TUESDAY, Aug. 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) — During menopause, a woman’s blood cholesterol changes in a way that could harm her heart health, a new study warns. An increase in “bad” LDL cholesterol and a decrease in “good” HDL cholesterol occurs during menopause, according to research being presented Sept. 2Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug. 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Research has already proven that the blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy (semaglutide) can slash a person’s odds for heart attacks and strokes, and now more data from the same trial suggests that’s even true for very ill patients with heart failure. The finding alsoContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug. 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Spend your youth glued to your phone, computer and TV and you cut your odds of making it to 60, a new study warns. Data from a study tracking the health of more than 4,000 young adults for over 30 years found aContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) — An experimental genetic test can gauge a person’s risk of developing potentially deadly blood clots, researchers report. People who scored high on the test had more than double the rate of heart attack, stroke and major amputation after they underwent a procedure toContinue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Drinking can increase a senior’s risk of a brain bleed following a fall, even if they only occasionally imbibe, a new study finds. In fact, the risk of a brain bleed increases with a senior’s level of drinking, researchers found. Occasional or weeklyContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — There’s more evidence to suggest that the common artificial sweetener erythritol might pose dangers to consumers’ hearts. The new study, involving 20 healthy adult volunteers, found that at doses commonly found in an erythritol-sweetened soda or muffin, the sweetener was linked to heightenedContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — People with a genetic predisposition for high cholesterol can lower their levels by taking fish oil supplements, a new study shows. The results indicate that lifestyle can be a powerful influence on artery-clogging cholesterol, even if a person’s genetics tends to make thoseContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Whites are three times more likely to survive a cardiac arrest after receiving bystander CPR than Black adults are, a new study has found. Likewise, men are twice as likely to survive after bystander CPR than women, researchers found. “CPR saves lives —Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug. 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Hospitalization for a heart-related emergency can have profound effects on a person’s mental health, a new study finds. People hospitalized for heart attack, stroke or other heart-related illnesses were 83% more likely to be diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder within the following year,Continue Reading
THURSDAY, AUG. 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — New research has added two conditions to the list of 12 risk factors that boost the chances of a dementia diagnosis. The good news? You can guard against the development of both and researchers offer advice on exactly how to do that. InContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — High blood pressure might increase a woman’s odds of suffering migraines, a new study finds. Specifically, high diastolic blood pressure is linked to a slightly higher risk of women ever having a migraine, researchers reported July 31 in the journal Neurology. Diastolic pressureContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 31, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Prior studies have found that statin meds can help lower liver cancer risks, and new research suggests that at least one non-statin cholesterol drug can do the same. A team led by Katherine McGlynn of the U.S. National Cancer Institute looked at theContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 31, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Puttering around the home or office isn’t enough to protect a person from stroke, a new study says. People need to be more active to lower their stroke risk, either by exercising in their free time or biking or walking to work, resultsContinue Reading
TUESDAY, July 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A healthy mouth also means a healthy heart, a new review suggests. People who’ve lost teeth are more likely to die from heart problems – and the more teeth lost, the higher the risk, researchers found. “Our findings clearly show that tooth lossContinue Reading