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4Feb
2021

AHA News: Upstate New York DA's Discomfort Wasn't Jet Lag – It Was a Heart Attack

AHA News: Upstate New York DA`s Discomfort Wasn`t Jet Lag – It Was a Heart AttackTHURSDAY, Feb. 4, 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- David Soares finished a set of weightlifting during an early morning workout at a friend's home gym in Albany, New York, when he found himself unable to catch his breath. He sat down but it didn't help, so he stretched out on the ground.The day before, he'd taken a red-eye flight home from his honeymoon. So he figured he just needed a nap. His host, Michael Castellana, wasn't ready to dismiss the discomfort so easily."He wasn't really engaging, and if you know David, you know he never stops talking," Castellana said.Noticing that Soares kept putting his hand on his chest, Castellana got his blood pressure cuff and insisted on testing him."It said 227/127, so I said some choice words, gave him a glass of water and an aspirin...

AHA News: Surviving COVID-19 Survivor's Guilt

4 February 2021
AHA News: Surviving COVID-19 Survivor`s GuiltTHURSDAY, Feb. 4, 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- COVID-19 has been cruel to Michelle Smith.Smith, a gym owner in Colorado Springs, Colorado, got sick in early November. "I've never felt so ill," she said. "It was pretty horrific."The 38-year-old mother of two went from being a model of physical fitness – she was in training for a bodybuilding competition – to someone who needs to take a nap to recover from the strain of making a cup of tea.She wants to talk about her ongoing complications, which include joint pain and heart issues that keep her from working out.But she hesitates.She feels humbled, confused and an "insane amount of guilt for even having the audacity to talk about the fact that I'm struggling in these areas of my life, when there are people who have been...

Daily Green Tea, Coffee Tied to Lower Risk for 2nd Heart...

4 February 2021
Daily Green Tea, Coffee Tied to Lower Risk for 2nd Heart Attack, StrokeTHURSDAY, Feb. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- If you have had a heart attack and a stroke, you might want to stock up on green tea.New research from Japan finds survivors who drink plenty of green tea may live longer lives.Stroke survivors who drank at least seven cups per day were 62% less likely to die during the study period, versus non-drinkers. Similarly, the risk was cut by 53% among heart attack survivors who downed that much tea.Green tea was not the only beverage tied to longer life. For heart attack survivors -- as well as people with no cardiovascular problems -- moderate coffee intake was also linked to better survival.The coffee benefit did not extend, however, to stroke survivors.What does it all mean?The findings do not prove that either beverage is a life-prolonging...

When Kids Misbehave, 'Verbal Reasoning' Can Sometimes...

4 February 2021
When Kids Misbehave, `Verbal Reasoning` Can Sometimes BackfireTHURSDAY, Feb. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Most parents know that child behavior experts recommend against spanking, but new research suggests that so-called "positive" discipline methods don't always work either. For example, the common tactic of "verbal reasoning" with an unruly child "was associated with a mixed bag of outcomes, some positive and some negative," said study author Andrew Grogan-Kaylor. He's a professor of social work at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor."It seems to have a lot to do, as you might suspect, with affect [emotion] and context. You can deliver verbal reasoning in a blaming and shaming and angry way, and that's not going to be successful. But delivering in a loving and supportive way, that still seems to be successful," he explained.So, what's a...

Does Getting High Give You Great Business Ideas? Yes and No, New Study Finds

4 February 2021
Does Getting High Give You Great Business Ideas? Yes and No, New Study FindsTHURSDAY, Feb. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Entrepreneurs seeking great new pitches for "Shark Tank" might try a little reefer madness, according to new research. But whether investors pile on is another matter.Marijuana use can promote higher levels of business creativity, helping innovators come up with wildly original notions for new products and services, according to a new study in the Journal of Business Venturing.But there's a drawback -- sometimes these stunning new business ideas simply aren't feasible.Take, for example, the weightless, gravity-free virtual reality workout dreamed up by one pot-smoking entrepreneur who took part in the new study."That was really original. We didn't see that kind of idea more than once," said lead researcher Ben Warnick, an assistant professor...

Breast Cancer Surpasses Lung Cancer as Leading Cancer Diagnosis Worldwide

4 February 2021
Breast Cancer Surpasses Lung Cancer as Leading Cancer Diagnosis WorldwideTHURSDAY, Feb. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Breast cancer has surpassed lung cancer as the world's most commonly diagnosed cancer.In 2020, there were an estimated 19.3 million new cancer cases and nearly 10 million cancer deaths worldwide, according to the Global Cancer Statistics 2020 report from the American Cancer Society (ACS) and the International Agency for Research on Cancer.Overall, 1 in 5 people get cancer during their lifetime; 1 in 8 men and 1 in 11 women die from the disease.Female breast cancer was the most commonly diagnosed cancer last year, with an estimated 2.3 million new cases (11.7%), followed by lung (11.4%), colon (10%), prostate (7.3%), and stomach (5.6%) cancers, according to the study.The report -- published Feb. 4 in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians --...

Insulin May Not Need Refrigeration, Freeing Up Its Use in Poorer Nations

4 February 2021
Insulin May Not Need Refrigeration, Freeing Up Its Use in Poorer NationsTHURSDAY, Feb. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers report that insulin can be stored at less-cold temperatures than previously known, potentially simplifying diabetes care for people in warmer regions that have fewer resources.Researchers from Doctors Without Borders and the University of Geneva tested insulin storage in real conditions ranging from 77 to 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit for four weeks -- the time it typically takes to use a vial.They found that the stability of insulin stored under these conditions was the same as that of cold-stored insulin, with no impact on its effectiveness."These results can serve as a basis for changing diabetes management practices in low-resource settings, since patients won't have to go to hospital every day for their insulin injections," said...

Vaccines Saved 37 Million Lives, Mostly Children, Over Past Two Decades

4 February 2021
Vaccines Saved 37 Million Lives, Mostly Children, Over Past Two DecadesTHURSDAY, Feb. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- They're medical miracles: A new report finds that vaccines against 10 major diseases prevented 37 million deaths between 2000 and 2019 in low- and middle-income countries worldwide, with young children benefiting most.Vaccinations are also projected to prevent a total of 69 million deaths between 2000 and 2030, researchers say.Their modeling study also shows that vaccination against the 10 diseases -- including measles, rotavirus, HPV and hepatitis B -- means that people born in 2019 will have a 72% lower risk of death from those diseases over their lifetime."There has been a much-needed investment in childhood vaccination programs in low-income and middle-income countries [LMICs] and this has led to an increase in the number of children...

Drugged Driving a Growing Threat on America's Roads

THURSDAY, Feb. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Combining drugs with driving is a potentially deadly but all too common combination in the United States, according to a new report. University of...

Bedside Manner Even More Important for Hospital Patients...

THURSDAY, Feb. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Being rushed into hospital care can be an emotional experience. So, what a surgeon says to trauma or emergency surgery patients plays a role in how...
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