Search Result For: medication
Date: 2025/02/05 - 17:31
How do you know if a health information source is reliable?
Dr. Dawn Holford, a specialist in decision-making psychology and the prevention of misinformation, explains why people pick up inaccurate health information, and how to make sure that the info we access is trustworthy and correct.
Date: 2025/02/04 - 21:32
How This 37-Year-Old Mom Learned to Thrive With Congestive Heart Failure
Joanne Matos, 37, was born with an enlarged heart and has congestive heart failure. Despite a stroke and two silent heart attacks, Matos learned how to thrive with her health condition and is the mother of two healthy children.
Date: 2025/02/01 - 21:32
Frequent Cannabis Use May Damage Working Memory, Decision-Making Skills
New research shows that heavy lifetime use of cannabis — more than 1,000 times — is associated with reduced activity in areas of the brain involved in working memory. The study adds to existing research suggesting that frequent cannabis use may affect certain thinking skills.
Date: 2025/01/30 - 17:00
'Hidden hunger' with diabetes: Deficiency in these vitamins, minerals may be culprit
A lack of essential micronutrients, such as vitamin D and magnesium, as well as a few others, may be behind 'hidden hunger' associated with type 2 diabetes, a new study suggests.
Date: 2025/01/29 - 10:31
Treating hypertension may help lower cognitive decline risk
Intensive blood pressure control for adults with hypertension and high cardiovascular risk can reduce the risk of mild cognitive impairment, and possibly dementia, in the long term, a new study confirms.
Date: 2025/01/28 - 15:31
Calorie restriction plus common diabetes drug leads to higher remission rates
A combination of an SGLT-2 inhibitor drug and a moderately calorie-restrictive diet leads to higher rates of type 2 diabetes remission compared to just calorie restriction alone, new research has found.
Date: 2025/01/27 - 20:31
Can 150 minutes of physical activity a week help extend lifespan in older adults?
A new article reports that getting 150 minutes of moderate physical activity each week can reduce all-cause mortality by 31% compared to a week with no appreciable physical activity.
