(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Skin cancer is the most common kind of cancer in the United States. In fact, it is estimated that one out of seven people in the United States are diagnosed with skin cancer each year. What Causes Skin Cancer?
Month: June 2021
What’s the Difference? – Hunger vs. Craving
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Have you noticed that when food temptations strike, it often has more to do with your mood than when you last ate?
Recovery, Prevention – Heart Failure Program Expands
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – To many, heart failure means a person is at the end of life, struggling for breath. But that is not reality for most heart failure patients.
Child with Epilepsy – Neurosurgery Team Performs Groundbreaking Laser Hemispherectomy
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – For only the second time in the world, doctors used a minimally invasive surgery to disconnect the right and left sides of the brain and the left epilepsy-generating zones of a boy with epilepsy, stopping his seizures.
Get Tested – Know Your HIV Status
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – June 27 is National HIV Testing Day, a reminder to get tested and know your HIV status.
Sorting Out Car Seat Safety
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – The best way to keep your children safe in the car is to secure them in a properly installed car seat. But more than half of all car seats may be improperly installed, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Heart Issues and COVID-19 Vaccination
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – I have been hearing about an increase in the number of young people who are developing heart issues, including myocarditis, after being vaccinated for COVID-19.
Antacids May Improve Blood Sugar Control in People with Diabetes
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – WASHINGTON—Antacids improved blood sugar control in people with diabetes but had no effect on reducing the risk of diabetes in the general population, according to a new meta-analysis published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
Your Vacation – Pack Physical Activity Into It
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Whatever your destination, a vacation provides plenty of opportunities for fitness. The key? Fit physical activity into your plans — and make it fun!
Therapeutic Choir Finds Its Voice Through COVID-19
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – DETROIT – Henry Ford Health System is using the healing power of singing to help patients with voice disorders that result from various medical conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, stroke and vocal cord paralysis to help improve their voices.
At Any Restaurant – Make Healthy Choices
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – When ordering food at a restaurant, do you know which items may be loaded with fat and calories? Unlike when you’re grocery shopping, the foods in a restaurant may not have nutrition labels listing their fat grams and calorie content.
Cell Communication Uncovered – A Key Player in Brain Development
(HeallthNewsDigest.com) – CHAPEL HILL, NC – When we think of the brain, we think of neurons. But much of the brain is made of non-neuronal cells called glial cells, which help regulate brain development and function.
Paid Parental Leave – People Across the World Favor
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – COLUMBUS, Ohio – Although the United States is the only wealthy nation that doesn’t guarantee paid leave to mothers or fathers after the arrival of a new child….
Quit Smoking – An Educational Intervention Can Help Vapers Use Their E-Cigarettes
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – TAMPA, Fla. — cigarettes spark many concerns, especially when it comes to youth vaping. However, emerging evidence suggests that e-cigarettes can be a helpful tool in smoking cessation.
Involving Adolescent Children in Conflicts
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – When parents who are fighting with each other draw their adolescent children into their conflicts, the children may perceive those conflicts very differently than their parents
Coronaviruses – Decoding Humans’ Survival
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – An international team of researchers has analysed the genomes of more than 2,500 modern humans from 26 worldwide populations, to better understand how humans have adapted to historical coronavirus outbreaks.
Treating Keratosis Pilaris at Home
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – ROSEMONT, Ill. (June 24, 2021) — The start of summer means more tank tops and shorts, and for some people, a pesky new skin condition they may not have noticed before.
Abnormal Response to Cellular Stress is Associated with Huntington’s Disease
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Irvine, CA – A new University of California, Irvine-led study finds that the persistence of a marker of chronic cellular stress, previously associated with neurodegenerative diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
More Than One Try to Remove Blood Clots After Stroke May Be Tied to Worse Outcome
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – MINNEAPOLIS – After a stroke, doctors can try to remove clots in blood vessels to keep blood flowing freely to the brain. But even though most of these procedures are successful, less than half of people have a successful recovery from the stroke.
Alzheimer’s Risk – Making Healthy Choices May Reduce
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – No effective treatment for Alzheimer’s disease exists, even though more than 5 million Americans have it.