Category Archives: Health News

Senior drivers who take sleeping pills are at higher risk for vehicle crashes. The sleeping medication is known as zolpidem – commonly sold as Ambien. The researchers of the study evaluated five years worth of driving records of 2,000 Alabama residents over the age of 70. The researchers compared residents who took sleeping pills to ...click here to read more

How far you live to a grocery store plays a role in your eating habits, according to a new study. Two terms devised by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) currently exist to describe grocery store proximity. The first is food desserts and the other is non-food desserts. The first refers to communities with ...click here to read more

  New findings suggest that a low-salt diet does not necessarily help improve bone health in menopausal women. Corresponding author Dr. Laura D. Carbone said, “When we started the study, we thought we were going to be telling everyone again that a low-salt diet is good for your bones. Instead, our message is, low-sodium intake ...click here to read more

There are many diseases that are far more common in women, including endometriosis, PCOS, osteoporosis, and multiple sclerosis, just to name a few. In order to better educate our female readers, we have rounded up our best news articles discussing common diseases in women to compile a women’s health update for 2016. Because men and ...click here to read more

In HIV patients, antidepressants have been shown to help improve cognitive symptoms. The small, placebo-controlled study by researchers at Johns Hopkins University found that the antidepressant paroxetine modestly improves decision-making and reaction time while reducing inflammation in HIV patients. The researchers report that many HIV patients experience neurocognitive disorders and may benefit from taking selective ...click here to read more

Although a common go-to remedy for urinary tract infections (UTIs), cranberry juice is not an effective treatment, according to new findings. The researchers found consuming cranberry juice to ease UTI symptoms is ineffective. Dr. Timothy Boone, vice dean of the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, said, “Cranberry juice, especially the juice concentrates ...click here to read more

The common phrase, “You’re only as old as you feel,” has been found to hold true, as research suggests those who feel old have a higher risk of hospitalization. Study author Yannick Stephan said, “Previous research has shown it can affect your well-being and other health-related factors and, now we know it, can predict your ...click here to read more

When the flu season began, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported it to be mild, and it appears this trend is continuing. Additionally, they note that the flu shot this year has proven to be far more effective than the last year’s version. The CDC does report that the peak of flu ...click here to read more

High levels of intense exercise have been shown to pose a risk to the heart. The impact of high levels of intense exercise was shown to be cardiotoxic and promote structural changes to the heart, increasing the risk of arrhythmias. By now we know the importance of exercise, especially when it comes to the heart. ...click here to read more

Excess salt has been shown to contribute to liver damage in older adults as well as embryos. It is well known that high levels of salt can contribute to high blood pressure, but the new research provides additional warnings against salt consumption to give you more reasons to reduce your intake. The U.S. government only ...click here to read more

Back pain in seniors can be improved with mindful meditation. Lead author Dr. Natalia Morone said, “Mindfulness meditation is a method to learn how to be fully engaged in the present moment and not let the mind get so easily distracted.” Patients practiced mindful meditation and focused on the present moment where, as Morone explained, ...click here to read more

A new study has found that women with anxiety have a reduction in blood flow to the heart during physical activity, and doctors often may miss heart disease signs as anxiety masks the symptoms. The researchers found that women with anxiety are 75 percent more likely to have heart disease, compared to women without anxiety. ...click here to read more

Research suggests that a Botox-like injection, along with physical therapy, can help relieve runner’s knee pain – also known as lateral patellofemoral overload syndrome (LPOS) – a form of knee pain experienced by runners, cyclists, and other active people. LPOS impacts at least one in eight physically active people. The condition causes pain in the ...click here to read more

Sensory decline affects majority of seniors, and a new study has found that nearly all U.S. seniors have a decline in at least one of their five main senses. The researchers looked at nearly 3,000 people aged 57 to 85. They found that 94 percent of the participants had a decline in at least one ...click here to read more