Category Archives: Health News

Women are twice as likely to die from a heart attack, compared to men. Overall, death rates from heart attack are on the decline as advancements in screening and treatment have improved, especially for a type of heart attack known as ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). The study conducted by Yale researchers reveals gender disparities ...click here to read more

Global diabetes rates have risen fourfold in the last 35 years, suggest new findings from the World Health Organization (WHO). In 1980, there were 108 million diabetes cases worldwide. In 2014, this number rose to 422 million, with the greatest jumps seen in low- and middle-income countries like China and India. Worldwide diabetes rates grew ...click here to read more

A Chinese study has found that insomnia and poor sleep cause changes to the brain’s white matter, which is the part that forms connections and carries information from different locations in the brain. Researcher Shumei Li explained, “If white matter tracts are impaired, communication between brain regions is disrupted.” Primary insomnia is a condition in ...click here to read more

More patients are surviving liver failure, as seen in the analysis of the last 16 years of related data. The new findings have uncovered that 21-day patient survival has increased from 59 percent to 75 percent. The explanation for such results suggests, better diagnosis and earlier treatment are helping to increase the rates of survival. ...click here to read more

Rheumatoid arthritis patients who smoke are at a higher risk of early death, but the new study also suggests quitting smoking works to reduce the risk. Researcher Deborah Symmons said, “This research provides important evidence that the risk of early death starts to decline in patients who stop smoking, and continues year on year.” The ...click here to read more

With warmer weather comes BBQ season, but if you use a brush to clean off your BBQ, a new study has found it can pose serious health risks, including injuries to the stomach and mouth. The new findings suggest that bristles left behind from brushes can end up in your food and cause injuries to ...click here to read more

Poor oral hygiene has been linked to poor mental health in seniors, but the findings just suggest an association and do not establish a cause-and-effect relationship. Researchers reviewed studies on oral health and cognitive decline published between 1993 and 2013. The researchers found that in some studies a higher number of cavities, the number of ...click here to read more

Hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid) raises the risk of type 2 diabetes, according to a new study. The findings revealed that the risk still remained even in those patients who had their hormone levels under control. Hypothyroidism is characterized by the insufficient hormone production, which thus leads to a slower metabolism, which can contribute to weight gain. ...click here to read more

There are countless warnings against smoking during pregnancy, and yet many expecting women still reach out for a cigarette. New findings have uncovered that smoking during pregnancy can alter the DNA of the fetus in the same way it alters the DNA in smoking adults. The researchers also found new development-related genes that are affected ...click here to read more

Researchers suggest that mindfulness training may help ease symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The researchers suggest mindfulness training can help manage disturbing memories and thoughts. The goal of mindfulness in to promote in-the-moment attention and awareness. The study included 23 U.S. veterans who received some form of group therapy. The study lasted for four ...click here to read more

World Health Day 2016 is coming up on April 7 and the theme this year is to Beat Diabetes, so topics surrounding type 2 diabetes, diabetes during pregnancy, and glucose intolerance will all be discussed. In 2008, an estimated 347 million people worldwide had diabetes. Fast-forward to 2012, and diabetes prevalence rose to 1.5 million ...click here to read more

April 2016 is IBS Awareness Month, which highlights health conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), diverticulitis, IBS symptoms, anxiety, and depression. IBS is a growing gastrointestinal problem, affecting nine to 23 percent of the world’s population. Although IBS is growing in prevalence, there is still much unknown about the disorder, so ...click here to read more

The risk of epilepsy has been found to be linked to type 1 diabetes. The findings suggest that individuals with type 1 diabetes have triple the risk of developing epilepsy – a condition characterized by seizures – compared to individuals without type 1 diabetes. Additionally, the researchers found that type 1 diabetics under the age ...click here to read more

A new study has found that worldwide there are more obese people than underweight. Furthermore, the researchers predict that one-fifth of the population will be obese by 2025. The number of obese individuals rose from 105 million to 541 million since 1975. The obesity rate for men rose from three percent to 11 percent, and ...click here to read more