By Taylor Nicioli (CNN) — Adopting a healthy lifestyle could reduce the risk of irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS, a new study found. For adults in midlife and older who were physically active, got enough sleep, ate a quality diet, moderated alcohol intake or didn’t smoke, the risk for developing the gastrointestinal disorder dropped by up to 42%, according toContinue reading “Healthcare Awareness Mondays: A healthy lifestyle could reduce risk of irritable bowel syndrome, according to new study”
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Healthcare Awareness Mondays: Wolves Exposed To Chernobyl Disaster Have Mutated To Be Cancer Resilient & The Discovery Could Aid Fight Against Cancer
by Quinn Eaton So there’s some truth to the old superhero trope of radiation exposure leading to powers? It’s not necessarily that simple, though some recent scientific discoveries do have somewhat promising implications for the fight against cancer. Researchers have been tracking and monitoring animals found in the Chernobyl Evacuation Zone, and they’ve found thatContinue reading “Healthcare Awareness Mondays: Wolves Exposed To Chernobyl Disaster Have Mutated To Be Cancer Resilient & The Discovery Could Aid Fight Against Cancer”
Healthcare Awareness Mondays: How to Treat 11 Top Vision Problems.
From floaters and flashes to dryness and sharp pain — know what symptoms may signal a bigger problem by Jessica Migala You may think that recent changes in your vision are just another sign you’re getting older. That may not be so. Although nearly half the people who struggle with a visual disability are 65Continue reading “Healthcare Awareness Mondays: How to Treat 11 Top Vision Problems.”
Healthcare Awareness Mondays: The Brain Is Not Able to ‘Rewire’ Itself, Neuroscientists Say
by Felicity Nelson The extraordinary capacity for the brain to rewire itself after a stroke, an amputation, or sudden loss of vision or hearing has been shown repeatedly in studies over decades. At least, that’s what we all thought. Now, writing in eLife, two neuroscientists – Tamar Makin and John Krakauer – argue that the mostContinue reading “Healthcare Awareness Mondays: The Brain Is Not Able to ‘Rewire’ Itself, Neuroscientists Say”
Healthcare Awareness Monday: The Common Winter Chore That Can Trigger a Heart Attack.
Unless you’re in great shape, it’s probably best to let someone else shovel the sidewalk by Michelle Crouch ’Tis the season for snowstorms, freezing rain and chilling winds in many areas of the country. But if you’re an older adult, you should think twice before digging yourself out of winter’s wrath, health experts say, especiallyContinue reading “Healthcare Awareness Monday: The Common Winter Chore That Can Trigger a Heart Attack.”
Healthcare Awareness: Surprising Foods Contain Nutrient That Improves Immune Response to Cancer
BY Pandora Dewan When it comes to cancer, red meat is often thought to be the bad guy. But new research from the University of Chicago has shown that a nutrient found in red meat and dairy products may support our body’s ability to infiltrate and fight off cancer cells. The nutrient in question isContinue reading “Healthcare Awareness: Surprising Foods Contain Nutrient That Improves Immune Response to Cancer”
Healthcare Awareness Mondays: 14 Essential Facts You Need to Know About Alkaline Water
If you have done any research about drinking water, chances are you have come across the term alkaline water. Alkaline water is also referred to as ionized water. In order to be considered alkaline water the pH level of the water has to be more than 7. The main reason that people choose to drinkContinue reading “Healthcare Awareness Mondays: 14 Essential Facts You Need to Know About Alkaline Water”
Healthcare Mondays: 10 Condions that Doctors Often Miss
Cancers, heart attack, stroke top misdiagnosis list. Here’s what patients can do by Rachel Nania Colorectal cancer, lung cancer and breast cancer are the three most frequently missed diagnoses in outpatient clinics and academic medical centers, a January 2022 study published in JAMA Network Open found. Heart attack and prostate cancer round out the top five. Combing through dataContinue reading “Healthcare Mondays: 10 Condions that Doctors Often Miss”
Healthcare/Mental Health Awareness Mondays: Ontario detransitioner who had breasts and womb removed to change gender sues doctors.
by Evelyn Blackwell Michelle Zacchigna is suing doctors for failing to consider alternate treatments before ushering her on an irreversible journey that she now regrets. An Ontario detransitioning woman who had her breasts and womb removed to change her gender to male is suing medical and health practitioners for failing to consider alternate treatments duringContinue reading “Healthcare/Mental Health Awareness Mondays: Ontario detransitioner who had breasts and womb removed to change gender sues doctors.”
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