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New Brain Research Sheds Light On Mental Illness
Researchers looked at specific genes and their regulatory networks to learn more about changes in the brain as it develops, how that varies between individuals, and the causes of certain mental disorders.
https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/news/20181213/new-brain-research-sheds-light-on-mental-illness?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Thu, 13 Dec 2018 15:15:15 ESTMcDonald's Says It Will Trim Antibiotics in Beef
The company's first step is to partner with its supplying beef producers in the top 10 beef sourcing markets to measure and understand the current use of antibiotics in its global supply chains.
https://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20181213/mcdonalds-says-it-will-trim-antibiotics_in_beef?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Thu, 13 Dec 2018 13:58:49 ESTNew Disease-Bearing Tick Could Spread Through U.S.
Huge swaths of land along the Eastern seaboard, the Midwest and the South would provide highly suitable habitat for the bloodsucking parasite, computer models predict.
https://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/news/20181213/new-disease-bearing-tick-could-spread-through-us?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Thu, 13 Dec 2018 13:15:21 ESTDel Monte Corn Recalled for Possible Contamination
The FDA says the under-processing “could result in contamination by spoilage organisms or pathogens,” which could lead to life-threatening illness.
https://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/food-poisoning/news/20181213/del-monte-corn-recalled-for-possible-contamination?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Thu, 13 Dec 2018 12:39:44 ESTAromatherapy: Can You Smell Relief?
While formal research into the benefits of aromatherapy poses many challenges, some evidence does suggest that the alternative treatment may help relieve nausea, anxiety, various types of pain, and a number of other conditions.
https://www.webmd.com/pain-management/news/20181213/aromatherapy-can-you-smell-relief?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Thu, 13 Dec 2018 09:49:47 ESTHolidays Hike Heart Attack Risk
In the 15-year study of more than 300,000 people who’d had a heart attack, the risk was highest at 10 p.m. on Christmas Eve.
https://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/news/20181213/holidays-hike-heart-attack-risk?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Thu, 13 Dec 2018 09:15:15 ESTCertain Female Vets May Face Higher Dementia Risk
The study, of more than 100,000 older women veterans, spotlights the risk factors stemming from military service that can lead to thinking and memory problems down the road.
https://www.webmd.com/alzheimers/news/20181212/certain-female-vets-may-face-higher-dementia-risk?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Wed, 12 Dec 2018 17:15:10 ESTIs Surgery Right For Some Early Prostate Cancers?
A new study that followed men with larger and more aggressive prostate cancer than is usually diagnosed today found that those who had surgery instead of “watchful waiting” lived a few years longer.
https://www.webmd.com/prostate-cancer/news/20181212/is-surgery-right-for-some-early-prostate-cancers?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Wed, 12 Dec 2018 17:15:08 ESTErectile Dysfunction Drugs Found in E-Cig Liquids
Because the products are not properly labeled, they could pose a risk to people who take nitrates for high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol or heart disease.
https://www.webmd.com/smoking-cessation/news/20181212/erectile-dysfunction-drugs-found-in-e-cig-liquids?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Wed, 12 Dec 2018 16:12:51 ESTRecalled Kotex Tampons Can Unravel Inside Body
The recall in the United States and Canada involves certain lots of the product made between Oct. 7, 2016, and Oct. 16, 2018, and distributed between Oct. 17, 2016, and Oct. 23, 2018.
https://www.webmd.com/women/news/20181212/recalled-kotex-tampons-can-unravel-inside-body?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Wed, 12 Dec 2018 16:05:29 ESTLater Start to School Brings Kids Better Grades
After a school district delayed the start time of secondary schools from 7:50 to 8:45, the students gained 35 minutes of daily sleep, felt less sleepy, improved their grades, and increased their attendance and punctuality.
https://www.webmd.com/parenting/news/20181212/later-start-to-school-brings-kids-better-grades?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Wed, 12 Dec 2018 15:15:11 ESTAFM Has Doctors, Families Trying 'Whatever Works'
The number of AFM cases confirmed in the United States this week hit a record high of 158 in 36 states.
https://www.webmd.com/children/news/20181212/afm-has-doctors-families-trying-whatever-works?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Wed, 12 Dec 2018 13:42:44 ESTWeight Loss Surgery Carries'Easy Way Out' Stigma
Almost 40 percent of nearly a thousand people surveyed in a new study thought weight loss surgery (or "bariatric surgery") was this kind of lazy, quick fix for weight loss.
https://www.webmd.com/diet/obesity/news/20181212/weight-loss-surgery-carries-easy-way-out-stigma?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Wed, 12 Dec 2018 13:15:20 ESTHow the Mediterranean Diet Can Help Women's Hearts
Modest changes in known heart disease risk factors, particularly those relating to inflammation, glucose metabolism and insulin resistance, contribute to the long-term benefit of a Mediterranean diet, researchers said.
https://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/news/20181212/how-the-mediterranean-diet-can-help-womens-hearts?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Wed, 12 Dec 2018 13:15:17 ESTJust How Clean Is That Stethoscope?
All stethoscopes examined were significantly contaminated with a large number and extensive variety of bacteria, including some that can cause health care-associated infections, the study found.
https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20181212/just-how-clean-is-that-stethoscope?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Wed, 12 Dec 2018 13:15:15 ESTObesity Causes Nearly 1 in 25 Cancers Worldwide
The study found that in 2015, about 4 million deaths were attributable to excess body weight.
https://www.webmd.com/cancer/news/20181212/obesity-causes-nearly-1-in-25-cancers-worldwide?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Wed, 12 Dec 2018 13:15:14 ESTFentanyl Now the No. 1 Opioid OD Killer
According to the DEA, fentanyl is added to heroin to increase its potency, or is disguised as highly potent heroin. Although many drug users think they are buying heroin, they don't know they're buying fentanyl. Because of its potency, overdose deaths can occur.
https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/addiction/news/20181212/fentanyl-now-the-no-1-opioid-od-killer?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Wed, 12 Dec 2018 09:15:10 ESTAnimal, Bug Bites a Billion-Dollar Burden
Attacks by mountain lions, bears and alligators get the most press, but the tiniest critters create the most work for emergency room doctors. Bug bites and stings account for more than half of all animal-related trips to the ER, the authors of a new study discovered.
https://pets.webmd.com/dogs/news/20181211/animal-bug-bites-a-billion-dollar-burden?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Tue, 11 Dec 2018 19:15:09 ESTWomen Often Wait to Call Help in a Heart Attack
Researchers in Switzerland found that women suffering a heart attack typically waited 37 minutes longer than men before calling an ambulance.
https://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/news/20181211/women-often-wait-to-call-help-in-a-heart-attack?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Tue, 11 Dec 2018 15:15:35 ESTHidden Dangers in Dust
Researchers who analyzed dust samples found that in those with higher concentrations of triclosan, bacteria were more likely to have genetic changes indicating antibiotic resistance.
https://www.webmd.com/drug-medication/news/20181211/hidden-dangers-in-dust?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Tue, 11 Dec 2018 15:15:23 ESTWith Diabetes, Must You Fast for Blood Tests?
New research shows that up to 22 percent of people with diabetes who fasted for lab tests had a low blood sugar episode (hypoglycemia) while waiting for the test.
https://www.webmd.com/diabetes/news/20181211/with-diabetes-must-you-fast-for-blood-tests?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Tue, 11 Dec 2018 15:15:12 ESTMan Coughs Up Blood Clot In Perfect Image of Lung
Doctors later inserted a tube down his trachea and into his lungs and found a little bit of blood in branches of his lower part of his right lung.
https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20181211/man-coughs-up-blood-clot-in-perfect-image-of-lung?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Tue, 11 Dec 2018 15:10:08 ESTJimmy Dean Sausages Recalled Over Metal Pieces
The USDA has not released a list of stores where the sausages were sold.
https://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/food-poisoning/news/20181211/jimmy-dean-sausages-recalled-over-metal-pieces?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Tue, 11 Dec 2018 10:41:16 ESTHospital Discharge Around Holidays Can Be Riskier
People discharged from the hospital during the Christmas break period had a higher risk of death or readmission compared with people discharged at other times, new research shows.
https://www.webmd.com/first-aid/news/20181210/hospital-discharge-around-holidays-can-be-riskier?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Mon, 10 Dec 2018 19:15:08 ESTBrain-Eating Amoeba Tied to Tap Water in Neti Pot
This a rare case that serves as a reminder for people to follow the directions when using a Neti pot, and to use only boiled or distilled water, said Dr. Charles Cobbs, a neurosurgeon at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle who treated the woman, CBS News reported.
https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/news/20181210/brain-eating-amoeba-tied-to-tap-water-in-neti-pot?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Mon, 10 Dec 2018 16:19:09 ESTSupreme Court Declines Key Planned Parenthood Case
Abortion opponents have say Planned Parenthood -- the nation's largest abortion provider -- should not receive any government money.
https://www.webmd.com/women/news/20181210/supreme-court-declines-key-planned-parenthood-case?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Mon, 10 Dec 2018 16:11:36 ESTNew Exercise Guidelines Urge Everyone: Just Move
This is only the second time HHS has released these types of physical activity recommendations. The original set was issued in 2008
https://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/news/20181210/new-exercise-guidelines-urge-everyone-just-move?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Mon, 10 Dec 2018 15:56:42 ESTStudy: Statins’ Benefits Solid, Side Effects Rare
The benefits of statins are clear, and side effects from the cholesterol-fighting drugs are rare, according to a new analysis ofdecades of scientific research.
https://www.webmd.com/cholesterol-management/news/20181210/study-statins-benefits-solid-side-effects-rare?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Mon, 10 Dec 2018 15:15:10 ESTAutism, ADHDTied to Raised Risk in Siblings
Younger siblings of children with autism have a 30-fold increased relative risk they'll be diagnosed with autism themselves. They're also nearly four times as likely to be diagnosed with ADHD, researchers report.
https://www.webmd.com/add-adhd/news/20181210/autism-adhd-tied-to-raised-risk-in-siblings?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Mon, 10 Dec 2018 15:15:07 ESTHave Heart Failure? Flu Shot May Save Your Life
People who were recently diagnosed with heart failure and got a flu shot cut their risk of premature death by 18 percent, compared with not getting a shot, according to a new study from Denmark.
https://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/heart-failure/news/20181210/have-heart-failure-flu-shot-may-save-your-life?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Mon, 10 Dec 2018 13:15:17 ESTElectronic Health Records Bogging Docs Down
Managing electronic health records is creating “technology-related stress” for physicians, and primary care doctors are most at risk, according to a new survey.
https://www.webmd.com/health-insurance/news/20181210/electronic-health-records-bogging-docs-down?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Mon, 10 Dec 2018 13:15:14 ESTAlmost Half of U.S. Adults to Skip Flu Shot
Results showed that 43% of adults have received the flu shot and that 14% had not yet been vaccinated but planned to be. Yet 41% of adults surveyed said they did not plan to get vaccinated. About 2% were undecided or did not respond.
https://www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/news/20181210/almost-half-of-us-adults-to-skip-flu-shot?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Mon, 10 Dec 2018 10:30:37 ESTOpioids Exact Another Toll on Newborns: Smaller Heads
Infants born addicted to opioids had significantly smaller head circumferences, researchers have found, potentially putting them at higher risk for mental health and developmental problems.
https://www.webmd.com/parenting/baby/news/20181210/another-toll-of-opioids-on-newborns-smaller-heads?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Mon, 10 Dec 2018 09:15:13 ESTFamily, School Support May Help Stop Bullies
The stronger a student's reported positive family relationships, the more likely a student was to deem aggressive behaviors and retaliation unacceptable, and the more likely they were to intervene in either case, researchers found in a recent study.
https://www.webmd.com/parenting/news/20181207/family-school-support-may-help-stop-bullies?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Fri, 07 Dec 2018 17:15:08 ESTToo Much Salt Might Help Spur A-Fib
People with the highest levels of salt in their diet had a higher rate of atrial fibrillation than those with the lowest salt intake in a new study.
https://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/atrial-fibrillation/news/20181207/too-much-salt-might-help-spur-a-fib?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Fri, 07 Dec 2018 15:15:11 ESTValsartan Blood Pressure Drug Recall Widens
The drugs were recalled because of trace amounts of an impurity, N-nitrosodiethylamine, or NDEA, which may cause cancer in humans, according to the International Agency for Research on Cancer.
https://www.webmd.com/hypertension-high-blood-pressure/news/20181207/valsartan-blood-pressure-drug-recall-widens?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Fri, 07 Dec 2018 13:50:49 ESTStudy Finds 'Mismatch' of Mental Health Need, Care
About one-third of people with serious mental health distress –don’t get the care they need, according to a newstudy. Instead, much of treatment is going to people suffering from little to no psychological distress.
https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/news/20181207/study_finds_mismatch_of_mental_health_need_care?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Fri, 07 Dec 2018 09:15:15 ESTDrug May Cut Hot Flashes After Breast Cancer
A familiar drug for urinary incontinence has been found to reduce hot flashes in women after breast cancer.
https://www.webmd.com/breast-cancer/news/20181207/drug-may-cut-hot-flashes-after-breast-cancer?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Fri, 07 Dec 2018 09:15:10 ESTHealthy Lifestyle Lowers Odds of Breast Cancer's Return
Healthier lifestyles might improve the prognosis of people withbreast cancer if they will stick with the positive changes, researchers say.
https://www.webmd.com/breast-cancer/news/20181207/healthy-lifestyle-lowers-odds-of-breast-cancers-return?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Fri, 07 Dec 2018 09:15:09 ESTWith Same Breast Cancer Care, Black Women Do Worse
In a recent study, leveling the playing field by bringing women to the same doctors and getting the same treatment" didn't equalize breast cancer outcomes between black and white women.
https://www.webmd.com/breast-cancer/news/20181206/with-same-breast-cancer-care-black-women-do-worse?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Thu, 06 Dec 2018 17:15:08 ESTLiquid Ibuprofen Recalled at Walmart, CVS, Others
Infants run a small risk of permanent kidney damage from the higher concentration of ibuprofen.
https://www.webmd.com/baby/news/20181206/liquid-ibuprofen-recalled-at-walmart-cvs-others?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Thu, 06 Dec 2018 15:48:20 ESTWant More Easy Protein? Go Eat a Bug
The movement to encourage eating of insects — and to make it not weird, but a common practice (as it already is in other parts of the world) -- is clearly under way in the U.S.
https://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20181206/want-more-easy-protein-go-eat-a-bug?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Thu, 06 Dec 2018 13:29:01 ESTLower-Dose Tamoxifen Works As Well As High-Dose
New research shows that a lower dose of the hormone therapy Tamoxifen is as effective as the higher dose treatment in helping to prevent breast cancer from returning and guarding against new cancers in women who had high-risk breast tissue.
https://www.webmd.com/breast-cancer/news/20181206/lower-dose-tamoxifen-works-as-well-as-high-dose?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Thu, 06 Dec 2018 13:15:11 ESTStudy Again Links Obesity, Heart Failure Survival
A new study is the latest to confirm the so-called "obesity paradox," a puzzling pattern that researchers have noted for years: Obese patients with heart disease tend to survive longer than their normal-weight counterparts.
https://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/heart-failure/news/20181206/study-again-links-obesity-heart-failure-survival?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Thu, 06 Dec 2018 13:15:08 ESTCan Supervised Heroin Programs Help Opioid Crisis?
To assess the effectiveness of heroin-assisted treatment, the researchers examined evidence from Canada, the Netherlands, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/addiction/news/20181206/can-supervised-heroin-programs-help-opioid-crisis?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Thu, 06 Dec 2018 09:15:16 ESTAnother Plus to Cardiac Rehab: Better Sex
Attending cardiac rehab is associated with improved sexual function and more frequent sex, according to a new evidence review.
https://www.webmd.com/heart/news/20181206/another-plus-to-cardiac-rehab-better-sex?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Thu, 06 Dec 2018 09:15:10 ESTToo Much Time in the Sun? Skin Patch Might Tell
Powered by the sun while designed to measure its rays, the patch automatically transmits sun readings to a user's smartphone. It works wet or dry, is fully reusable, and weighs next to nothing.
https://www.webmd.com/melanoma-skin-cancer/news/20181205/too-much-time-in-the-sun-skin-patch-might-tell?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Wed, 05 Dec 2018 15:15:09 ESTRapid Test for Cancer Developed by Researchers
The team at the University of Queensland in Australia created the test after discovering that cancer forms a unique DNA structure when placed in water, CNN reported.
https://www.webmd.com/cancer/news/20181205/rapid-test-for-cancer-developed-by-researchers?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Wed, 05 Dec 2018 13:32:18 ESTToo Much Sleep May Bring Heart Disease, Death Risk
The authors of the study published Dec. 5 in the European Heart Journal also found that daytime napping was associated with an increased risk of heart disease and death among those who slept more than six hours a night, but not among those who got less sleep.
https://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/news/20181205/too-much-sleep-may-bring-heart-disease-death-risk?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Wed, 05 Dec 2018 13:26:43 ESTInfections in the Young Tied Mental Illness Risk
The risk appeared greater for severe infections that required hospitalization. But less severe infections treated with drugs were also linked to an increased risk for mental disorders, the researchers found.
https://www.webmd.com/children/news/20181205/infections-in-the-young-tied-to-mental-illness-risk?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Wed, 05 Dec 2018 13:15:14 EST
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