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Cancers in U.S. Teens, Young Adults Have Risen by 30% Since 1970s: Study

Cancers in U.S. Teens, Young Adults Have Risen by 30% Since 1970s: StudyTHURSDAY, Dec. 3, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Cancer cases among U.S. teens and young adults have shot up 30% since the 1970s, new research reveals.Kidney cancer has risen at the greatest rate, increasing more than threefold among young men and women, according to the researchers. Breast cancers were the most common cancers among women and testicular cancer was the most common among men.Using data collected by the U.S. National Cancer Institute, the investigators looked at half a million cancer cases diagnosed between 1973 and 2015 among people aged 15 to 39.What explains the dramatic rise in this age group? Other research has pointed to a range of potentially problematic lifestyle factors. They include a rise in obesity, worsening diets, insufficient exercise and UV/tanning bed exposure,...

Americans With Asthma Get First Updated Guidelines in...

3 December 2020
Americans With Asthma Get First Updated Guidelines in Over a DecadeTHURSDAY, Dec. 3, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. National Institutes of Health has updated guidelines for treating asthma.The update is the first in 13 years and takes into account new medications and other advances in asthma care. It focuses on treatment tailored for different age groups and severity of disease.But better asthma care won't come from new guidelines alone, according to the American Lung Association's chief medical officer."Patients need to realize that open communication with their physician is the key to controlling asthma," said Dr. Albert Rizzo, who was not involved in creating the guidelines.Depending on the severity of disease, there are many options for treating asthma. There are ways of increasing -- or decreasing -- therapy if needed, but Rizzo said doctors...

Pandemic Is Driving U.S. Surge in Cardiac Arrests Tied...

3 December 2020
Pandemic Is Driving U.S. Surge in Cardiac Arrests Tied to OverdoseJAMAODCOVID.pdfTHURSDAY, Dec. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Blame it on the pandemic: For people struggling with drug addiction, 2020 has triggered a big rise in emergency room visits for cardiac arrest tied to drug overdoses, new research shows.The finding was based on data involving 80% of emergency medical services (EMS) "activations" across the United States. It showed "a large-magnitude, national surge in overdose-related cardiac arrest during the initial months of the COVID-19 pandemic," according to a team led by Joseph Friedman of the Medical Science Training Program at the University of California, Los Angeles. Analyzing data on nearly 26 million EMS calls in 2020, they found that OD-linked cardiac arrests reached a peak in May, when lockdowns began to really take hold across the...

Youth Vaping Rates Have Plunged During Lockdown: Study

3 December 2020
Youth Vaping Rates Have Plunged During Lockdown: StudyTHURSDAY, Dec. 3, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Vaping among teens and young adults has decreased dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic, with two-thirds of e-cigarette users reporting that they've either cut back or quit, a new study says.About 32% of e-cigarette users said they quit this year and another 35% reported cutting back, according to survey results published Dec. 3 in JAMA Network Online.Concerns about lung health were a major factor in their decision, the results indicate. One in 4 respondents who cut back or quit said they were motivated by concern that vaping could weaken their lungs.Research has shown that smokers have a higher risk of severe COVID-19 infection, noted senior researcher Bonnie Halpern-Felsher, a developmental psychologist and professor of pediatrics at...

Years Before Diagnosis, People With Alzheimer's Lose Financial Acumen

3 December 2020
Years Before Diagnosis, People With Alzheimer`s Lose Financial AcumenTHURSDAY, Dec. 3, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Even before signs of Alzheimer's disease or dementia appear, people are prone to make poor financial decisions, a new study finds.Older people diagnosed with dementia or Alzheimer's were more likely to miss credit card payments as early as six years before their diagnosis, compared with similar people without dementia (about 8% versus 7%), the researchers found.Patients with dementia were also likely to have lower credit scores in the three years before diagnosis than those without dementia (about 9% versus 8%). These financial problems were more common among patients with less education, the findings showed."Missed bill payments can have catastrophic consequences, like losing a home, car or business. By the time dementia is detected, it may...

AHA News: After 3 Strokes, This Young Pop and R&B Singer Is at Work Again

3 December 2020
AHA News: After 3 Strokes, This Young Pop and R&B Singer Is at Work AgainTHURSDAY, Dec. 3, 2020 (American Heart Association News) -- Chelsea Keenan began singing in church when she was 7, and it was clear from the beginning she had a gift.Indeed, shortly after her family relocated to California when she was 14, she signed with an independent record label and began booking gigs. She performed at AIDS Walk L.A., at the Relay for Life and in front of 4,000 people at the Los Angeles Special Olympics in 2015."I like connecting with the audience and seeing people smile, have fun and enjoy themselves," she said. "I get so nervous before a show, but there's nothing like being out there on stage."At 18, she was preparing to embark as the headliner on a tour of Asia and Africa. It was a night like any other. She was watching a popular dating show when she realized...

AHA News: Heart Disease, Stroke More Deadly in 'Socially Vulnerable' Counties

3 December 2020
AHA News: Heart Disease, Stroke More Deadly in `Socially Vulnerable` CountiesTHURSDAY, Dec. 3, 2020 (American Heart Association News) -- Your chances of dying from heart disease or stroke are higher if you live in a county considered socially vulnerable due to factors such as poverty, crowded housing and poor access to transportation, new research shows."The findings confirm what we might have imagined – that social and place-based factors play a key role in cardiovascular mortality," said lead investigator Dr. Quentin R. Youmans, a cardiology fellow at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago. "Moving forward, we have to focus on those social determinants of health just as much as we have to focus on therapeutics and other prevention measures."Researchers looked at death rates from heart disease and stroke from 1999-2018 for 2,766 counties, representing 95% of...

COVID Can Harm the Infant Heart

3 December 2020
COVID Can Harm the Infant HeartTHURSDAY, Dec. 3, 2020 (HealthDay News) – An infant diagnosed with COVID-19 showed signs of reversible heart injury and heart failure, according to a new case report.Researchers found the 2-month-old baby experienced heart issues similar to those seen in adults. The infant later recovered and was released with no heart medications.The report was published Dec. 2 in the journal JACC: Case Reports."The presentation and clinical course of this patient mirrors four case reports of acute myocardial injury reported in adult patients with COVID-19," said Dr. Madhu Sharma, lead author of the case report and a pediatric cardiologist at The Children's Hospital at Montefiore in New York City. "Most children with COVID-19 are either asymptomatic or have mild symptoms, but our case shows the...

Teen Smoking Rates Drop, E-Cig Use Rises: Study

THURSDAY, Dec. 3, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- American teens' use of tobacco cigarettes and smokeless tobacco has dropped to record lows, even as their use of electronic cigarettes increased, new...

Football-Loving States Drop The Ball on Concussion: Study

THURSDAY, Dec. 3, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- States with strong football cultures have often fumbled measures to protect young players who've suffered concussions, researchers say.They analyzed...
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