By Serena Gordon HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Oct. 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) Women who take the epilepsy medication valproic acid during pregnancy have more than twice the risk of having a child with autism, new research suggests. The study also found that taking the drug during pregnancy almost doubled the odds […]
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SATURDAY, OCT. 31, 2020 (HealthDay News) COVID-19 may cause heart damage, which can be especially concerning to athletes eager to return to play as soon as they can. Myocarditis — inflammation in the heart usually caused by a viral infection — can lead to sudden death during exercise. With that […]
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Oct. 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) Another large study finds that menopausal hormone therapy is linked to an increased risk of breast cancer, though it varies with the formulation, timing and duration of use. British researchers found that among more than 500,000 women aged 50 […]
Latest Prevention & Wellness News MONDAY, Nov. 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) While most of the billions of face masks people are wearing around the world do their job of preventing the spread of COVID-19, so types performs better than others, new research shows. A test of all types […]
Physical activity is known to help prevent dementia and disease, but it’s possible that the kind you do makes a difference. A new study found that hard physical work not only doesn’t lower the risk of dementia, it increases the risk of developing the disease. Researchers found that people who […]
FRIDAY, Oct. 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) Participation in leisure activities at an average age of 56 years is not associated with dementia risk, although there is an association for decline in participation thereafter with subsequent risk, according to a study published online Oct. 28 in Neurology. Andrew Sommerlad, Ph.D., from […]
MONDAY, Nov. 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) The Gaining Resilience Through Transitions (GRITT) methodology, a resilience-based care coordination approach to chronic disease, can reduce health care utilization in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology, held virtually […]
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Nov. 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) Connor Dobbyn is an energetic and loving 12-year-old, but he’s fading away every second. Connor has Sanfilippo syndrome, a genetic brain disorder in children that experts compare to Alzheimer’s disease. The boy already has lost some of what he’s […]
MONDAY, Nov. 2, 2020 (Health Day News) Great teachers can make a big difference in their students’ long-term health, research shows. Teenagers who had good, supportive relationships with their teachers became healthier adults, according to a new report. “This research suggests that improving students’ relationships with teachers could have important, […]
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter COVID-19 can spread through a family like wildfire, frequently infecting other people in a household within days of someone carrying the coronavirus home with them, new research shows. More than half of people in households with COVID-19 patients wound up contracting the virus themselves, usually […]