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 […]
Facebook Became Emergency Network During Early Days of Pandemic
Latest Mental Health News By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Oct. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) In a health emergency, social media giants like Facebook can be both quagmires of misinformation and sources of social support and reliable guidance, a small, new study suggests. Researchers surveyed 32 Facebook users weekly for eight weeks. All […]
Colon Cancer Diagnoses Fell 40% in Pandemic, and That’s Not Good News
Latest Cancer News MONDAY, Oct. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) Colon cancer numbers dropped dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic, but that doesn’t mean fewer people have the disease. In Spain, researchers discovered a more than 40% decline in colon cancer diagnoses, leading experts to worry about the ramifications. “These are very worrying findings indeed […]
U.S. Nursing Home Deaths Rise as Delta Spreads
Latest Coronavirus News MONDAY, Oct. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) – There has been a significant increase in COVID-related deaths in nursing homes as the highly contagious Delta spreads across the country, a new analysis shows. “While the vast majority of COVID-19 deaths happened outside of nursing homes in July and August, the high […]
Existing Drugs Could Treat Lung Cancer in Nonsmokers
Latest Cancer News MONDAY, Oct. 4, 2021 There’s some encouraging news for people who develop lung cancer even though they’ve never smoked. Precision drugs already approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration can be used to treat 78% to 92% of their tumors, a new study reports. These precision drugs target specific […]
Smoking, Drinking Gateway to Pot, Study Finds
Latest Mental Health News THURSDAY, Sept. 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) For those who smoke or drink, it’s only a small step to marijuana, researchers report. “Legal consumption of alcohol and tobacco may directly increase the level of illicit drug use. However, the relationships are complex,” said researcher Dr. Zoe Reed. She is a […]