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2020

AHA News: Doctor Who Discovered Kawasaki Disease Dead at 95

AHA News: Doctor Who Discovered Kawasaki Disease Dead at 95THURSDAY, June 11, 2020 (American Heart Association News) -- In the early 1960s, pediatrician Dr. Tomisaku Kawasaki saw more and more children suffering from persistent fevers, bumpy rashes and more unsightly, uncomfortable symptoms. So he began stashing their records in a special file. He labeled it with the Japanese equivalent of "GOK." "GOK," he later told English-speaking friends, "stood for 'God Only Knows.'" Once he had 50 cases, Kawasaki published a study announcing the discovery of an inflammatory disease. The scientific name he gave didn't stick. It instead became known as Kawasaki disease, which has been in the news recently for a possible connection to complications of COVID-19. The publication of his findings launched Kawasaki from unknown outsider to a giant in his field....

Can Talk Therapy Heal the Body, Too?

11 June 2020
Can Talk Therapy Heal the Body, Too?THURSDAY, June 11, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Therapy designed to address mental health issues may also tamp down chronic inflammation, a new review suggests. In so doing, interventions like behavioral therapy may help to rein in not only anxiety, depression and stress, but also the risk of developing heart disease or cancer, researchers say. The finding is based on a look at 56 studies that collectively involved more than 4,000 participants. "Over the past several years, there has been a growing appreciation that inflammation is involved in many of the serious health problems that people experience," said study author George Slavich. "These conditions include mental health problems, such as anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder and depression, as well as physical health...

Eating Before Bedtime Might Pack on the Pounds

11 June 2020
Eating Before Bedtime Might Pack on the PoundsTHURSDAY, June 11, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- If you have a late dinner and then head to bed, beware: You may gain weight while you sleep, a new study suggests. That's most likely because your metabolism slows, boosting blood sugar and other chemicals that contribute to weight gain and type 2 diabetes, researchers say. "It's not just what you eat, but when you eat that may be a factor in promoting conditions like obesity," said study author Dr. Jonathan Jun, an associate professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. "You might eat this same number of calories in that 24-hour period, but your body will handle those calories differently depending on what time you eat them." For the study, Jun's team asked 20 healthy volunteers to eat the same dinner at 6 p.m. or 10...

Milk Chocolate, Dairy and Fatty Foods Tied to Acne in Adults

11 June 2020
Milk Chocolate, Dairy and Fatty Foods Tied to Acne in AdultsTHURSDAY, June 11, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Are you plagued by acne even though you're way past puberty? A new report might have you avoiding certain foods. The study of more than 24,000 French adults found that sweet and greasy fare -- especially milk chocolate, sweetened drinks, dairy products, and sugary or fatty foods -- all appeared to raise the odds for zits. The new findings "appear to support the hypothesis that the Western diet (rich in animal products and fatty and sugary foods) is associated with the presence of acne in adulthood," said the team led by dermatologist Dr. Emilie Sbidian, of Mondor Hospital in Paris. One U.S. dermatologist who read over the report wasn't surprised. "This new study confirms what I have always believed, that proper nutrition is an important...

Coronavirus May Be Seasonal After All

11 June 2020
Coronavirus May Be Seasonal After AllTHURSDAY, June 11, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Here's a glimmer of hope about the new coronavirus: New research finds it appears to follow a seasonal pattern that is similar to the flu. Scientists found that all cities/regions with large COVID-19 outbreaks have similar winter climates, with an average temperature of 41 to 52 degrees Fahrenheit, average humidity levels of 47% to 79%, and are located within a latitude band of 30 to 50 N. This includes Wuhan, China; South Korea; Japan; Iran; Northern Italy; Seattle; and northern California. The findings also suggest that U.S. mid-Atlantic states may be at risk, as well as New England, according to researchers at the Institute of Human Virology (IHV) at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) and the Global Virus Network...

Woman With Severe COVID-19 Gets Life Saving Double-Lung Transplant

11 June 2020
Woman With Severe COVID-19 Gets Life Saving Double-Lung TransplantTHURSDAY, June 11, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- A young COVID-19 survivor received a double-lung transplant to save her life in what's believed to be the first such surgery in the United States, Northwestern Medicine doctors report. Following her infection, the Hispanic woman in her 20s suffered irreversible lung damage and had to be put on a life-support machine that does the work of the heart and lungs. "A lung transplant was her only chance for survival," said Dr. Ankit Bharat, surgical director of Northwestern Medicine's lung transplant program. "We are one of the first health systems to successfully perform a lung transplant on a patient recovering from COVID-19. We want other transplant centers to know that while the transplant procedure in these patients is quite technically...

AHA News: Heart Attack at 33? No Way, She Thought

11 June 2020
AHA News: Heart Attack at 33? No Way, She ThoughtTHURSDAY, June 11, 2020 (American Heart Association News) -- Breanna Alosi and her family were taking it easy on a Sunday afternoon when the 33-year-old mother felt a pain in her upper back. She wondered if she'd moved wrong while lifting her 8-month-old son, Hunter. Her husband told her to go lie down, so she took her 3-year-old daughter, Makenna, for a nap. Breanna couldn't help looking up her symptoms on her phone. Heart attack popped up. No way, she thought, a pit growing in her stomach as she searched for a different answer. In disbelief she told her husband, Jason. "It says I'm having a heart attack," Breanna said. "I think maybe I should go to the hospital." Instead of calling 911, she phoned her mother, Laura Ingwersen, who rushed Breanna to the hospital while Jason stayed home...

There's Another Benefit to Hand-Washing During Pandemic

11 June 2020
There`s Another Benefit to Hand-Washing During PandemicTHURSDAY, June 11, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Washing your hands more often may do more than slow the spread of COVID-19: New research suggests it also lowers your exposure to toxic flame retardants. How? Scientists found that halogenated flame retardants used in plastic TV cases can travel from the TV to indoor air and dust, then to hands, and then to electronic devices such as cellphones. That means that you can be exposed to these chemicals every time you touch your cellphone, according to the study published June 9 in the journal Environmental Science & Technology Letters. Halogenated flame retardants, such as polybrominated diphenyl ethers, are known to be a health risk to children. Previous research has shown that exposure to these chemicals can cause lower IQ and behavioral...

With Nursing Homes on Lockdown, Stay Connected With...

THURSDAY, June 11, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Social restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic can be especially hard for people who can't visit loved ones with Alzheimer's disease who are in...

Will Schools Reopen in September? And What Will That...

THURSDAY, June 11, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- The boisterous bustle of students jostling down crowded hallways to reach lockers and classrooms has long served as one of the most powerful memories of...
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