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18Feb 2023 by Janice Holland

Generic Heart Pill Shows Early Promise for Alcohol Use Disorder

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A generic drug used for decades to treat heart failure and high blood pressure shows early potential as a treatment for alcohol use disorder, a new study suggests.The pill, spironolactone, costs pennies a day and is most often prescribed as a diuretic to reduce fluid retention in patients with heart failure. The drug works by blocking proteins known as mineralocorticoid receptors, which are located throughout the body and play a role in maintaining a healthy balance of fluids and electrolytes. Some previous lab experiments also suggest that these proteins may play a role in alcohol use.For the new study, researchers tested the effects of spironolactone in mice and rats, then examined medical records for more than two million people who drank alcohol to see if taking the drug was associated…

18Feb 2023 by Janice Holland

Night Owls Have a Higher Risk of Diabetes, Heart Disease

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People who hate to miss a sunrise may have a lower risk of some chronic health problems, like type 2 diabetes and heart disease, than people who thrive on late nights and sleeping in, a new study suggests.Differences in so-called sleep chronotypes — or natural sleep-wake cycles that program our body’s biological clock — have long been associated with the risk of a wide range of chronic health problems, including obesity, type 2 diabetes, fertility issues, digestive disorders, and mental illness. But much of this research has focused on what happens when people can’t sleep when their body is naturally wired to do so — a common issue for shift workers.The new study took a different approach, focusing on people who do follow their natural sleep-wake cycles, also known as…

18Feb 2023 by Janice Holland

Women’s Health Worsened in 2021 as Many Women Lack Access to Health Screenings and Preventive Care

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More than 1.5 billion women around the world lack essential health screenings, a problem that experts attribute to food insecurity, poverty, lack of educational opportunities and threats to their personal safety, according to a new report created by Hologic, a global medical technology company, and Gallup, an analytics company that specializes in polling.These findings reflect an overall lack of prioritization placed on women's health — by both decision-makers and women themselves, says Rosemary Morgan, PhD, associate scientist at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, who was not involved in creating the report. “A lack of prioritization by decision-makers means less money going towards women’s health and less research on women’s health,” she says.From a young age, women are programmed to take care of others and put…

18Feb 2023 by Janice Holland

Stressed-Out Newlyweds Are More Apt to See Spouse’s Flaws

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Newlyweds may not have much of a honeymoon period if one or both partners is under a lot of stress. A new study, published September 26 in Social Psychological and Personality Science, suggests that higher stress levels may make people dwell more on things they dislike about their spouse.Stress has long been associated with marital conflict and behaviors that can put a strain on relationships, such as being overly critical, showing anger or impatience, or breaking promises. What the new study suggests is that stress may also impact how much spouses pick up on these negative behaviors.“We found that individuals who reported experiencing more stressful life events outside their relationship, such as problems at work, were especially likely to notice if their partner behaved in an inconsiderate manner,” said the lead…

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17Feb 2023 by Janice Holland

How to Help Recovery Efforts After Hurricane Fiona

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Hurricane Fiona slammed Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic with high winds and rainfall on September 18 and 19, causing mass power outages and damage to homes and infrastructure, CNN reported. The island’s water filtration systems have been particularly hard-hit, leaving about two million people without running water.“The damages that we are seeing are catastrophic,” Puerto Rico’s governor Pedro Pierluisi told the Associated Press.The AP reported several hurricane-related deaths: One man in Puerto Rico was killed in a flood and one person in the Dominican Republic was killed by a tree. A third man in Puerto Rico died from burns while trying to refuel his generator during the blackout.More than a million homes and businesses are still without power as of yesterday, according to Reuters. Last week President Biden authorized federal emergency…

17Feb 2023 by Janice Holland

Universal Anxiety, Depression Screening Recommended for Many U.S. Kids

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Children 8 and older should get anxiety screenings even when they don’t have any symptoms of this mood disorder, according to new guidelines from the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force.The recommendations, published in JAMA, mark the first time the Task Force has urged kids to get screened for anxiety. In separate recommendations published in JAMA, the Task Force reaffirmed its previous advice, published in Annals of Internal Medicine, that children 12 and older get screenings in primary care for depression, but not for suicide risk.“The Task Force reviewed the evidence on screening for anxiety, depression, and suicide risk to provide primary care professionals with guidance on how they can help support the mental health of children and adolescents,” said Task Force member Martha Kubik, PhD, RN, a nursing professor at…

17Feb 2023 by Janice Holland

Crosswords Slow Memory Loss More Than Video Games

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People of a certain age are bombarded with ads for brain games promising to help keep their mind sharp. Now, a new study suggests that a pretty old-school pastime — the humble crossword puzzle — may actually be better for the aging brain than new-fangled video games.“This is the first study to document both short-term and longer-term benefits for home-based crossword puzzles training compared to another intervention,” lead study author Davangere Devanand, MD, a professor and director of geriatric psychiatry at Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York City, said in a statement.“The results are important in light of difficulty in showing improvement with interventions in mild cognitive impairment,” Devanand said.Millions of Americans suffer from mild cognitive impairment, which occurs when a person has difficulty remembering, concentrating, learning new…

17Feb 2023 by Janice Holland

Can Stopping Smoking Before Age 35 Wipe Out Health Risks Caused by Cigarettes?

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Cigarette smokers who stopped smoking by the age of 35 years old had mortality rates similar to those of never smokers during a given time period, according to a new study that included more than half a million Americans.If you're a smoker older than 35, don’t despair — the findings, published on October 24 in JAMA Network Open, reported significant benefits for quitting later in life, too.“If current smokers younger than 45 years old quit (the age group that smokes the most), they will reduce their risk of dying from any cause close to that of someone who never has smoked,” says Adam Goldstein, MD, MPH, a professor at UNC Family Medicine and the director of the tobacco intervention programs at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in…

17Feb 2023 by Janice Holland

Chicken Patties Sold at Costco Recalled Because of Possible Plastic Contamination

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On October 29, 2022, Foster Farms recalled approximately 148,000 pounds of fully cooked frozen chicken patties that may be contaminated pieces of hard and potentially sharp plastic, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).These items were shipped to Costco distribution centers in Arizona, California, Colorado, Utah, and Washington, and may have been further distributed to Costco retail locations.The recall is classified as Class I high or medium risk, which the agency defines as having "a reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death."So far, there have been no confirmed reports of injury associated with the chicken patties, but the agency believes the hard plastic pieces could be sharp and possibly cause injury.Anyone concerned about an injury or illness should contact a…