(HealthNewsDigest.com) – MINNEAPOLIS – A new study suggests that healthy older people who eat two or more servings of fish a week, including salmon, tuna and sardines, may have a lower risk later in life of developing vascular brain disease
Month: November 2021
Brain Shrinkage? – Does Estrogen Protect Against the Risk
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – MINNEAPOLIS – A new study found that people with higher cumulative estrogen exposure over their lifetime had greater brain volumes and fewer indicators of brain disease on their brain scans in midlife.
Air Pollution Disproportionally Affects People of Color
(HealthNewsDigest.com) WASHINGTON—The rates of death and health burdens associated with air pollution are borne unequally and inequitably by people of color and those with lower household income
Patients Who are Immunocompromised Can Protect Themselves from COVID-19
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – ROCHESTER, Minn. — As families prepare to gather later this month for Thanksgiving, it is important for patients who are immunocompromised to take extra steps to protect themselves from becoming infected with COVID-19.
Fast food : Keep it Small
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – You can enjoy fast food now and then if you order wisely. If the restaurant offers several sandwich sizes, pick the smallest.
3 Steps to Better Asthma Control
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Effective asthma treatment requires routinely tracking symptoms and measuring how well your lungs are working.
Insufficiency of Primary Ovarian
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Primary ovarian insufficiency occurs when the ovaries stop functioning as they should before age 40. When this happens, your ovaries don’t produce typical amounts of the hormone estrogen or release eggs regularly.
Similarities and Differences of COVID-19 vs. Flu
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – During the COVID-19 pandemic, you may have heard that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is similar to the flu (influenza). COVID-19 and the flu are both contagious respiratory diseases caused by viruses.
Why the Elderly are More Susceptible to COVID-19
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Among the populations most significantly affected by COVID-19 are the elderly and patients with preexisting medical conditions including….
Food Drives – Be Generous and Give The Right Stuff
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – It is that time of year. Charity is in the air and in the spirit of giving most of us willingly contribute to annual holiday food drives.
Increased Feelings of Depression, Anxiety
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – AMES, Iowa – As people adhered to stay-at-home orders or self-isolated during the early months of the COVID-19 outbreak, daily commutes turned into shuffles between the bedroom and the living room.
Identify Potential Causes of Asthma, COPD
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Rockville, Md. — The activation of muscarinic acetylcholine (M2) receptors could be one of the causes of diseases like asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
A Plant for All Times – Cassava
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Cassava is the third most important source of calories in the world, behind rice and corn. As many as 800 million people use it as a food source.
Ways Kids are Impacted When Dad’s Not Involved
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania – (November 8, 2021) – According to the U.S. Census Bureau, around 22 million children have a parent who does not live in the household. That equals 26.5% of all children.
Tips to Ease Kids’ Social Reentry
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Children who have spent most of the COVID-19 pandemic at home and only recently resumed some in-person learning at school might not feel quite ready for the many gatherings with friends and family as the holiday season approaches.
Launch State’s First Home Infusion Program
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – launch a collaborative pilot program which provides home infusion cancer treatments for eligible patients.
Depression – School-based Screening Increases Identification of, Treatment
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Students who participated in universal school-based depression screening were twice as likely to begin treatment compared to their peers who did not receive this screening
SARS-CoV-2 Variant Detected in Dogs and Cats
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – A new study in the Veterinary Record reveals that pets can be infected with the alpha variant of SARS-CoV-2, which was first detected in southeast England and is commonly known as the UK variant or B.1.1.7.
Binge Drinking Rates to Converge in Young Men and Women, and Increase Among 29- to 30-year-olds, by 2040
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – A study has revealed important gender and age differences in forecasted future levels of binge drinking, and highlighted key factors underlying these trends.
Discrimination Increases Risk – Mental Health Issues in Young Adults
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – A UCLA study has found that young adults who have experienced discrimination have a higher risk for both short- and long-term behavioral and mental health problems.