WEDNESDAY, Jan. 16, 2019 (HealthDay News) — The most common genetic disorder among northern Europeans — called hemochromatosis — occurs more often than previously thought, according to a new study. The researchers also found that people with the condition often develop serious health problems. People with hemochromatosis — a build-upContinue Reading
(HealthDay News) — PRP (platelet-rich plasma) therapy is a relatively new treatment for pain, the American Association of Orthopaedic Medicine says. It has shown promise, the association says, for treating ailments including osteoarthritis of the knee, shoulder, hip and spine; rotator cuff tears; chronic plantar fasciitis; and anterior cruciate ligamentContinue Reading
(HealthDay News) — Blood clotting is the body’s way of preventing excessive bleeding when a blood vessel is injured. Typically, the body will dissolve the clot after the injury has healed, the American Society of Hematology says. But occasionally, a clot forms despite no obvious injury to a vessel, orContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 22, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Older heart attack patients who are frail are at increased risk for bleeding when being treated, a new study finds. Researchers analyzed data from more than 129,000 heart attack patients older than 65 who were treated at 775 U.S. hospitals between early 2015Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 24, 2018 (HealthDay News) — If you’re on multiple medications and your high blood pressure is still not under control, you might want to ask your doctor to check the lead levels in your shin bones. Researchers found a link between the two, and they noted that standardContinue Reading
(HealthDay News) — If you have anemia, you are more likely than others to feel tired, short of breath, lightheaded or dizzy, and have pale skin. A person who is anemic doesn’t have enough red blood cells, which carry oxygen from the lungs to other parts of the body. TheContinue Reading
MONDAY, Sept. 10, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Survivors of serious bloodstream infections called sepsis are at increased risk for stroke and heart attack for four weeks after leaving the hospital, a new study finds. The study included roughly 42,300 sepsis patients in Taiwan. Of those, 22 percent died within 30Continue Reading
(HealthDay News) — More than 2 million people take a blood thinner regularly, the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality says. The medication is prescribed to help prevent blood clots. They put you at greater risk of heart attack and stroke. The agency suggests: Always take a blood thinnerContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 26, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Using an artificial pancreas can help hospitalized patients with type 2 diabetes maintain good blood sugar control, a new study suggests. That’s important because when diabetes isn’t managed well, high blood sugar levels can lengthen hospital stays and increase the risk of complicationsContinue Reading
SATURDAY, June 2, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Genetic blood testing is showing potential as a means of catching some early stage cancers, researchers are reporting. For example, a panel of three different genetic tests was able to detect early stage lung cancer about half of the time in people who’dContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 2, 2018 (HealthDay News) — People with the most common blood type, type O, may be at higher risk of death after suffering severe injuries because they’re more likely to have major bleeding, a new study suggests. While the study is preliminary, Japanese researcher Dr. Wataru Takayama saidContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 26, 2018 (HealthDay News) — After a stroke, many patients are given the clot-busting intravenous drug alteplase, but another drug may be more effective, Australian researchers report. Among more than 200 stroke victims, TNKase (tenecteplase) was about twice as effective as alteplase in restoring blood flow to theContinue Reading
(HealthDay News) — Blood clots can dissolve on their own, but don’t always. Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)is a type of clot that tends to form in a major vein of the leg, although it can form in other parts of the body, too. The clot ultimately can travel through theContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 17, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Girls whose moms were overweight or had high blood sugar during pregnancy may be more likely to enter puberty early, a large new study suggests. The Kaiser Permanente researchers said their findings could lead to new strategies to curb early puberty, which canContinue Reading