Health
Stay safe in summer's sizzle
Temperatures are skyrocketing across the United States, as the high sky sun bakes everyone who ventures out for some summer fun.
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
People from low socioeconomic backgrounds could reduce chronic kidney disease risk with regular exercise, study suggests
New research has found people from lower socioeconomic backgrounds who regularly exercise could substantially reduce their risk of chronic kidney disease. Chronic kidney disease is linked to poor quality of life and an increased ...
Jul 12, 2022
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Health informatics
Pulse oximeters missed low oxygen levels in more Black veterans than White veterans
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, research from the University of Michigan uncovered inaccuracy in readings based on race when using pulse oximeters, finger-tip devices used to determine how much oxygen is present in the blood ...
Jul 6, 2022
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Medications
New guidelines have some stroke patients dropping aspirin. That could be dangerous
After decades when millions of Americans who were at risk for cardiovascular trouble were told a daily low-dose aspirin would guard against strokes and heart attacks, new guidelines issued this spring recommend that the strategy ...
Jun 22, 2022
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Health
'Food sequencing' really can help your glucose levels. What science says about eating salad before carbs
Biochemist and author of the Glucose Revolution Jessie Inchauspé says tweaking your diet can change your life.
Jun 9, 2022
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Health
Take herbal supplements with a dose of caution
Herbal supplements may be natural, but that does not mean they are always safe. A new case report appearing in Heart Rhythm Case Reports, an official journal of the Heart Rhythm Society, published by Elsevier, is a case in ...
May 16, 2022
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Cardiology
One in five male adolescents suffers from high blood pressure
Unhealthy levels of hypertension are increasing globally, especially during puberty, with boys affected three to four times more frequently than girls: Around 20% of male adolescents have elevated blood pressure. The main ...
May 13, 2022
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Diabetes
Vegan diets boost weight loss, lower blood sugar in adults with overweight or type 2 diabetes
A 12-week vegan diet may result in clinically meaningful weight loss and improve blood sugar control in overweight adults and those with type 2 diabetes, according to a meta-analysis of 11 randomized trials involving almost ...
May 6, 2022
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Health
Poor sleep may undermine people's attempts to keep weight off
New research being presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Maastricht, Netherlands (4-7 May), finds that not getting enough good quality sleep undermines people's attempts to keep weight off after dieting, ...
May 5, 2022
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Immunology
A low-calorie diet alters the gut microbiome and delays immune aging
A calorie-reduced diet can not only delay the development of metabolic diseases, but also has a positive effect on the immune system. Researchers have now shown for the first time that this effect is mediated by an altered ...
Apr 22, 2022
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