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Doorway Study Reveals How Anorexia Changes 'Body Awareness'

Doorway Study Reveals How Anorexia Changes `Body Awareness`WEDNESDAY, Jan. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- A study that examined how people walked through doorways provides new insight into anorexia's effect on a person's body image.It's long been known that people with anorexia overestimate their body size, but this study examined unconscious body awareness -- formally called "body schema." It's the innate ability a person has to orient themselves in a room and stop from bumping into objects. Body schema usually adapts to wherever a person happens to be,. but the new study found that it might not be as adaptable in people with anorexia.The researchers, at Ruhr University Bochum, in Germany, conducted an experiment with 23 people with anorexia and a control group of 23 people without the eating disorder. The participants were asked to pass...

Kids' ER Visits for Injuries Rose During Lockdown, While...

18 January 2021
Kids` ER Visits for Injuries Rose During Lockdown, While Non-Injury Cases FellMONDAY, Jan. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- When the coronavirus pandemic began, one U.S. children's hospital saw an increase in trauma cases from recreational and outdoor activities, even as total ER visits dropped by 50%, researchers report.What happened? Their new study suggests that being in lockdown, with schools closed, may have prompted more kids to go outside and play -- and potentially get injured doing so. At the same time, parents may have feared taking their children to the hospital unless it was a dire injury.Study author Dr. Zaid Haddadin, a postdoctoral research fellow at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, and his colleagues looked at the number of emergency room visits for respiratory illnesses or trauma between March and May 2020.Over that time, a total...

As More Legal Pot Dispensaries Open, More Young Adults...

18 January 2021
As More Legal Pot Dispensaries Open, More Young Adults Start UsingMONDAY, Jan. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- As more states legalize marijuana and more shops begin to sell it, more young adults are using pot and developing drug-use disorders, a new study finds.For the study, researchers looked at young adults in Los Angeles County before and after retail sale of recreational marijuana was legalized in California. The study linked areas with many pot shops, particularly unlicensed retailers, to heavy marijuana use and symptoms of cannabis use disorder."Efforts to regulate unlicensed retailers and reduce the density of marijuana retailers may be important factors to be considered when developing strategies to mitigate potential public health harms from expanded legal access to marijuana," said lead author Eric Pedersen. He's an adjunct researcher at...

During Lockdowns, Women Took on Most of Burden of Child Care

18 January 2021
During Lockdowns, Women Took on Most of Burden of Child CareMONDAY, Jan. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Despite being locked down during the pandemic, child care responsibilities often fell on women's shoulders, a new study shows."Most people have never undergone anything like this before, where all of a sudden they can't rely on their normal child care, and most people's work situation has changed, too," said researcher Kristen Shockley, an associate professor of psychology at the University of Georgia. "We thought this would be a chance for men to step in and partake equally in child care, but for many couples we didn't see that happen."In mid-March, as schools and day care centers shut down, Shockley's team surveyed couples, both of whom worked and had at least one child under the age of 6. The team researchers first surveyed 274 couples and...

Estrogen Taken During Gender-Affirming Surgeries Won't Raise Blood Clot Risk: Study

18 January 2021
Estrogen Taken During Gender-Affirming Surgeries Won`t Raise Blood Clot Risk: StudyMONDAY, Jan. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Most transgender women can safely continue their estrogen treatments during gender-affirming surgery, a new study finds.Estrogen therapy and surgery can increase the risk of blood clots, so experts have suggested that transgender women stop taking the hormone when having gender-affirming surgery.But the sudden loss of estrogen was sometimes very uncomfortable, causing symptoms similar to sudden, severe menopause.Now researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City have found that withholding estrogen before gender-affirming surgery is not necessary.For the study, the investigators looked at more than 900 transgender patients who had gender-affirming surgery between November 2015 and August 2019. Participants included...

Vision Problems? Here's a Guide to Which Specialist Is Right for You

17 January 2021
Vision Problems? Here`s a Guide to Which Specialist Is Right for YouSUNDAY, Jan. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- If you're having eye problems, you may not know which type of specialist to consult.Here's some help from experts who explain the roles of an optometrist, ophthalmologist, pediatric ophthalmologist, orthoptist and optician.Optometrists provide comprehensive eye care, including evaluations for glasses and contact lenses and common eye diseases."They play a role in monitoring chronic conditions such as cataracts, glaucoma, macular degeneration and diabetes," Dr. Danielle Natale, an optometrist at the Krieger Eye Institute in Baltimore, said in an institute news release. They can also treat acute eye problems such as pink eye or sties.Ophthalmologists are physicians who have completed four years of medical school and four years of residency...

COVID Pandemic Shortened U.S. Life Expectancy by More Than a Year

15 January 2021
COVID Pandemic Shortened U.S. Life Expectancy by More Than a YearFRIDAY, Jan. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The COVID-19 pandemic significantly shortened life expectancy in the United States, especially among Black people and Hispanics, a new study says.With more than 336,000 COVID-19 deaths nationwide last year, researchers decided to examine the pandemic's impact on life expectancy.The projection: Due to pandemic deaths, life expectancy at birth for Americans will shrink by 1.13 years, to 77.48 years.That's the largest single-year decline in at least 40 years, resulting in the lowest estimated life expectancy since 2003, according to the authors.Their findings revealed significant racial differences that underscore the pandemic's heavy toll on racial and ethnic minority groups. The study projects a 0.68-year decline in life expectancy for white...

Should Your Child Get a COVID Test?

15 January 2021
Should Your Child Get a COVID Test?SATURDAY, Jan. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- If you're trying to decide whether to have your child tested for COVID-19, talk with your pediatrician, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) suggests.Children and teens with COVID-19 symptoms should be tested immediately. This is especially important if they're going to school, playing sports or have in-person jobs, according to the academy.Testing is also recommended before medical procedures such as surgery.Some states require testing for SARS-CoV-2 after a person travels outside the state or country.The AAP recommends waiting to test for at least four days after a child has been in close contact with someone who has COVID-19 -- so long as the child has no symptoms.Close contact means having been within 6 feet of a person with confirmed...

AHA News: What Heart and Stroke Patients Should Know...

FRIDAY, Jan. 15, 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- Experts have a simple answer for heart and stroke patients questioning whether they need a COVID-19 vaccination. That answer: yes."People...

New Hope Against Diseases Marked by Progressive Scarring...

FRIDAY, Jan. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- An inhaled medication might make every day physical activity a bit easier for patients with serious scarring of the lungs, a new clinical trial finds.The...
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