Remote Behavioral Therapy Works for Kids With Tic Disorder
For reducing tic severity in children with Tourette syndrome, an online behavioral therapy worked as well as internet-based education alone and had better participant response, a small randomized trial found. The intervention — 10 weeks of a therapist-supported, internet-delivered exposure and response prevention (ERP) program — was associated with a mean reduction of 6.08 points […]
Vegetarian women are at a higher risk of hip fracture
A study of over 26,000 middle-aged UK women reveals those with a vegetarian diet had a 33% higher risk of hip fracture compared to regular meat-eaters. University of Leeds research, published today (Thursday, August 11) in the journal BMC Medicine, investigated the risk of hip fracture in occasional meat-eaters; pescatarians, people who eat fish but […]
Mandy Moore’s Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura
Actress/singer Mandy Moore is pregnant with her second child, which is due this October. The This is Us co-star recently revealed that she will have an unmedicated birth with this child as she did with her first, a boy named Gus. She is unable to receive epidural anesthesia during delivery because she has immune thrombocytopenic […]
Breast Cancer Treatment Effects on Sex Life a Hidden Burden
Latest Cancer News By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Aug. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) Women with breast cancer commonly see their sexual health decline, yet their doctors aren’t telling them what to expect — or what to do about it. Those are among the findings of a new study that asked breast cancer patients about […]
Less Invasive Surfactant Delivery Works for Tiniest Newborns
For extremely preterm infants with potential respiratory distress syndrome, less invasive surfactant administration (LISA) was associated with a significant decrease in the risk of adverse outcomes, a cohort study found. There was a drop in requirement for invasive mechanical ventilation between those infants receiving LISA within the first 72 hours of life and those who […]
6 Reasons Summer Could Worsen Your Anxiety, According To Therapists
At first thought, the summer months are associated with carefree behavior — breezy beach days, shaded hikes and exciting vacations. But, for many people, summer is actually more stressful than exciting because of summer anxiety. According to Dr. Crystal Burwell, a psychotherapist and owner of Dr. Burwell Speaks in Atlanta, anxiety occurs any time there […]
Young Adults With NSCLC More Apt to Get Advanced Disease Diagnosis
VIENNA — Younger adults (ages under 50) with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) were significantly more likely than older adults to be diagnosed with advanced disease, a researcher said here. In 2018, 5 years after the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommended low-dose CT lung cancer screening (LCS) for people over age 55 — lowered […]
GOP Objections Kill Proposed Cap On Insulin Costs In Private Insurance
A proposal to cap insulin costs for people with private insurance won’t be part of the sweeping climate and health care legislation that Senate Democrats are about to pass after Republicans moved to strip it out of the bill on Sunday. The Democratic proposal needed 60 votes to survive, but only seven Republicans joined the […]
Potential target for treatment among patients with type 2 diabetes
In a potential game changer for patients with type 2 diabetes, a team of researchers at the Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism Institute (DOMI) at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has identified a therapeutic target for the preservation and regeneration of beta cells (β cells) — cells in the pancreas that produce and […]
Regular Exercise Program May Stall Cognitive Decline
Sedentary older adults with amnestic mild cognitive impairment who engaged in regular exercise for a year maintained their cognition without decline, topline data from the EXERT trial showed. Older adults who engaged in either moderate intensity aerobic training or stretching, balance, and range-of-motion exercises for 12 months showed no change from baseline in ADAS-Cog-Exec scores, […]