In the study, this higher-functioning subgroup was more than four times as likely to suffer from depression, compared to people without autism.
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Friday, 31 August 2018
With Stroke Comes Higher Dementia Risk: Study
The association between stroke and increased dementia risk remained even after other dementia risk factors such as blood pressure, diabetes and heart disease were taken into account, the researchers say.
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ADHD Rates Rising Sharply in U.S. Kids
Research has uncovered a host of factors that could increase a child's risk of ADHD, such as preterm birth, low birth weight, or moms smoking or taking drugs during pregnancy, he explained.
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From 0 to 10 Million: Vaping Takes Off in the U.S.
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Strain of E. Coli Spread From Poultry to People
E. coli was found in about 80 percent of the nearly 2,500 meat samples and in 72 percent of the urine and blood samples from patients who tested positive for infection, the study authors said. E. coli ST131 was the most common type infecting people and was also present in the meat samples.
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$109K Hospital Bill Cut To $332; How About Others?
“I don’t feel any consumer should have to go through this,” says Drew Calver, who faced a life-changing surprise bill from an Austin hospital after a heart attack last year. After attention as a Bill of the Month patient, he paid the hospital $332. But he worries about other patients with surprise bills.
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More Women Turn to Marijuana for Morning Sickness
The study of more than 220,000 pregnancies from 2009 through 2016 found overall use at 5.3% in the first trimester. That number spiked to 11.3% for pregnant women with severe nausea and vomiting. Just over 8% of the women with mild nausea and vomiting used pot while pregnant.
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Take 10 Minutes to Try This Beginner Yoga Routine
Whether you do it when you wake up, on your lunch break, or before you go to bed, this simple yoga routine will help you clear your mind in a matter of minutes.
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You’ll Never Guess Which Company Is Reinventing Health Benefits
By REED ABELSON from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2N305Dz
Thursday, 30 August 2018
Monkey Trials Raise Hope for Opioid Alternative
AT-121 provided the same level of pain relief as a typical opioid, but at a 100-times lower dose than morphine, according to the research team from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, in Winston-Salem, N.C.
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Is Dairy Due for a 'Heart Health Makeover'?
But new research involving 24,000 U.S. adults suggests milk and milk-derived products don't pose the dire health risks suggested by prior research, and maybe those old warnings should be relaxed.
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Sleep Apnea Might Raise Odds for Painful Gout
People with sleep apnea had a 42 percent higher risk of gout, the study found.
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Pediatricians Change Child Car Seat Guidelines
The previous advice from the American Academy of Pediatrics was to stop using a rear-facing seat when a child was 2 years old.
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Even Low Levels of Toxic Metals Put Heart at Risk
Their analysis of 37 studies that included nearly 350,000 people linked arsenic exposure to a 23 percent increased risk of coronary heart disease and a 30 percent increased risk of cardiovascular disease.
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Alarming Rise in Antibiotic-Resistant UTIs in U.S.
Forty-four percent of the 1,754 UTIs studied were contracted outside a hospital, the highest rate ever reported in the United States, according to the study published recently in the journal Annals of Emergency Medicine.
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FDA Warns of Serious Genital Infection With Diabetes Meds
The FDA is warning about rare cases of necrotizing fasciitis – sometimes called “flesh-eating bacteria” -- of the genitals and genital area in patients taking type 2 diabetes drugs known as SGLT2 inhibitors.
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FDA Warns of Serious Genital Infection With Diabetes Meds
The FDA is warning about rare cases of necrotizing fasciitis – sometimes called “flesh-eating bacteria” -- of the genitals and genital area in patients taking type 2 diabetes drugs known as SGLT2 inhibitors.
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'E-scooters': Zooming Can End in Scrapes, Breaks
In the brave new world of hop-on-hop-off shared personal vehicles, accidents are inevitable. E-scooters have emergency departments across the US seeing scrapes, broken bones and even brain injuries.
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Mosquito Threat Spurs New Ways to Tackle Old Pest
Scientists are working to infect mosquitoes with bacteria that keep them from spreading dengue fever, a sometimes deadly virus that’s reaching beyond its typical tropical range.
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Wednesday, 29 August 2018
One Dead in Kosher Chicken Salmonella Outbreak
Of the 17 people sickened, eight have been hospitalized, the CDC says.
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RECALL: Blood Pressure Meds Contain Wrong Drug
Accord Healthcare has recalled one lot of 12.5-milligram hydrochlorothiazide tablets because the 100-count bottle was discovered to contain 100 spironolactone tablets.
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Mental Health Exam No Predictor of Soldier Suicide
According to the new data, female soldiers were more at risk than males; younger soldiers were at higher odds than older ones; less educated soldiers face higher risks than more educated service members, and odds for a suicide attempt were especially high during a soldier's first year of service.
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New Breathing Tube May Stop Cardiac Arrest Deaths
There are about 400,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in the United States each year. More than 90 percent of those patients die before, or soon after, they reach the hospital.
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Obamacare Enrollee Numbers Aren't Falling: Report
About 8.3 million Americans now carry health insurance plans purchased through an Obamacare state-based marketplace, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).
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Teen Drinking Tied to Aggressive Prostate Cancer
Compared to non-drinkers, men who reported having at least one alcoholic drink a day between ages 15 and 19 had more than triple the odds of developing aggressive prostate cancer in adulthood, the researchers said.
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Mosquito Threat Spurs New Ways to Tackle Old Pest
Scientists are working to infect mosquitoes with bacteria that keep them from spreading dengue fever, a sometimes deadly virus that’s reaching beyond its typical tropical range.
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STD Rates Continue to Climb in U.S.
Cases of gonorrhea, syphilis and chlamydia all increased in 2017, making it the fourth straight year in which STD infections continued to expand.
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Tuesday, 28 August 2018
S.T.D. Diagnoses Reach Record 2.3 Million New Cases in U.S.
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Hundreds of Human, Pet Homeopathic Drugs Recalled
Due to the risk of infection, consumers who have water-based homeopathic products made by King Bio Inc. of Asheville, N.C., for children, adults or pets should throw them away, the FDA said Tuesday. The drugs may be unsafe to use because of high levels of microbial contamination, the agency said.
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Sonequa Martin-Green: Actor and Cancer Advocate
Sonequa Martin-Green learns valuable lessons from her most important role yet—helping her mother through cancer
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10 Questions for Maria Menounos
Maria Menounos talk about her career, health advice, and her experience with a brain tumor.
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'Low-Carb' Diet May Up Odds for an Early Death
While the study couldn't prove cause-and-effect, experts said the findings spotlight the potential impact of such diets -- or any "extreme" way of eating -- on long-term health.
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More Evidence Ties Stress to Heart Trouble
Even after accounting for variations in smoking, drinking and dietary habits, a new study finds that the risk of heart attack rose by 18 percent among women and 30 percent among men coping with a high or very high degree of mental distress. (The risk faded somewhat among men 80 and older.)
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For a Healthier Heart, Get 6-to-8 Hours of Sleep
A new analysis of 11 studies that included a total of more than 1 million adults without heart disease suggests the sweet spot is six to eight hours a night. The studies were published within the past five years.
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Take a Vacation, Your Heart Will Thank You
All of the men were believed to face a higher than average risk for heart disease, and half of them were given five years of advice regarding diet, weight, exercise, blood pressure, cholesterol and triglyceride levels. The other half was not offered any special health guidance.
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Monday, 27 August 2018
Breast-Feeding Mothers Should Avoid Marijuana, Pediatricians Say
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4 Health and Wellness Influencers Share the Mantras They Live By
Everyone needs that one go-to phrase for motivation.
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How Much Alcohol Is Safe? None, Say These Researchers
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Could Too Much 'Good' HDL Cholesterol Be Bad for You?
Very high blood levels of the “good” HDL cholesterol may actually be bad for you, new research suggest. The study linked it to a higher risk for heart attack, and even death, among patients who already had heart problems or who faced a higher risk of developing heart disease.
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Could Too Much 'Good' HDL Cholesterol Be Bad for You?
Very high blood levels of the “good” HDL cholesterol may actually be bad for you, new research suggest. The study linked it to a higher risk for heart attack, and even death, among patients who already had heart problems or who faced a higher risk of developing heart disease.
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Diet Drug Belviq Is First Shown Not to Hurt Heart
Belviq is the first and only weight-loss agent shown not to damage the hearts of people who are already at higher risk, new research shows.
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Pot May Stay in Breast Milk for 6 Days
Researchers tested breast milk samples from 50 women who used marijuana either daily, weekly or occasionally, and detected THC -- the active component of the drug -- in 63 percent of the samples for up to six days after the mother's last reported use.
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Aspirin, Fish Oil May Not Help With Heart Risk
Meanwhile, a second set of studies discovered the news was just as grim for those with diabetes, as a higher risk for serious bleeding canceled out a modest benefit.
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China Has Withheld Samples of a Dangerous Flu Virus
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3 Common Yoga Poses You’re Probably Doing Wrong—And How to Fix Them
Namaste the right way.
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U.S. Sen. John McCain Dies Of Brain Cancer
In July 2017, doctors removed a blood clot above his left eye at the Mayo Clinic Hospital in Phoenix, AZ. During that procedure, they found a brain tumor known as glioblastoma associated with the clot.
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Did Juul Lure Teenagers and Get ‘Customers for Life’?
By MATT RICHTEL and SHEILA KAPLAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2NrsPTm
Saturday, 25 August 2018
U.S. Sen. John McCain Dies Of Brain Cancer
In July 2017, doctors removed a blood clot above his left eye at the Mayo Clinic Hospital in Phoenix, AZ. During that procedure, they found a brain tumor known as glioblastoma associated with the clot.
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Friday, 24 August 2018
Ex-CDC Director Frieden Arrested on Sex Charges
Former CDC Director Tom Frieden was arrested Friday in New York City and charged with sex abuse.
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Newborns' Immune Systems Ramp Up After Birth
Researchers studying how the human immune system adapts itself to birth saw “drastic changes” in the babies' immune system early in life. They hope the findings will one day allow scientists to steer the immune system in different directions, and perhaps prevent autoimmune diseases and allergies.
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Study: HPV Vaccine Doesn't Hurt Girls' Fertility
Investigators who studied nearly 200,000 young women said they found no elevated risk of premature menopause after recommended vaccinations, including for the human papillomavirus.
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Bills Mount for Breast Cancer Survivors
On average, breast cancer survivors get hit with an extra $1,100 in yearly out-of-pocket cancer-driven costs, researchers have found.
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