FRIDAY, Feb. 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Air pollution is associated with higher cardiovascular disease mortality, particularly in low-income countries, according to a study published online Feb. 7 in Chronic Diseases and Translational Medicine. Nikolai Khaltaev, M.D., from the Global Alliance against Chronic Respiratory Diseases in Geneva, and Svetlana Axelrod, M.D., Ph.D., from First Moscow State …
MONDAY, Feb. 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have an increased risk for suicide, according to a study published online Feb. 6 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Tien-Wei Hsu, M.D., from E-DA Dachang Hospital in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, and colleagues conducted a cohort study using data from the Taiwanese nationwide …
THURSDAY, Feb. 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Women with fatty liver disease related to alcohol consumption have almost twice the risk for dying within a certain time period than men with the same condition, according to a letter to the editor published in the February issue of the Journal of Hepatology. Hongwei Ji, from the Affiliated …
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 31, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Change in cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is inversely associated with the risk for prostate cancer incidence, but not mortality, according to a study published online Jan. 30 in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. Kate A. Bolam, Ph.D., from the Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences GIH in …
TUESDAY, Jan. 16, 2024 (HealthDay News) — In the United States, breast cancer screening and treatment were associated with a 58 percent reduction in breast cancer mortality in 2019 compared with 1975, according to a study published in the Jan. 16 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. Jennifer L. Caswell-Jin, M.D., from …
THURSDAY, Dec. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For inpatient youths with autism, machine learning analyses of preceding changes in peripheral physiology can predict imminent aggressive behaviors before they occur, according to a study published online Dec. 21 in JAMA Network Open. Tales Imbiriba, Ph.D., from Northeastern University in Boston, and colleagues conducted a noninterventional prognostic …
When Apple unveiled iOS 17 in June, it came with the announcement of Journal, a surprising new first-party app to help you record your life’s journey. Although Apple made it clear that Journal wouldn’t be making the cut for the initial release of iOS 17.0 in September, it did promise that it would arrive later …
THURSDAY, Dec. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A single dose of mRNA-1345 vaccine is safe and results in lower incidence of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-associated disease in older patients, according to a study published in the Dec. 14 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. Eleanor Wilson, M.D., from Moderna in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and …
TUESDAY, Dec. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Replacing sitting with even a little moderate exercise each day improves heart health, according to a study published online Nov. 10 in the European Heart Journal. Joanna M. Blodgett, Ph.D., from University College London, and colleagues investigated associations of five-part movement compositions with adiposity and cardiometabolic biomarkers. The analysis included …
MONDAY, Dec. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The risk for chronic health conditions is increased for lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) adolescent and young adult cancer survivors (AYACS) compared with LGB individuals without a history of cancer and heterosexual AYACS, according to a study published online Dec. 4 in Cancer. Amy M. Berkman, M.D., from …