WEDNESDAY, Nov. 29, 2023 -- With fewer Americans dying from COVID in 2022, U.S. life expectancy rebounded a bit from declines experienced during the pandemic.According to provisional data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on...
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 29, 2023 -- Dreary, chilly winter days might cause some year-round runners to think twice about their jog, but recent research suggests the benefits of cold weather running outweigh those of running in warmer...
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 29, 2023 -- U.S. suicide numbers reached a grim new high in 2022. The increase was most acute among women over the age of 24, according to provisional data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Overall, almost...
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 29, 2023 (Healthday News) -- The diabetes drug Mounjaro prompted more weight loss among overweight and obese adults than Ozempic did in a real-world setting, researchers report.Both Mounjaro (tirzepatide) and Ozempic (semaglutide)...
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 29, 2023 -- It's not just bumper-to-bumper highway traffic that's causing your blood pressure to spike during your daily commute.New research shows that the exhaust fumes spewing from all those vehicles triggers a significant...
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 29, 2023 -- Alzheimer’s patients are notoriously irritable, agitated and anxious – and researchers now think they know why.Brain inflammation appears to influence the mood problems of Alzheimer’s patients, rather than...
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 29, 2023 -- People can walk away their risk of developing type 2 diabetes – but only if they walk fast enough, a new report finds.Folks who walk at least 2.5 miles an hour appear to have a significantly lower risk of type 2...
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 29, 2023 -- The world is being flooded with internet-driven misinformation, but there are ways to counter fake news with the facts, a new report says.These include aggressive fact-checking, preemptively debunking lies before they...
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 29, 2023 (Healthday News) -- Your neck muscles could be giving you headaches, claims new German research that used special MRI scans to spot the connection.“Our imaging approach provides [the] first objective evidence for the very...