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2022

Your E-Bike Is No Match for Real Biking: Study

Your E-Bike Is No Match for Real Biking: StudyWEDNESDAY, Oct. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- That e-bike might make hilly rides a lot more fun, but it’s not improving your fitness the way a good old-fashioned bicycle would, a new study shows.People riding e-bikes are 44% less likely to reach weekly targets for physical activity than those on regular bicycles, according to a report published online Oct. 12 in BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine.That’s because they ride their e-bike less often, and when they do it’s less physically demanding, the researchers found.“Given the observed higher energy expenditure when using a traditional bicycle, it appears we should recommend bicycles rather than e-bikes to attain optimized health effects,” lead study author Hedwig Boeck, of the Institute of Sports Medicine at Hannover Medical...

Screen Kids 8 and Older for Anxiety, Expert Panel Recommends

12 October 2022
Screen Kids 8 and Older for Anxiety, Expert Panel RecommendsWEDNESDAY, Oct. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Children aged 8 and up should be screened for anxiety, the influential U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended on Tuesday. Kids aged 12 and up should also be screened for depression, the task force advised.This is the first time the task force has recommended anxiety screening for young children. The depression recommendation is the same as the Task Force issued in 2016.The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) published the USPSTF recommendations Oct 11.“The Task Force reviewed the evidence on screening for anxiety, depression, and suicide risk to provide primary care professionals with guidance on how they can help support the mental health of children and adolescents,” member Martha Kubik, a professor...

Years of Diabetes Could Speed Onset of Menopause

12 October 2022
Years of Diabetes Could Speed Onset of MenopauseWEDNESDAY, Oct. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The earlier a woman is diagnosed with diabetes, the sooner she may enter menopause, new research shows.Rates of diabetes have grown steadily, so researchers wanted to understand the long-term implications of premenopausal diabetes on women's reproductive health.Their study of more than 11,000 women found that being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes before age 30 or type 2 diabetes between 30 and 39 were both linked to earlier onset of menopause. A diagnosis of type 2 diabetes after age 40, however, was associated with later menopause, compared to women without diabetes.The researchers found no significant association between diabetes during pregnancy (gestational diabetes) and age at menopause."Even after adjusting for covariates associated...

Fears of Robots Taking Jobs Are Common, But May Be...

12 October 2022
Fears of Robots Taking Jobs Are Common, But May Be UnrealisticWEDNESDAY, Oct. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- As some workplaces have added robots to the crew, workers in the United States and parts of Asia are feeling uneasy.Concerns about robots also happen even in industries where they’re not used yet, according to new research.“Some economists theorize that robots are more likely to take over blue-collar jobs faster than white-collar jobs,” said lead researcher Kai Chi Yam, an associate professor of management at the National University of Singapore. “However, it doesn’t look like robots are taking over that many jobs yet, at least not in the United States, so a lot of these fears are rather subjective.”For the study, the researchers looked at robots and employee feelings about them through experiments with participants in the United...

U.S. Hospitals Under Strain as ER Wait Times Lengthen

11 October 2022
U.S. Hospitals Under Strain as ER Wait Times LengthenTUESDAY, Oct. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Two new studies paint a bleak picture of emergency departments across the United States.There are not enough beds to go around and pronounced staffing shortages. As a result, folks may languish in emergency room hallways for hours and leave without seeing a doctor as the skeleton staff tends to patients who are waiting to be admitted. And this situation has only gotten worse during the COVID-19 pandemic.“The acute care system is in crisis as manifested both by sick patients waiting in the emergency room for limited hospital beds and by patients coming to an emergency room but leaving without care due to prolonged wait times,” said Dr. Alexander Janke, the author of both studies. He is an emergency medicine physician at Hurley Medical...

When Stroke Harms One Side of a Newborn's Brain, Other Side Takes Over

11 October 2022
When Stroke Harms One Side of a Newborn`s Brain, Other Side Takes OverTUESDAY, Oct. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Many language skills are "left brain," but a new study shows that when a newborn suffers a stroke in that region, the brain is able to shift those language duties to the right.The researchers said the findings highlight the striking malleability of the infant brain, and could potentially point to ways to treat adults who suffer similar strokes.Strokes occur when the blood supply to part of the brain is cut off, starving the tissue there. Depending on the location and extent of the damage, strokes can leave people with physical disabilities or problems with memory, thinking or communication.While older adults account for most strokes, they can strike younger adults, kids and even babies.Perinatal strokes — those that occur around the time of...

AHA News: 11-Year-Old Heart Defect Survivor Is Living Life Wholeheartedly

11 October 2022
AHA News: 11-Year-Old Heart Defect Survivor Is Living Life WholeheartedlyTUESDAY, Oct. 11, 2022 (American Heart Association News) -- It started with the ultrasounds. Every time Anita Naglieri had one, her OB-GYN said she could only see half her baby's heart."Don't worry," the doctor told her. "It's probably just the way the baby's positioned."But this pregnancy – her fourth – felt different.By 34 weeks, her doctor still couldn't see the baby's whole heart. So she sent Anita to a hospital with more sophisticated ultrasound.Now the picture became clear."Your daughter's quite the anomaly," a doctor told Anita.There were problems with her heart. And a problem with her spine. She had no tail bone. And no nerves at the bottom of her spine.Anita had more tests, including a fetal echocardiogram, to get an even closer look at the baby's heart. The tests revealed...

AHA News: Clearing Up Questions on Whether Tofu Is Healthy

11 October 2022
AHA News: Clearing Up Questions on Whether Tofu Is HealthyTUESDAY, Oct. 11, 2022 (American Heart Association News) -- Let's talk tofu.It seemed like such a simple, honest food when it caught your eye in the grocery store. But later, after you checked it out online, you began to worry that a long-term relationship might get complicated.It's true that health experts' passion for tofu can be seen as a bit of an on-again, off-again affair. It's also true, despite some rumors you might have heard, that tofu can be an excellent part of a healthy eating pattern for most people."It's a very nutritious food," said Dr. Qi Sun, an associate professor of nutrition and epidemiology at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston.Tofu, sometimes called bean curd, is mostly soybeans and water, plus a coagulant such as calcium sulfate, that's pressed...

When Is a Fracture Potentially Deadly for an Older Adult?

TUESDAY, Oct. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers studying fractures in older adults found a higher death rate when those fractures were closer to the center of the body and also when...

Teens Can Be Tough on Parents. Staying Close Can Make...

TUESDAY, Oct. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Parents who make an effort to spend quality time with their teens – while offering affection and understanding -- are more likely to remain close to...
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