Latest Health News

15Jul
2022

Post-Stroke Memory Loss Can Resolve for Some Patients

Post-Stroke Memory Loss Can Resolve for Some PatientsFRIDAY, July 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Memory loss is a common symptom after a stroke, but there's hope for some that those memories could return.A new study from Norway examined 86 patients with relatively mild strokes and found many had improved mental functioning after 12 weeks. “Our study shows that around half of patients suffering a stroke had various forms of memory impairment one week after the stroke. But by three months after the stroke, about one-third of those with memory impairment had improved memory function," said Dr. Ramune Grambaite. She is a psychologist and head of the Neuropsychological Outpatient Clinic at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).Nearly 800,000 Americans suffer a stroke each year, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease...

'Stepped' Approach to Treating Diabetic Eye Disease May...

15 July 2022
`Stepped` Approach to Treating Diabetic Eye Disease May Be BestFRIDAY, July 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- An off-brand medication for diabetic macular edema might prove just as effective in early treatment as its more expensive alternative, potentially saving patients thousands of dollars, new research suggests.The vision condition is a common complication of poorly controlled diabetes, which can damage blood vessels at the back of the eyeball and trigger swelling in the middle of the retina. That can cause blurred vision and even total vision loss. The fluid build-up is usually treated with a class of medications called anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) drugs that are injected directly into the retina.The new study suggests that a stepped approach (where a less expensive treatment is tried first) to treating the condition may be more...

Health Care Plans Keep Allergy Rescue Injectors Pricey...

15 July 2022
Health Care Plans Keep Allergy Rescue Injectors Pricey for SomeFRIDAY, July 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Despite now having more choices for lifesaving emergency allergy injectors like EpiPens, the cost is still proving prohibitively expensive for some, new research shows.Even though most people are saving money with lower-priced alternatives after the cost of EpiPens shot up a few years ago, a significant minority of users -- people with high deductibles on their health insurance -- are still paying too much."Our findings suggest that the availability of lower-priced competitors did not solve the affordability problem for all patients who use epinephrine auto-injectors, particularly those covered by plans that require deductible and co-insurance payments for drugs," said lead study author Dr. Kao-Ping Chua. He's a pediatrician and health policy...

People on Dialysis Face Higher Death Risk After Hurricanes

15 July 2022
People on Dialysis Face Higher Death Risk After HurricanesFRIDAY, July 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A hurricane threatens anyone in its path, but it can be especially deadly for people who need kidney dialysis to survive, new research shows.An analysis of patient data spanning two decades linked hurricane exposure with a higher risk of death for people who routinely need dialysis, which filters and purifies blood when one's own kidneys can no longer do the job.Many people with kidney failure turn to dialysis as a last-ditch solution, but access to the treatment can be disrupted by extreme weather. Kidney dialysis requires a regular supply of electricity, which can be lost during hurricanes that threaten power, water and transportation systems.According to the new study, published online July 14 in the Journal of the American Society of...

Men Often Die Before Women, and the Y Chromosome May Be to Blame

14 July 2022
Men Often Die Before Women, and the Y Chromosome May Be to BlameTHURSDAY, July 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists have unearthed a possible reason why men tend to die at younger ages than women: Those who lose Y chromosomes from their blood cells as they age may be more vulnerable to heart tissue scarring and heart failure.The research is the latest to look at the phenomenon of "mosaic loss of Y" -- where the Y chromosome disappears from a portion of a man's blood cells.Researchers do not know why it happens, but it is associated with aging: It's detectable in an estimated 40% of 70-year-old men, and more than half of those who live into their 90s.At one time, researchers thought that losing Y -- a small, stumpy chromosome -- was just a part of normal aging.But in recent years, studies have linked Y loss to increased risks of conditions like...

Key to Battling UTIs May Lie in 'Good' Germs Within the Bladder

14 July 2022
Key to Battling UTIs May Lie in `Good` Germs Within the BladderTHURSDAY, July 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- As more and more superbugs become resistant to antibiotics, scientists are looking to use the good bacteria that live in people's bodies to fight back.A new study reports on efforts to harness the power of "good guy" bacteria that make their home in the bladder to fight bacteria that cause urinary tract infections (UTIs). Researchers found that the microbe lactobacilli is able to fight off or eat bad bacteria, such as those that trigger UTIs. Recurrent urinary infections, among the most common bacterial infections worldwide, plague both women and men, especially in old age."UTIs are a huge problem, and our injudicious use of antibiotics is causing people to not only take a lot of medications, but we’ve got these resistant organisms so we...

Florida Company Recalls All Ice Cream Products Over Possible Listeria Contamination

14 July 2022
Florida Company Recalls All Ice Cream Products Over Possible Listeria ContaminationTHURSDAY, July 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Big Olaf Creamery said Wednesday that it is recalling all flavors and all lots of Big Olaf brand ice cream products because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.While healthy individuals may only suffer short-term symptoms after infection — including high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea — Listeria can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women, the company said in a statement posted on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration website.The products were sold at Big Olaf retailers in Florida as well as to consumers in restaurants and senior homes, and one location in Fredericksburg, Ohio, the company said. All flavors, lots, codes and all expiration dates...

Demand for Monkeypox Vaccine Overwhelms U.S. Cities

14 July 2022
Demand for Monkeypox Vaccine Overwhelms U.S. CitiesTHURSDAY, July, 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- As monkeypox cases continue to climb worldwide, demands for vaccines to combat the virus are crashing the vaccine appointment system in New York City. The city of over 8 million people has been running out of supplies almost as soon as they arrive, the Associated Press reported.City health officials acknowledged the frustration over the limited vaccine supply and said they would create a more "stable appointment infrastructure" as vaccine supply increases.Shortages and snags in vaccine availability aren't just a problem in the nation's largest city. In Baltimore, Jeff Waters asked his doctor to be vaccinated before he left for a trip to Europe, where cases have been rising. “They said ‘Sorry, we just don’t have them here,’” Waters...

Cancer Med Might Be Powerful Treatment for MS

THURSDAY, July 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A drug used "off-label" for multiple sclerosis (MS) is more effective than a standard medication at preventing symptom flare-ups, a new clinical trial...

Methadone ODs Didn't Rise in Pandemic, Supporting Use as...

THURSDAY, July 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Giving more patients at-home access to the opioid addiction treatment drug methadone during the COVID pandemic did not lead to more overdose deaths, a...
RSS
First346347348349351353354355Last