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2021

Drug Saxenda Aids Weight Loss — But You Should Exercise, Too

Drug Saxenda Aids Weight Loss — But You Should Exercise, TooTHURSDAY, May 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The weight-loss drug Saxenda can keep extra pounds off — but combining it with exercise brings a bigger payoff, a new clinical trial finds.The study found that some longstanding advice is valid: Prescription weight-loss drugs work best when used along with — and not in place of — lifestyle changes.Saxenda (liraglutide) is a prescription drug approved in the United States for spurring and maintaining weight loss when added to calorie-cutting and exercise.But whether the drug plus exercise is any better than the drug alone — or exercise alone — has not been rigorously tested.The new trial, published May 6 in the New England Journal of Medicine, did just that. And it found that over one year, the combination won, helping people shed more...

Israel Study: Pfizer Vaccine Gives 95% Protection...

6 May 2021
Israel Study: Pfizer Vaccine Gives 95% Protection Against Illness, Hospitalization & DeathTHURSDAY, May 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine provide a high level of protection for populations, a new study shows.The findings from Israel — the first nation to report national data on the vaccine — show that two doses provide more than 95% protection for people 16 and older against COVID-19 infection, hospitalization and death.The study period was from Jan. 24 to April 3, 2021, a time when the dominant strain in Israel was the B.1.1.7 variant first detected in the United Kingdom.The found that two doses were key: A single dose of the vaccine provided only 58% protection against infection, 76% against hospitalization and 77% against death, the investigators found.The differences between the effectiveness of one or two doses highlights...

Many Consumers Misunderstand Those 'Best Before' Food Labels

6 May 2021
Many Consumers Misunderstand Those `Best Before` Food LabelsTHURSDAY, May 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- People may think they know what 'Best before' food date labels mean, but a new study reveals that many consumers misunderstand them.The study of over 2,600 U.S. adults "showed that an overwhelming majority of consumers say that they use food date labels to make decisions about food and say they know what the labels mean," said study author Catherine Turvey,. She's from the department of exercise and nutrition sciences at George Washington University's Milken Institute School of Public Health, in Washington, D.C. However, "despite confidently using date labels, many consumers misinterpreted the labels and continued to misunderstand even after reading educational messaging that explained the labels' meaning," Turvey said.Only about 46% knew that...

U.S. COVID Outlook Shows Big Improvement by July

5 May 2021
U.S. COVID Outlook Shows Big Improvement by JulyWEDNESDAY, May 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The United States could see a sharp decline in COVID-19 cases by the end of July, according to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Six research teams asked to project future COVID-19 trends have concluded that new infections will drastically drop in July and continue to fall through September, the researchers reported May 5 in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.However, "substantial increases" in hospitalizations and deaths from COVID-19 are expected to occur if people stop taking basic pandemic precautions, such as wearing masks and maintaining social distance from others.The CDC asked the research teams to estimate future COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths based on four scenarios, including...

What's the Right Amount of Sleep for a Healthy Heart?

5 May 2021
What`s the Right Amount of Sleep for a Healthy Heart?WEDNESDAY, May 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- There's a "sweet spot" for the amount of sleep you should get to reduce your risk of heart attack and stroke, new research shows.Folks who get six to seven hours a sleep a night -- no more, no less -- have the lowest chance of dying from a heart attack or stroke, according to new findings. Waking early or dozing on past that ideal window increases your risk of heart-related death by about 45%, researchers found.This trend remained true even after they accounted for other known risk factors for heart disease or stroke, including age, high blood pressure, diabetes, smoking, BMI (body mass index) and high cholesterol levels."Even then, sleep came out to be an independent risk factor," said lead researcher Dr. Kartik Gupta, a resident in internal...

Peloton Recalls Treadmills Following Child's Death, Numerous Injuries

5 May 2021
Peloton Recalls Treadmills Following Child`s Death, Numerous InjuriesWEDNESDAY, May 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Peloton said Wednesday it is recalling its Tread and Tread+ exercise machines, just weeks after the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) warned that one child's death and dozens of injuries have been linked to the treadmills.In a company statement, Peloton CEO John Foley acknowledged the company had been wrong to initially fight the CPSC's April 17 request to recall the products."I want to be clear, Peloton made a mistake in our initial response to the Consumer Product Safety Commission's request that we recall the Tread+. We should have engaged more productively with them from the outset. For that, I apologize. Today's announcement reflects our recognition that, by working closely with the CPSC, we can increase safety awareness for...

AHA News: 5 Critical Steps to Help Prevent a Stroke

5 May 2021
AHA News: 5 Critical Steps to Help Prevent a StrokeWEDNESDAY, May 5, 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- If there's one good thing that can be said of strokes, it's this: The vast majority of them don't need to happen.Up to 80% of strokes can be prevented through healthy lifestyle changes and working with health care practitioners to control stroke risk factors. Researchers have identified numerous steps people can take to lower stroke risk, but health experts agree, trying to do them all at once can feel overwhelming."The biggest mistake people make is they are overly ambitious, and then they fail and give up," said Dr. Vladimir Hachinski, a Canadian neurologist and global expert in the field of stroke. "You have to start small."The rewards are enormous, said Dr. Cheryl Bushnell, a neurologist and director of the Comprehensive...

Heart Disease Often Comes in Pairs, Spouse Study Shows

5 May 2021
Heart Disease Often Comes in Pairs, Spouse Study Shows WEDNESDAY, May 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Couples share a lot together, but heart disease wouldn't be on any couples' list. However, new research out of China shows that if your spouse has heart disease you're likely at high risk for it, too.Living together can often mean unhealthy habits are shared, explained the study's lead author."We found that an individual's cardiovascular disease risk is associated with the health status and lifestyle of their wife or husband," said Chi Wang, research fellow at the Heart Health Research Center in Beijing. Wang and colleagues believe that while the findings came from a study done in China, they probably would apply worldwide.One U.S. expert agreed. "The results of this study are not surprising, since we know that cardiovascular disease is...

Most Top U.S. Surgeons Are White and That's Not Changing

WEDNESDAY, May 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- White people continue to dominate top surgery positions at U.S. universities, while the number of Black and Hispanic surgeons remains flat, a new study...

New Study Examines Sexuality of People With Autism

WEDNESDAY, May 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Adults with autism report a broad range of sexuality — being much more likely to identify as asexual, bisexual or homosexual than people without...
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