WEDNESDAY, Aug. 7, 2024 (HeathDay News) — Researchers are gleaning important insights into miscarriages in women from an longtime four-legged friend: horses. It shouldn’t come as a surprise, since female horses have long pregnancies (11 months) and embryos of both species grow at similar rates, said a team overseen by Mandi de Mestre, a professor… read on > read on >
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Gestational Diabetes Won’t Raise Women’s Odds for Breast Cancer
About 14% of women will develop diabetes while pregnant, a condition known as gestational diabetes. It’s linked with obesity and older age, and the number of cases is growing although they usually resolve by the time of delivery. Now, a new study delivers reassuring news for women hit by gestational diabetes: The condition will not… read on > read on >
Filmmaker David Lynch Has Emphysema
David Lynch, who transformed television and film with series such as “Twin Peaks” and movies like “Blue Velvet” and “Mulholland Drive,” announced Monday that he is battling the lung disease emphysema. Lynch, 78 and a former long-time smoker, first spoke about his illness in an article for Sight and Sound, a magazine from the British… read on > read on >
Fewer U.S. Teen Girls Are Reporting ‘Persistent Sadness’
There’s a hint of good news for parents concerned about teen mental health: After 57% of U.S. teen girls surveyed in 2021 said they felt “persistent sadness,” that number declined somewhat by 2023, to 53%, new government data show. In the latest biennial poll of over 20,000 high school students nationwide, called the Youth Risk… read on > read on >
Too Much Fun? Fireworks Displays Quickly Harm Air Quality
Fireworks displays can cause worse air quality than wildfire smoke, a new study reveals. About 60,000 firework shells exploded over Manhattan’s East River as part of Macy’s Fourth of July show in 2023, researchers said. The colorful bursts caused air pollution in New York City to spike dramatically, with levels many times higher in the… read on > read on >
How Wildfire Smoke Could Be Harming Surgical Patients
Wildfire smoke could interfere with the safety of surgeries, a new study warns. Inhaling the smoke could complicate the effects of anesthesia on surgical patients, and it also might hamper their recovery, researchers reported Aug. 6 in the journal Anesthesiology. “Wildfire smoke poses significant health risks, particularly in people with preexisting heart and lung disease,… read on > read on >
Number of Uninsured Americans Rose to 8.2% in 2024
Following several years of record low rates of uninsured Americans, a new survey finds more folks are once again without health insurance. More than 8% of Americans did not have health coverage during the first few months of 2024, according to findings published Tuesday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. An estimated… read on > read on >
U.S. Spends $43 Billion Annually on Cancer Screening
Screening for cancer saves lives, but a new report shows it comes with a hefty price tag: The United States spends at least $43 billion annually on tests that check for five major cancers. Published Monday in the Annals of Internal Medicine, the new analysis focused on screenings for breast, cervical, colon, lung and prostate cancers.… read on > read on >
Study Shows How Fruits, Veggies Lower Blood Pressure, Heart Risks
Eating more fruits and veggies can lower blood pressure and improve heart health by reducing acid levels in the body, a new clinical trial finds. People who added two to four cups of fruits and vegetables to their daily diet wound up with lower blood pressure and reduced heart disease risk, as well as improved… read on > read on >
Is It Really Pneumonia? Study Casts Doubt on Hospital Diagnoses
Hospitals could be frequently misdiagnosing pneumonia, causing patients to receive the wrong treatments and potentially become deathly ill, a new study finds. More than half the time, a pneumonia diagnosis will change following a patient’s admission to the hospital, researchers report. Either someone initially diagnosed with pneumonia will end up actually sick from something else,… read on > read on >