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MONDAY, Sept. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- One day, it may be possible to monitor people for risk of disease through continuously measuring skin temperature.Researchers have found in a new study that wrist temperature is associated with future risk of disease.“These findings indicate the potential to marry emerging technology with health monitoring in a powerful new way,” said senior author Dr. Carsten Skarke, an adjunct associate professor of medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.“For example, there are many who have smartwatches around their wrists, which already include skin temperature sensors," he said in a school news release. "In the future, this information may be leveraged with their care teams as a digital biomarker, to understand...

MONDAY, Sept. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Weight-loss surgery can deliver a host of health benefits, but new research reveals an unexpected one: Getting the surgery was associated with a 40% lower risk of blood cancers.Being overweight or obese is a risk factor for several types of cancer, and women with obesity have a higher risk of cancer than men do. In the study, researchers used data from the Swedish Obese Subjects (SOS) study at the University of Gothenburg and the Cancer Registry at the National Board of Health and Welfare to study more than 2,000 people who had bariatric (weight-loss) surgery and then compare them to more than 2,000 other people who were also obese but didn’t have the surgery.During the follow-up period, 34 of the patients in the surgery group developed...

MONDAY, Sept. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers in Minnesota have uncovered a new link between tear gas exposures and negative effects on reproductive health.The study was prompted by anecdotal reports of irregular menstrual cycles among protestors who were exposed to tear gas during the nationwide protests that followed the May 2020 murder of George Floyd.“This study adds to previous research documenting the many ways that structural racism through police violence can impact reproductive and perinatal health,” said lead author Asha Hassan, a researcher at the University of Minnesota's Center for Antiracism Research for Health Equity, in Minneapolis.“Law enforcement agencies see chemical agents as ‘less lethal’ weapons, but the fact is that we do not know very much...

MONDAY, Sept. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Ginger supplements may help those with certain autoimmune diseases, such as lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, control inflammation.New research has added evidence to support the impact of ginger on white blood cell function, particularly a type of cell called a neutrophil.The researchers were particularly interested in neutrophil extracellular trap (NET) formation, also called NETosis, and its role in controlling inflammation.When healthy people take ginger, the study found, their neutrophils are more resistant to NETosis.NETs are microscopic spider web-like structures. They propel inflammation and clotting, which contribute to many autoimmune diseases, including lupus and rheumatoid arthritis.“There are a lot of diseases where neutrophils are...