cases of the illness, and 28 more suspected cases, have been reported across 12 countries, according to the World Health Organization. Between 1 and 5 confirmed cases are… read on > read on >