Large-Scale Pandemics Aren’t as Rare as You Think: Study
Latest Infectious Disease News WEDNESDAY, Aug. 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) Major pandemics aren’t all that rare and they’re likely to occur more often in the future, a new study claims. “The most important takeaway is that large pandemics like COVID-19 and the Spanish flu are relatively likely,” study co-author William Pan said in […]
Can You Exercise Your A-fib Away?
Latest Heart News By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Aug. 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) Millions of Americans live with a common abnormal heart rhythm known as atrial fibrillation (a-fib), but new research suggests that exercise might ease the severity of the condition. When folks with a-fib participated in a six-month exercise program, they […]
Expert Panel Lowers Routine Screening Age for Diabetes to 35
Latest Diabetes News By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Aug. 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) The recommended age to start screening overweight and obese people for diabetes will be lowered by five years from 40 to 35, the nation’s leading panel of preventive health experts has announced. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) […]
Pandemic Tied to Rising Number of Fatal Opioid ODs
Latest Mental Health News TUESDAY, Aug. 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) Opioid overdose deaths rose in several states during the coronavirus pandemic, according to authors of a new study who say their findings may help identify and assist at-risk people. “Our work represents the first multi-state report with detailed analyses,” said study senior author […]
Drinking at Home: Liquor Store Sales Rose During Pandemic
Latest Mental Health News TUESDAY, Aug. 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) Americans did more drinking at home during the early months of the coronavirus pandemic, which researchers say may be linked to a rise in domestic violence and other problems. “Our results appear to substantiate an increase in home drinking during the period, which […]
Little Change in Number of Uninsured in Pandemic’s First Year
Latest Prevention & Wellness News MONDAY, Aug. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) While the COVID-19 pandemic has had a big impact on the economy and jobs, it didn’t result in fewer Americans having health insurance. The number of 18- to 64-year-olds in the United States without health insurance held steady at 11% between March […]
Rising Number of U.S. Cardiac Arrests Tied to Opioid Abuse
Latest Heart News By Ernie Mundell and Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporters MONDAY, Aug. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) There’s been a sharp rise in opioid-related cardiac arrests in the United States and they now equal those associated with other prime causes, a new study finds. Of more than 1.4 million cardiac arrest hospitalizations nationwide […]
Stop Using Ivermectin Veterinary Drug to Treat COVID, FDA Urges
Latest Coronavirus News MONDAY, Aug. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) Taking a drug meant for horses and cattle to prevent or treat COVID-19 is dangerous and could be fatal, the U.S Food and Drug Administration warns. The agency has received multiple reports of people who have been hospitalized after “self-medicating with ivermectin intended for […]
Age Can Impair a Man’s Odds for Fatherhood: Study
Latest Sexual Health News By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Aug. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) It’s no surprise to hear that women’s fertility wanes as their biological clock ticks away. But do men have a biological clock, too? New research shows it’s not exactly the same, but their likelihood of fathering a child […]
A Mentally Challenging Job Could Help Ward Off Dementia
Latest Alzheimer’s News By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Aug. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) While every worker would prefer a fun, mentally stimulating job, new research reveals an added bonus: Such work could help prevent dementia in old age. On-the-job intellectual stimulation appears to lower levels of certain proteins that block brain cells […]