MONDAY, June 22, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Ouch! Many of us swear when we get hurt, and a new study shows it actually does help. Turns out that swearing can significantly increase your pain tolerance — but only if you use real swear words, and not G-rated versions that mimic […]
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MONDAY, June 22, 2020 (American Heart Association News) — Women with HIV who experience persistently high levels of stress or depression have a significantly greater risk of plaque building up in their arteries than those who rarely or never report these symptoms, a new study finds. The study, published Monday […]
By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, June 22, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A new nonopioid pain reliever could be welcome news for people who have difficult-to-treat back pain. Tanezumab is what’s called a monoclonal antibody. And it might offer extended relief from chronic lower back pain, a large, new study finds. […]
Latest Prevention & Wellness News By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, June 22, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Can working or playing in the hot sun “fry” your brain? Yes, claims a new, small study that found too much heat on the head hampered thinking in volunteers. Most people know […]
By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, June 23, 2020 — Early in the coronavirus pandemic, doctors learned that people with diabetes face a greater risk of developing serious complications from COVID-19 infections. What they didn’t immediately realize is that the new coronavirus might trigger diabetes in people who didn’t have the […]
Latest Mental Health News By Amy NortonHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, June 22, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Since the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, experts have worried that social distancing and stay-at-home orders would lead to a surge in loneliness. But a new U.S. study suggests it has not […]
TUESDAY, June 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) Poverty and crowded living conditions increase the spread of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, a new study suggests. Researchers reached that conclusion after testing nearly 400 women who gave birth at two hospitals in New York City during the peak of the COVID-19 outbreak. […]
MONDAY, June 22, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Statin drugs, used for decades to treat high cholesterol, may also reduce deaths for women with ovarian cancer, a new study suggests. “These drugs are appealing as they are widely used, inexpensive, and well-tolerated in most patients. The associated reduction in ovarian cancer […]
TUESDAY, June 23, 2020 — Not getting enough sleep can kill your mood the morning after, Norwegian researchers report. “Not in the sense that we have more negative feelings, like being down or depressed,” said lead author Ingvild Saksvik-Lehouillier of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim. “But […]
TUESDAY, June 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) — An estimated 8.7 million Americans are believed to have been infected with the new coronavirus in March, but more than 80% were never diagnosed, researchers report. They examined U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data on people with flu-like illnesses who were […]