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TUESDAY, March 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- It can be downright discouraging to work hard to lose 10 pounds, only to regain a few later.But don’t be downhearted -- a new evidence review says the important heart health benefits of weight loss are sustained even if some of the weight comes back.People who drop some pounds still have lower blood pressure and better cholesterol and blood sugar numbers even if they regain a little, British researchers reported March 28 in the journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.“It should serve as encouragement for people to try to lose weight, and do so in the most effective way by joining a behavioral weight loss program,” said senior researcher Paul Aveyard, a professor of behavioral medicine at the University of Oxford....

TUESDAY, March 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Millions of middle-aged folks may be walking around with no symptoms of heart disease, and yet they still face a higher risk for a heart attack, new research shows.What gives? Subclinical or silent heart disease may be responsible. This is the early thickening or hardening of the heart arteries that can worsen over time and cause crushing chest pain, known as angina, or even a heart attack. Middle-aged folks with such subclinical heart disease face a much higher risk of a surprise heart attack, researchers discovered.But they were quick to caution that the absolute risk of having a heart attack without any signs or symptoms remains low.“Subclinical heart disease refers to changes of the circulatory system that are mainly seen with advanced...

TUESDAY, March 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Could inhaling a deep whiff of another person’s sweat help ease crippling social anxiety? Quite possibly, new Swedish research suggests.The notion stems from a trial that involved just 48 women. All struggled with what’s known as social anxiety disorder — an often intense and relentless fear of being watched or judged by others when participating in common social situations.The standard course of treatment centers on talk therapy involving meditation practices that are designed to ease some of the anxiety that arises.But Swedish researchers discovered that when such “mindfulness therapy” is combined with the inhaling of sweat of others, the result appears to be a far steeper drop in anxiety levels.“Social anxiety is a common...

TUESDAY, March 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- When a child is hospitalized, cost may not be the greatest worry but the out-of-pocket expense can be substantial in the United States, even for those with insurance.A Michigan Medicine study found that U.S. families covered by private insurance spend an average of $1,300 out of pocket for a child’s hospital stay.And about 1 in 7 of those families pays more than $3,000.“Bills for a child’s hospitalization can be astonishingly high for some families depending on how their insurance plan is structured,” said lead author Dr. Erin Carlton. She is a pediatric intensivist at University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, in Ann Arbor.“For families without savings, these bills could have negative impacts on their family’s...