Hard Arteries Hard on the Aging Brain?

• Robert Preidt
• October 22, 2018
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MONDAY, Oct. 22, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Stiff arteries may significantly raise the risk of dementia, researchers report.

Investigators analyzed data from 356 elderly people (average age 78) in Pittsburgh who were followed for more than 15 years. They found that sti...

Age of Liver Transplant Donor Might Not Matter

• Robert Preidt
• October 22, 2018
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MONDAY, Oct. 22, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Patients who get a liver transplant from an older donor have better long-term survival than those who refuse this type of transplant, new research shows.

Transplant surgeons mainly use livers from donors under age 70 to avoid...

1 in 4 College Students Really Stressed Out by 2016 Election: Survey

• Amy Norton
• October 22, 2018
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MONDAY, Oct. 22, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- For some college students in the United States, the 2016 presidential election triggered significant distress symptoms, a new survey suggests.

Nearly 800 students were surveyed at one university. One-quarter suffered distress...

Love Organic Foods? Your Odds for Some Cancers May Fall

• Dennis Thompson
• October 22, 2018
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MONDAY, Oct. 22, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Paying extra for those pricey organic fruits and vegetables might pay off: New research suggests eating them might help you dodge a cancer diagnosis.

People who consumed the most organic foods had a 25 percent lower cancer r...

Widely Used Antipsychotics May Not Ease Delirium in ICU

• Robert Preidt
• October 22, 2018
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MONDAY, Oct. 22, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Two common antipsychotic drugs are ineffective in treating delirium in intensive care unit patients, and don't shorten the length of time spent in the ICU or the hospital, a new study finds.

Despite widespread use of haloperi...

Many Supplements Still Contain Dangerous Stimulants: Study

• Alan Mozes
• October 22, 2018
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MONDAY, Oct. 22, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Drug and Food Administration has repeatedly warned manufacturers that many dietary supplements contain dangerous, experimental stimulants. But according to a new report, 75 percent of supplements tested still contain the comp...

AHA: The Heart Problem This Stroke, Bypass Surgery Survivor Wasn't Expecting

• October 22, 2018
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MONDAY, Oct. 22, 2018 (American Heart Association) -- When Tom Broussard came out of quadruple heart bypass surgery, the then-59-year-old was just glad to have avoided a heart attack. So he didn't give much thought to the heart valve that surgeons replaced at the same time.

Disabling Hip Ailment Is Another Health Risk for Obese Kids

• Serena Gordon
• October 22, 2018
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MONDAY, Oct. 22, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Childhood obesity has been linked to a higher risk of type 2 diabetes and early heart disease, but new research now ties it to a sometimes crippling hip condition.

It's called slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE), and it ...

Stroke After Heart Attack: Danger May Persist for Months

• Steven Reinberg
• October 22, 2018
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MONDAY, Oct. 22, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- After a heart attack, your risk for a stroke is elevated longer than previously believed, preliminary results of a new study suggest.

"A heart attack is a risk factor for stroke for at least three months," said researcher Dr...

Gum Disease May Worsen Blood Pressure Problems

• Robert Preidt
• October 22, 2018
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MONDAY, Oct. 22, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Gum disease may interfere with high blood pressure control, a new study suggests.

Researchers reviewed medical and dental records of more than 3,600 people diagnosed with high blood pressure.

Compared to people with...

Pregnancy Complications Down for Women With Lupus

• Robert Preidt
• October 22, 2018
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MONDAY, Oct. 22, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Deaths and complications among pregnant women with lupus have declined in the United States over the past two decades, a new study finds.

Lupus, also called systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), is a chronic autoimmune disease ...

A Labrador's Color Might Determine Its Life Span

• Robert Preidt
• October 22, 2018
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MONDAY, Oct. 22, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- In some bad news for chocolate Labrador Retriever lovers everywhere, new research shows that they have shorter life spans than their black and yellow cousins.

Not only that, but they also have higher rates of skin disease an...

Tapping Into Telehealth

• Len Canter
• October 22, 2018
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MONDAY, Oct. 22, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- With the national shortage of primary care doctors and -- in certain areas -- specialists, and with a quarter of the population living in rural areas without easy access to care, telehealth has stepped in to help fill the gap.

Breastfeeding May Shield Baby From Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

• Robert Preidt
• October 19, 2018
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FRIDAY, Oct. 19, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Another study backs up the belief that "breast is best" when it comes to a baby's health.

In the report, Finnish researchers say that breastfeeding appears to protect babies from dangerous antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

Many Young Juul Users May Not Know They're Addicted

• Dennis Thompson
• October 19, 2018
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FRIDAY, Oct. 19, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Teens who use Juul e-cigarettes appear to be oblivious to the addictive potential, even when they already show signs of being hooked on the nicotine delivered by the devices, a new study shows.

Teens reported using Juuls abou...

Hospital Bed Sheets Still Germy Despite Washing

• Robert Preidt
• October 19, 2018
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FRIDAY, Oct. 19, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Even after a thorough cleaning, traces of diarrhea-causing bacteria can remain on hospital bed sheets, researchers report.

The new study suggests that linens could transmit Clostridium difficile infections between pat...

Stroke Rates Higher Among Pot Users

• Steven Reinberg
• October 19, 2018
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FRIDAY, Oct. 19, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- As the use of marijuana is growing, with Canada legalizing the drug just this week, a new study that ties pot to a raised risk for stroke might give users pause.

The risk for any stroke could increase by 15 percent and it cou...

What Americans Fear Most

• Robert Preidt
• October 19, 2018
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FRIDAY, Oct. 19, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Government corruption is Americans' biggest concern, a new survey contends, but worries about the environment are also a dominant fear.

The 5th annual Survey of American Fears from Chapman University in Orange, Calif., was ba...

Almost Half of Americans Are Trying to Lose Weight: CDC

• E.J. Mundell
• October 19, 2018
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FRIDAY, Oct. 19, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- The latest national tally on dieting finds that nearly half of U.S. adults are doing what they can to trim a widening waistline.

Overall, 49.3 percent of people aged 20 and older said they'd tried to lose weight over the past...

AHA: Hospital Exec Saved at Very Facility Where He's Worked for Decades

• October 19, 2018
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FRIDAY, Oct. 19, 2018 (American Heart Association) -- Gerard Blaney figured his excruciating headache was simply due to a combination of too much stress and too little food. It was budget season at Einstein Healthcare Network in Philadelphia, and as the network's chief financi...