Can your weight before pregnancy determine your baby’s chances of developing asthma or allergies? Yes, claims a study that looked at that question, as well as whether weight gain during pregnancy might have an impact. “We did find that there was a link between the mother’s weight before pregnancy, entering pregnancy, with the development of… read on > read on >
A new study is highlighting yet another consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic: It has likely made it even harder for kids with obesity to manage their weight. The findings, researchers said, are no surprise. Many adults, faced with normal life being upended during the pandemic, have seen changes on the bathroom scale. It’s also clear… read on > read on >
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday granted emergency use of both the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 booster shots for all adults, clearing the way to additional vaccine protection for tens of millions of Americans. The announcement came hours before the start of a meeting of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s… read on > read on >
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 >
