As You Age, Your ‘Microbiome’ Changes
Latest Digestion News By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Oct. 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) The key to eternal youth may lie in our guts. Advancing age seems to change the makeup of the microbiome in the small intestine, and in the future, it may be possible to tweak this bacterial milieu and boost […]
Too Little Iron in Your Diet May Lead to Heart Disease – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Heart News By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Oct. 7, 2021 Iron is vital to health, and too little in your diet might lead to heart disease, European researchers report. They said about 1 in 10 new cases of heart disease in middle-aged people might be prevented if they had sufficient levels […]
U.S. Murder Rate Up 30% During Pandemic, Highest One-Year Rise Ever
Latest Mental Health News By Robert Preidt and Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporters WEDNESDAY, Oct. 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) The rate at which homicide is taking the lives of Americans jumped by 30% over the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic — the largest year-to-year increase ever, new federal government figures show. The rate […]
Many Will Quit, Change Jobs Due to Pandemic Stress – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Mental Health News WEDNESDAY, Oct. 6, 2021 The pressures of the pandemic have dramatically altered the American workplace, and now a new survey shows that many folks who have struggled with low salaries, long hours and lack of opportunity plan to change jobs. More than 40% of workers said they plan to […]
As Kids Turned to Screens During Pandemic, Their Mental Health Suffered
Latest Healthy Kids News By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Oct. 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) Even in normal times, getting regular exercise and spending less time on screens can be good for kids. So it should come as no surprise that researchers discovered that kids who exercised more and used technology less during […]
Harms of Statins With Diabetes – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Diabetes News By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Oct. 6, 2021 Statins are proven to lower cholesterol, but they may also come with a downside for patients with diabetes: A new study finds they may make the blood sugar disease worse. Researchers found that among those taking statins, 56% saw their diabetes […]
Medtronic Expands Recall to Include More Than 463,000 Insulin Pumps
Latest Diabetes News TUESDAY, Oct. 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) Medtronic has expanded a recall of its MiniMed 600 series insulin pumps to include more than 463,000 of the devices. The pumps may deliver incorrect dosing of insulin and the recall has been identified by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as a Class […]
Scientists Share Nobel Prize for Discoveries That Changed Pain Research
Latest Chronic Pain News MONDAY, Oct. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) Two American researchers have been awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries that could help ease chronic and acute pain. The prize was given jointly on Monday to David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian, the New York Times reported. Julius, […]
‘Personalized’ Brain Zaps May Ease Tough-to-Treat Depression
Latest Depression News By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Oct. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) Imagine battling debilitating depression for years, trying everything but finding little or no relief. That’s what Sarah, 36, lived with most of her adult life. “I had exhausted all possible treatment options,” recalled Sarah, who did not want her […]
AHA News: How You Feel About Your Place on the Social Ladder Can Affect Your Health
Latest Heart News MONDAY, Oct. 4, 2021 (American Heart Association News) How do you feel about yourself and your place in society? The answer could affect not just your state of mind, but your actual health. “When you ask people to make a social comparison of where they stand in society, we find […]