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Winter Storms Bring Carbon Monoxide Danger to Homes

Winter Storms Bring Carbon Monoxide Danger to HomesTHURSDAY, Feb. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- With winter storms roaring through much of the United States this week, millions of Americans may face power outages that could put them at risk of carbon monoxide poisoning and fires as they try to keep warm, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission warns.When the power goes out, many people use portable generators or other devices for heat and power, but improper use of such equipment can be dangerous. Here, the safety commission offers some vital tips.Each year, more than 80 people in the United States die from carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning caused by portable generators, according to the CPSC. Carbon monoxide is colorless and odorless, and poisoning from portable generators can occur quickly. People may become unconscious before they...

Exercise Might Boost Outcomes for People Battling...

3 February 2022
Exercise Might Boost Outcomes for People Battling Esophageal CancerTHURSDAY, Feb. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Alan Holman didn't stop exercising when told he had cancer, and he's glad of it, now that U.K. researchers say moderate exercise may improve chemotherapy outcomes in esophageal cancer patients.Holman, 70, was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in December 2016, shortly after retiring from his job as a facilities manager at a shopping mall in Britain. Like many patients, he underwent chemotherapy and then surgery.But Holman also enrolled in an exercise regimen as part of a small study. "Once I started the chemotherapy, it was tiring, but doing an hour with the trainer, you come out feeling better," said Holman, adding it "got me through the chemotherapy." The study included 40 patients with cancer of the esophagus, sometimes called the gullet...

Take That Walk: Your Aging Brain Will Work Better

3 February 2022
Take That Walk: Your Aging Brain Will Work BetterTHURSDAY, Feb. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Worried about losing your mental faculties as you age? Get out there and exercise, new research suggests.Physical activity helps keep the aging brain sharp, according to the latest of many studies showing a link between exercise and brain health.This study included 90 adults, ages 50-74, who wore devices to measure their levels of physical activity and completed thinking tests at home.The participants did better on the tests on days when they were more active, and worse on days when they got less exercise, according to researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine."It was a very linear relationship," said principal investigator Raeanne Moore, an associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry. "We hypothesized...

Ten Years After Gene Therapy for Leukemia, Doctors Say...

2 February 2022
Ten Years After Gene Therapy for Leukemia, Doctors Say Patients CuredTUESDAY, Feb. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- More than 10 years after Doug Olsen underwent an experimental gene therapy that turned his T-cells into cancer killers, his leukemia has vanished, University of Pennsylvania doctors report.“I’m doing great right now. I’m still very active. I was running half marathons until 2018,” Olson, 75, told the Associated Press. “This is a cure. And they don’t use the word lightly.”Another patient, retired corrections officer Bill Ludwig, was also cured of his leukemia after receiving the one-time treatment, but has since died of complications from COVID.Both cases were detailed in report published Wednesday in the journal Nature.This is the first time CAR-T therapy has been studied for so long, and the results show that it can not only...

Could a Pap Test Help Detect Breast, Ovarian Cancers, Too?

2 February 2022
Could a Pap Test Help Detect Breast, Ovarian Cancers, Too?WEDNESDAY, Feb. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Pap tests have long been used to detect cervical cancer early, but preliminary research suggests that cervical cells collected during those tests could also be used to catch other cancers, including deadly ovarian tumors.Researchers found that by analyzing a particular molecular "signature" in cervical cells, they could accurately identify women with ovarian cancer up to 71% of the time. Using a similar approach, they were also able detect a majority of women who had breast cancer with a poor prognosis.The findings suggest that the molecular signatures in cervical cells may be picking up a predisposition to other women-specific cancers, said senior researcher Dr. Martin Widschwendter, a professor of cancer prevention and screening at the...

Gruesome Warning Images on Soda Labels Could Cut Consumption

2 February 2022
Gruesome Warning Images on Soda Labels Could Cut ConsumptionWEDNESDAY, Feb. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Images of fat-laden, diseased hearts and blackened, rotting feet might be the last thing you expect to see on the label of a can of soda that your child desperately wants, but would such drastic health warnings about the long-term dangers of sugar stop you from buying it?Yes, suggests new research that finds parents were 17 percentage points less likely to buy sugary beverages if confronted with the disturbing images."Because parents buy most of the calories their children consume, this type of policy could help reduce kids' intake of sugary drinks," said senior study author Lindsey Smith Taillie. She is an assistant professor in the department of nutrition at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill's Gillings School of Global...

AHA News: Living in Segregated Neighborhoods May Double Heart Health Risks For Black Young Adults

2 February 2022
AHA News: Living in Segregated Neighborhoods May Double Heart Health Risks For Black Young AdultsWEDNESDAY, Feb. 2, 2022 (American Heart Association News) -- Black people who spent their early adult years in racially segregated neighborhoods were twice as likely to develop coronary artery calcium – a predictor of heart disease – as those who lived in less segregated neighborhoods, new research shows.The heart health benefits of living in a more integrated neighborhood persisted among Black adults as they aged, even if they later moved to more segregated neighborhoods in midlife, according to the study published Wednesday in the American Heart Association journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.The findings suggest "where you live from ages 18 to 30 has a stronger impact on cardiovascular health than where you live later in life," said senior study author...

AHA News: Amid a National Mental Health Crisis For Kids, Here's How Parents Can Help

2 February 2022
AHA News: Amid a National Mental Health Crisis For Kids, Here`s How Parents Can HelpWEDNESDAY, Feb. 2, 2022 (American Heart Association News) -- School closures. Family strains. Isolated and quarantined friends. Even when young people haven't directly experienced COVID-19, the pandemic has strained their mental health. Often severely.Even before the recent wave of omicron-related cases, a coalition that included the American Academy of Pediatrics declared a national emergency in child and adolescent mental health. Its October statement reported "soaring rates of mental health challenges among children, adolescents and their families."In December, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy addressed the crisis with a report that said young people face "devastating" mental health challenges.All of it may leave parents asking some important questions.Which kids are at...

As Winter Olympics Nears, America's Athletes May Be More...

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- With America's best skiers, skaters and snowboarders now heading to the Winter Olympics, a team of mental health professionals will be in Beijing to...

Fragile Male Egos Have Many Women 'Faking It' in the Bedroom

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A trio of new studies are confirming what millions of women already know: Reacting to your man's insecurities can have you pretending the sexual...
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