WEDNESDAY, June 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A combination of healthy habits — such as a good diet and regular exercise — may lower your risk of Alzheimer’s disease by as much as 60%, a new study suggests. Data from nearly 3,000 people in the United States was scored on […]
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WEDNESDAY, June 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Athletes who play contact sports may develop subtle brain changes — even if they don’t suffer a concussion, researchers say. Their study involved 101 female college athletes — 70 who played rugby and 31 who either rowed or swam. All were concussion-free six […]
Latest Prevention & Wellness News By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, June 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Dr. Teresa Murray Amato rode the subway into Manhattan from Queens the other day and found that summertime and face masks aren’t an easy fit. “It was a warm day. I definitely […]
Latest Senior Health News WEDNESDAY, June 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) — When patients are pushed out of the hospital after hip surgery to make room for others, the odds of dying increase, according to a recent study from Norway. When beds are in short supply, patients are forced […]
By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, June 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Technology often makes life easier to manage, and new research confirms that’s definitely the case for people with type 1 diabetes. Continuous glucose monitors — devices that approximate blood sugar levels every few minutes — can help teens and […]
WEDNESDAY, June 17, 2020 (American Heart Association News) — There’s no vaccine for COVID-19 yet. But there are routine immunizations that people aren’t getting for a host of debilitating and potentially deadly diseases. In May, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported sharp drop-offs beginning in mid-March for pediatric […]
Latest Infectious Disease News WEDNESDAY, June 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Tick monitoring and control is lacking in much of the United States despite a steady increase in tick-borne illnesses, such as Lyme disease, a new study finds. In the United States, tick-borne illnesses more than doubled between […]
By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, June 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Caring for someone with Alzheimer’s disease comes with daily challenges and disruptions, and those have only increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the risk of infection, contact with your loved one may now be off-limits or severely restricted. […]
By Robin Foster and E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporters THURSDAY, June 18, 2020 — A person’s genes and blood type may help determine their odds for a nastier form of COVID-19, should they get infected with the new coronavirus, a new genetics study finds. Published online June 17 in the New England […]
Latest Prevention & Wellness News By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, June 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A ruptured appendix is one medical emergency that a general surgeon colleague of Dr. Jacqueline Fincher hadn’t treated for more than 15 years in their small town of Thomson, Ga. That’s because […]