Latest High Blood Pressure News THURSDAY, Sept. 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) Uncontrolled high blood pressure is becoming more common among Americans, putting them at increased risk for heart attack and stroke, a new study shows. Previous research showed that in 1999-2000, 32.2% of Americans maintained blood pressure less […]
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Latest High Blood Pressure News By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Sept. 11, 2020 People with fatter legs appear less likely to have high blood pressure, new research suggests. The researchers suspect that measuring leg fat could help guide blood pressure prevention efforts. Those with bigger legs may not […]
By Alan MozesHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Sept. 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) The daily drug regimen known as PrEP is a nearly foolproof way to prevent HIV infection. But a new study suggests that many high-risk Americans may be giving the medication a pass because of cost. The warning stems from a […]
THURSDAY, Sept. 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) Adults process language on one side of the brain, but kids use both hemispheres, a new study suggests. The finding might explain why children recover more easily from brain injuries than adults, the study authors added. “This is very good news for young children […]
THURSDAY, Sept. 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) Even as wildfires rage across California, Oregon and Washington, another danger lurks in the eerie orange haze that has enveloped U.S. cities, towns and neighborhoods this week: an increased risk of catching COVID-19. Wildfire smoke can irritate the lungs and harm the immune system, […]
Latest Prevention & Wellness News THURSDAY, Sept. 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) Infection control measures implemented in response to the coronavirus pandemic kept transmission of the virus to patients within a Boston hospital at nearly zero, according to a new study. The measures at Brigham and Women’s Hospital included: […]
By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Sept. 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) You’re feeling pretty darned sick — headache, fever, fatigue, a cough — but your COVID-19 test came back negative. What do you do now? Well, chances are good that you don’t have COVID-19 if that’s what the test says, according […]
Latest Prevention & Wellness News By E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Sept. 11, 2020 Relaxation of face mask requirements in restaurants, coffee shops and bars could make those venues prime areas for transmission of the new coronavirus, research shows. The new study compared the behaviors of people diagnosed with […]
By Amy NortonHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Sept. 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) Electrical stimulation of a sound-processing area of the brain can briefly improve reading skills in adults with dyslexia, a new, small study has found. Researchers say their results suggest that deficits in that brain region are a cause of the […]
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) The number of U.S. youths who use e-cigarettes fell from 5.4 million in 2019 to 3.6 million this year — but vaping remains a dangerous epidemic among children and teens, a new government report shows. “Although the decline in e-cigarette use among our nation’s […]