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Mashup Score: 0U.S. Livestock, Pet Industries Pose Disease Threat to People - 11 month(s) ago
FRIDAY, July 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — American industry engages in some of the same high-risk practices as other countries in keeping and selling commercial animals that have the potential for triggering outbreaks of disease among humans, a new report shows. Researchers from Harvard Law School an…
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Mashup Score: 0Quality Care for People With Parkinson's Is Lacking Across the U.S. - 11 month(s) ago
TUESDAY, July 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — People with Parkinson’s disease often aren’t getting the care they need for the debilitating movement disorder, a new study reports.Three in 10 are relying on primary care doctors to treat their disorder, and 1 in 10 aren’t seeing a doc at all, analysis of …
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Mashup Score: 0New Heart Implant Monitors, Treats -- and Then Dissolves Away - 11 month(s) ago
FRIDAY, July 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An experimental implant now under development could serve as a temporary monitor and pacemaker for ailing heart patients — then dissolve away when it’s no longer needed.The soft, lightweight and transparent implant is about the size of a postage stamp, and i…
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Mashup Score: 0Don't Sweat It: Any Kind of Weightlifting Helps Build Muscle - 11 month(s) ago
FRIDAY, July 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Lifting weights regularly builds strength and muscle — and it doesn’t matter if those weights are heavy or light.It’s the act itself, and being consistent, that pays off, according to a new study.All forms of resistance training are beneficial, including bod…
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Mashup Score: 0AHA News: Few People With Heart Failure May Get a Critical Type of Care - 11 month(s) ago
TUESDAY, July 11, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Medicare coverage for cardiac rehabilitation for some people with heart failure was expanded almost a decade ago, and medical guidelines recommend it. Yet those who could benefit often don’t get it, a new study finds.Only 1 in 4 people in a…
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Mashup Score: 0In Study, Almost Half of Obese Teens Were No Longer So After Taking Wegovy/Ozempic - 11 month(s) ago
MONDAY, July 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The drugs Wegovy and Ozempic are all the rage for weight loss these days, and now a new study shows these injections may be game-changers for obese teenagers, too.This trial, funded by drug maker Novo Nordisk, found that nearly half of all adolescents on sem…
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Mashup Score: 0Could Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Fuel Heart Failure Risk? - 11 month(s) ago
THURSDAY, July 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Call it a hand signal of sorts.New research from Germany shows that the common nerve disorder carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), may be a harbinger for heart failure among older folks.In a study of 164,000 people, those 60 years or older who had the condition, …
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Mashup Score: 0Incidence of A-Fib Reduced With Vitamin D₃ Supplementation - 11 month(s) ago
Risk for atrial fibrillation lower with 1,600 IU/day and 3,200 IU/day vitamin D3 supplementation
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FRIDAY, July 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Your gut bacteria could affect your risk for the fatty deposits in heart arteries — and future heart attacks, researchers say.A new study finds a link between the levels of certain microbes in the gut and these coronary atherosclerotic plaques.Led by resear…
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Mashup Score: 0Don't Sweat It: Any Kind of Weightlifting Helps Build Muscle - 11 month(s) ago
FRIDAY, July 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Lifting weights regularly builds strength and muscle — and it doesn’t matter if those weights are heavy or light.It’s the act itself, and being consistent, that pays off, according to a new study.All forms of resistance training are beneficial, including bod…
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Best of – The risk is staggering: How the sale of livestock and pets increases the potential for outbreaks of disease among humans. https://t.co/PTWgZSRk1f