TUESDAY, May 19, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Obesity makes COVID-19 worse and may lead to deadly blood clots in the lungs, a new study finds. The researchers said that obese patients with COVID-19 may have nearly three times the risk of developing what is known as a pulmonary embolism. “CliniciansContinue Reading
SUNDAY, May 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Asking your child to mow the lawn is a risky proposition, a new study suggests. About 9,400 American kids are injured by lawn mowers each year, and mowers cause 12% to 29% of all traumatic amputations among them, according to the American AcademyContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Adults who had rough childhoods have higher odds for heart disease. That’s the conclusion from a look at more than 3,600 people who were followed from the mid-1980s through 2018. Researchers found that those who experienced the most trauma, abuse, neglect and familyContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A new “mind-controlled” prosthetic arm can allow amputees to regain a sense of touch and move through their daily lives more easily, researchers report. The success story involves just three patients in Sweden. But all have lived with the artificial limb for threeContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 28, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Young people who pull themselves out of poverty may be no better off when it comes to their heart health, a new study suggests. Researchers found that “upwardly mobile” U.S. adults tended to be less stressed and depressed than peers who spent theirContinue Reading
SATURDAY, April 18, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Beware of your fridge, pantry and couch during the coronavirus pandemic. Being cooped up at home with easy access to food can lead to overeating. Couple that with routine housekeeping, working from home, homeschooling your kids and tending to loved ones, and it’sContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 15, 2020 (HealthDay News) — It’s clear that age and chronic disease make bouts of the pandemic coronavirus more severe — and even deadly — but obesity might also put even younger people at higher risk, a pair of new studies suggest. The researchers suspect that inflammation throughoutContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 8, 2020 (HealthDay News) — One side effect of the coronavirus pandemic could be long-lasting: U.S. school closures may worsen the child obesity crisis, experts warn. Previous research has shown that kids tend to gain weight when they’re out of school during the summer — especially Hispanic andContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) — If you are feeling the aches and pains of what you think is the flu, a trendy diet may be the culprit instead, a new study confirms. Researchers took a dive into what’s become known as “keto flu” — the fatigue, headache, nauseaContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 4, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A brain-controlled robotic arm gives users precise hand control that enables them to do more complicated things intuitively than they could with a conventional prosthetic, researchers say. “It’s like you have a hand again,” said study participant Joe Hamilton, who lost his armContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 27, 2020 (HealthDay News) — In a sign that suggests America’s obesity epidemic is far from under control, a new government report shows that more than 40% of people in the United States are obese. And almost 1 in 10 is severely obese, the researchers added. “Over theContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 26, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Starting the day with a big breakfast and keeping dinner light may help you burn more calories and keep you trimmer, new research suggests. Eating this way may also keep your blood sugar levels from going too high, the small study found. “ExtensiveContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 18, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Little ones who stay up late may have a higher risk of becoming overweight by the time they are school-age, a new study suggests. Researchers found that young children who routinely got to sleep after 9 p.m. tended to gain more body fatContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A clinical trial of the weight-loss drug Belviq (lorcaserin) shows an association with an increased risk of cancer, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is requesting that its maker withdraw the drug from the U.S. market. Eisai Inc. has already “submitted aContinue Reading