Your address might influence your risk for dementia, a new study says. People living in poor neighborhoods appear to be more likely to have biological risk factors for inflammation and Alzheimer’s disease, researchers reported June 25 in the journal Neurology. “These results suggest that neighborhood disadvantage increases the risk of inflammation, which may play an… read on > read on >
Regular exercise can ease mood disorders in children and teens, offering an alternative to medications like antidepressants, a new evidence review has concluded. Both anxiety and depression decrease when kids take part in structured exercise programs, researchers reported June 26 in Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. Further, the review found… read on > read on >
The health of women who experience severe bleeding after giving birth can remain in peril for up to 15 years afterward, a major new evidence review says. Women who survive postpartum hemorrhage are 76% more likely to suffer health problems like heart failure, stroke and heart disease for more than a decade afterward, researchers report… read on > read on >
A U.S. vaccine advisory panel voted Thursday to stop recommending flu shots that contain thimerosal, a move that experts say may reduce access to vaccines without making them any safer. The vote came from a newly appointed group of people that now make up the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), led by U.S. Health… read on > read on >
Fasting is a well-known hassle associated with surgery. Patients are required to go without food or liquid for hours because of fears they’ll vomit while under anesthesia, potentially causing pneumonia if stomach contents are inhaled. But this long-standing practice might not be necessary, a new evidence review says. There’s no medical evidence to suggest that… read on > read on >
Many kids are spending a lot of unnecessary time under observation in a hospital following a sudden allergic emergency, a new study concludes. About 17% of kids are admitted for overnight observation following a scary allergic reaction to food, medicine or insect bites, researchers reported. But 95% of children treated for allergic reactions can be… read on > read on >
Noshing on veggies, grains, beans and other high-fiber foods can help your heart as well as your gut health, a new study says. People with low-fiber diets are more likely to have narrowed arteries caused by the buildup of plaque, researchers reported recently in the journal Cardiovascular Research. CT scans also revealed that people’s diets… read on > read on >
Illinois has confirmed its first human case of West Nile virus this year, health officials say. The person, who lives in southern Illinois, was hospitalized with complications from the mosquito-borne virus, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This is the earliest West Nile virus case reported in Illinois since 2016.… read on > read on >
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has stopped canceling biomedical research grants after a federal judge said hundreds of those cuts were illegal. This decision comes just days after U.S. District Judge William Young ordered the NIH to restore more than 900 canceled grants. The ruling stemmed from a Boston case, in which researchers and… read on > read on >
Violence, addiction and abuse can keep children a step behind other kids when it comes to their education, a new study says. Children who’ve experienced only a single traumatic event are more than twice as likely to be chronically absent from school due to health problems, researchers reported in the journal Academic Pediatrics. And the… read on > read on >
