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FRIDAY, Sept. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Logging and landscaping are the most dangerous jobs in America, a new study finds.The risk of death for loggers is more than 30 times higher than for all U.S. workers. Tree care workers also encounter hazards at rates far higher than a typical worker."This was the first research to look at commercial logging and landscaping services together," said Judd Michael, a professor of agricultural safety and health at Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences. "It was a unique and more accurate way to assess fatalities," he said in a university news release. "The commonality, of course, is that workers in both fields fell trees. They do it using very different methods, but either way, it is extremely hazardous work."Logging in Appalachia and other...

FRIDAY, Sept. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) – Researchers hoped to show that the natural antioxidant urate could delay Parkinson's disease progression, but a study completed at Massachusetts General Hospital dashed those expectations.The trial enrolled nearly 300 individuals recently diagnosed with early Parkinson's disease, which affects the body's motor system. Symptoms such as tremors, stiff limbs and balance problems progress gradually, and there is no known cure.The research team found no significant difference in the rate of disease progression for those given the metabolite inosine for two years compared to the placebo group. Inosine raises levels of urate in the brain and blood. It has appeared neuroprotective in preclinical models. The inosine did not prove beneficial, and...

THURSDAY, Sept. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Movement can be very difficult for people with Parkinson's disease, as shaking and stiffness play havoc with balance, coordination and gait.There are many different tricks Parkinson's patients can use to improve their walking and avoid injury from a bad tumble — but a new study reveals that people often have to figure them out on their own, with no help from either a doctor or physical therapist.Nearly one-quarter of Parkinson's patients have never tried well-known strategies proven to help improve movement, according to a report published online recently in Neurology."While compensation strategies are commonly used by persons with Parkinson's disease, their knowledge on the full spectrum of available strategies to improve walking are...

THURSDAY, Sept. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The White House has reached out to rapper Nicki Minaj over her concerns about the COVID-19 vaccine, which she said had caused swollen testicles in a friend of her cousin in Trinidad.A White House official said Minaj was offered a call with a doctor to address her questions about the vaccine, after her message went viral on Twitter, various outlets report.Minaj said on Twitter that she actually had been invited to the White House, but the Biden administration said she simply was offered a call."As we have with others, we offered a call with Nicki Minaj and one of our doctors to answer questions she has about the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine," a White House official told CBS News.Minaj insists she was invited to visit in person. In...