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FRIDAY, Dec. 4, 2020 — Sudden, epilepsy-related death is more common than thought in infants and children, a new study suggests. It also found that Black and multiracial youngsters are at higher risk for what’s known as sudden unexpected death in…
Continue ReadingTHURSDAY, Dec. 3, 2020 — Major birth defects are associated with an increased, lifelong risk of cancer, researchers say. It has been known that people with major birth defects have a greater risk of developing cancer as children and teens, but it wasn’t clear whether the risk extends into adulthood. To find out, Norwegian researchers […]
Continue ReadingTHURSDAY, Dec. 3, 2020 — Cancer cases among U.S. teens and young adults have shot up 30% since the 1970s, new research reveals. Kidney cancer has risen at the greatest rate, increasing more than threefold among young men and women, according to the researchers. Breast cancers were the most common cancers among women and […]
Continue ReadingTHURSDAY, Dec. 3, 2020 — The U.S. National Institutes of Health has updated guidelines for treating asthma. The update is the first in 13 years and takes into account new medications and other advances in asthma care. It focuses on treatment tailored for different age groups and severity of disease. But better asthma care won’t […]
Continue ReadingTHURSDAY, Dec. 3, 2020 — Vaping among teens and young adults has decreased dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic, with two-thirds of e-cigarette users reporting that they’ve either cut back or quit, a new study says. About 32% of e-cigarette users said they quit this year and another 35% reported cutting back, according to survey results […]
Continue ReadingTHURSDAY, Dec. 3, 2020 — Even before signs of Alzheimer’s disease or dementia appear, people are prone to make poor financial decisions, a new study finds. Older people diagnosed with dementia or Alzheimer’s were more likely to miss credit card payments as early as six years before their diagnosis, compared with similar people without […]
Continue ReadingJAMAODCOVID.pdf THURSDAY, Dec. 3 — Blame it on the pandemic: For people struggling with drug addiction, 2020 has triggered a big rise in emergency room visits for cardiac arrest tied to drug overdoses, new research shows. The finding was based on data involving 80% of emergency medical services (EMS) “activations” across the United States. It […]
Continue ReadingTHURSDAY, Dec. 3, 2020 (American Heart Association News) — Chelsea Keenan began singing in church when she was 7, and it was clear from the beginning she had a gift. Indeed, shortly after her family relocated to California when she was 14, she signed with an independent record label and began booking gigs. She performed […]
Continue ReadingTHURSDAY, Dec. 3, 2020 (American Heart Association News) — Your chances of dying from heart disease or stroke are higher if you live in a county considered socially vulnerable due to factors such as poverty, crowded housing and poor access to transportation, new research shows. “The findings confirm what we might have imagined – that […]
Continue ReadingTHURSDAY, Dec. 3, 2020 — Obese women are more likely to suffer a hip fracture before age 70 than those who aren’t obese, a new study finds. Researchers analyzed data gathered from more than 12,700 women in Finland who were born between 1932 and…
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