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2023

Suicidal Service Members With Guns at Home Often Keep Feelings Secret: Study

Suicidal Service Members With Guns at Home Often Keep Feelings Secret: StudyMONDAY, Jan. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Military service members who conceal their suicidal thoughts are also more likely to store their guns unsafely, a new study reveals. “These findings highlight a real problem with our suicide prevention system,” said Michael Anestis, lead author of the study and executive director of the New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center at Rutgers University in New Jersey.“We know that firearms account for the large majority of suicide deaths within the military and that unsecured firearms at home dramatically increase the risk for suicide," Anestis said in a Rutgers news release. "Here, we found that suicidal service members less likely to be seen as high risk — those that hide their thoughts from others and avoid behavioral health care — tend...

Coping With Nicotine Withdrawal Symptoms

9 January 2023
Coping With Nicotine Withdrawal SymptomsMONDAY, Jan. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Giving up nicotine can be a brutal experience that can include everything from physical symptoms, such as headache and nausea, to mood issues, including irritability, anxiety and depression. Yet, it is still possible to get through nicotine withdrawal symptoms with a good plan and specific tools, according to a smoking cessation expert, who offered some suggestions for coping with nicotine withdrawal symptoms.“Nicotine is highly, highly addictive,” said Emma Brett, a staff scientist at University of Chicago Medicine and a group lead in the Courage to Quit program. “Nicotine affects the brain, blood vessels, metabolism. There are effects all throughout the body.”Quitting requires an adjustment period, she stressed.Most commonly,...

EPA Proposes Tougher Rules on Air Pollution

9 January 2023
EPA Proposes Tougher Rules on Air PollutionMONDAY, Jan. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For the first time in a decade, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed strengthening standards on fine soot in the air, a known contributor to serious health issues.Under the new proposal, standards for fine particulate pollution, known as PM 2.5, would change from a level of 12 micrograms per cubic meter to a level between nine and 10 micrograms per cubic meter. The standards haven't been altered since 2012.The EPA estimates that with a standard of 9 micrograms per cubic meter, there would be up to 4,200 fewer premature deaths a year, 270,000 fewer lost workdays and as much as $43 billion in net health benefits in 2032.The agency will take comment on the full range of recommendations on soot standards included in the latest...

Stick With These Foods to Help You Lose Weight

9 January 2023
Stick With These Foods to Help You Lose WeightMONDAY, Jan. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- When it comes to losing weight, certain foods have a reputation for being all-stars, providing for a body’s nutritional needs while helping keep a person fuller for longer. “You’re looking at plant foods,” said Connie Diekman, a nationally known food and nutrition consultant and former president of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. “You're looking at whole grains, vegetables, fruit, beans, nuts, seeds.” Though certain diets or special eating plans may limit some of these foods, a healthy diet can include all of them, with an eye toward portion size. Here are some foods to eat to lose weight: Whole grainsWhole grains haven’t been stripped of nutrients in processing, according to the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health,...

There May Be a Better Way to Allocate Precious Donor Lungs for Transplant

9 January 2023
There May Be a Better Way to Allocate Precious Donor Lungs for TransplantMONDAY, Jan. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A new way of allocating donor lungs that eliminates geographical restrictions could save more lives, new research suggests.In early 2023, the current U.S. system, which looks for compatible candidates within a fixed radius, will be replaced by the Composite Allocation Score. The new score will prioritize a candidate's medical needs.“The importance of removing the geographical barrier can’t be overstated here,” said study author Dr. Maryam Valapour, senior investigator for lung transplantation at the U.S. Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR). “The Composite Allocation Score system’s goal of making access to lung transplant more equitable for all candidates in the United States will help reduce waitlist [death rates] and...

Letting Doctors Know a Patient Has Overdosed Might Curb Opioid Overprescribing

9 January 2023
Letting Doctors Know a Patient Has Overdosed Might Curb Opioid OverprescribingMONDAY, Jan. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- One low-cost intervention could make a difference in America's epidemic of opioid overdoses, a new study suggests.When health care providers were notified that one of their patients had died from an overdose, they wrote fewer opioid prescriptions for up to a year later.The University of Southern California (USC) study built upon earlier findings that letters like these could reduce opioid prescribing over a few months.For the new study, they sent letters to 809 clinicians — predominantly medical doctors — who had prescribed opioids to 166 people who then suffered fatal overdoses in San Diego County.The letter was intended to be informative and respectful in tone, according to the study authors. It provided information about safer...

Emergency Care Vs. Urgent Care: What's the Difference?

8 January 2023
Emergency Care Vs. Urgent Care: What`s the Difference?SUNDAY, Jan. 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- If you’re sick or have been injured, you might not know whether the emergency room or urgent care is the right place to be treated.The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) offers some general advice, so you don’t have to wonder where to go when immediate medical attention is needed.“The emergency department is the best option for concerning symptoms, severe illness or injury, and we’re open 24/7, 365,” said ACEP President Dr. Christopher Kang. “Emergency physicians are ready to help anyone who needs them — we are trained to treat every kind of medical emergency.”Emergency departments have advanced medical equipment and are staffed to handle more complex care for severe health issues, the ACEP said in a college news...

New Year, New Travel: Stay Healthy on the Move

7 January 2023
New Year, New Travel: Stay Healthy on the MoveSATURDAY, Jan. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Travel can be fun, but taxing. As the pandemic ebbs and people venture back out into the world, an expert from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston offers tips for ensuring a healthier, more peaceful vacation or work trip.“Though frequent travel can boost your mood and positively impact your mental health, keep in mind that it’s a two-way street,” said Dr. Mike Ren, assistant professor of family and community medicine at Baylor. “While traveling, it is important to keep up your physical and mental well-being to maximize the beneficial effects of travel.”Common symptoms of travel fatigue include trouble sleeping, feeling disengaged, having higher stress or anxiety levels, and overindulging in food or alcohol. Someone might need to...

FDA Approves 2nd Alzheimer’s Drug, Despite Safety Concerns

FRIDAY, Jan. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a second Alzheimer's drug, lecanemab, despite reports of rare brain bleeds linked to use of the...

New Hope Against 'Incurable' Liver Disease That Kills...

FRIDAY, Jan. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with an incurable, genetic liver disease have new hope after an animal study showed that a single drug could reverse its effects.Alagille syndrome...
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