By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>TUESDAY, Aug. 1, 2023 -- Cervical cells from Henrietta Lacks, a cancer patient who died more than 70 years ago, are a cornerstone of modern medicine, but her family has never…
Statins Effectiveness May Rise With Patient Age: Study
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter>TUESDAY, Aug. 1, 2023 -- Elderly adults who start on a statin may see an even bigger drop in their "bad" cholesterol levels than their younger counterparts do, a new study…
Kombucha May Help Control Blood Sugar in Folks…
By Sarah D. Collins HealthDay Reporter>TUESDAY, Aug. 1, 2023 -- Kombucha is a fermented tea that many folks believe offers numerous health benefits — and new research suggests they may be right. Though the study…
Psilocybin May Help Some Who Battle Anorexia
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter>TUESDAY, Aug. 1, 2023 -- One dose of the hallucinogenic ingredient in "magic mushrooms" may help some people with anorexia move past their preoccupation with body image, an early study suggests.…
AHA News: Your Home – And Where Its…
By American Heart Association News>TUESDAY, Aug. 1, 2023 (American Heart Association News) --They say home is where the heart is. But can a person's home also play a role in how healthy that heart is?…
Getting Really Active Just 5 Minutes a Day…
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter>TUESDAY, Aug. 1, 2023 -- Taking the stairs rather than an elevator. Raking leaves. Toting heavy grocery bags. Pushing a vacuum. Playing hard with your kids or pets. Short bursts of…
$11 Million Awarded to Family of Woman Who…
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>TUESDAY, Aug. 1, 2023 – The family of a mother of four who collapsed and died while cooking breakfast has been awarded $11 million in a wrongful death lawsuit. The cause…
Key Ingredient in Breast Milk Could Do Wonders…
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>TUESDAY, Aug. 1, 2023 -- A micronutrient in human breast milk may provide significant benefit to developing newborn brains, according to new research that sheds light on the link between nutrition…
Families With Multiple Cases Give Clues to Autisms…
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>TUESDAY, Aug. 1, 2023 -- In a study of families that have multiple children with autism, researchers have unearthed new insights into genes that might drive the disorder. “Study design is…
New Clues to Treating a Disease That Prevents…
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>TUESDAY, Aug. 1, 2023 -- Children who have a chronic immune system disease that can prevent them from eating may eventually have a new treatment, decades after the condition was first…