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Massachusetts Defies U.S. Trend With Binge Drinkers Drinking Less, Study Shows
(CNN) — Adults in the United States who binge drink are consuming even more alcohol per binging episode, according to a new study published Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Researchers analyzed data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System over a six-year period and discovered that the annual number of binge drinks among adults who reported excessive drinking jumped on average from 472 in 2011 to 529 in 2017. That’s a 12% increase.
In 2017, the number of binge drinks per year among adult binge drinkers ranged from 320 per year in Massachusetts to 1,219 in Wyoming. The nu...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - January 18, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Health Syndicated CBSN Boston Binge Drinking CNN Massachusetts News Source Type: news
New Mom With Brain Tumor Turns To Boston Hospital For Keyhole Brain Surgery
BOSTON (CBS) — Imagine giving birth to a premature baby and then being told you have a brain tumor. That’s what happened to a woman from Holden. But thanks to a new approach at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, this new mom was able to have brain surgery and quickly return to her newborn son.
At 27 weeks pregnant, Bethany Shea was diagnosed with preeclampsia and had an emergency C-section. Then she went blind.
“It was a pregnancy complication due to my high blood pressure,” Bethany explained.
Bethany regained her vision, but worried she had had a stroke, doctors ordered an MRI. But instead of a stroke, it reveale...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - December 30, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Health Healthwatch Seen On WBZ-TV Syndicated CBSN Boston Syndicated Local Brigham and Women's Hospital Dr. Mallika Marshall Source Type: news
Man pens book to remind his wife of their story after she lost her memory in pregnancy
Camre Curto, now 31, of Michigan, suffered a seizure and stroke during her pregnancy with her son, Gavin, now 7. It robbed her of her memory, but Camre's husband Steve wrote their history.
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 28, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The mother who hasn't stopped hiccupping for 12 years: Doctors conclude a STROKE was the trigger
Lisa Graves, of Lincoln, has hiccupped up to 100 times a day since 2008. After extensive tests, it has been claimed that Mrs Graves suffered a stroke while pregnant. The side effect is 'very rare'.
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 22, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hypertension in Pregnancy May Portend Cardiovascular Ills in Mothers
Pre-eclampsia was tied to a higher risk of stroke, heart attacks and other problems in mothers.
Source: NYT Health - October 7, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Nicholas Bakalar Tags: Pregnancy and Childbirth Blood Pressure Heart Preeclampsia Source Type: news
Study finds increased high blood pressure cases during pregnancy
High blood pressure raises the risk of complications such as stroke and kidney failure
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - September 9, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Number Of Pregnant Women With High Blood Pressure Is Rising
In this study, researchers analyzed more than 150 million childbirth-related hospitalizations from 1970 until 2010. They found a more than 13-fold increase over the past forty years in women who had high blood pressure before they got pregnant or during the first 20 weeks of pregnancy.
They say the increase is largely due to more women becoming pregnant later in life.
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - September 9, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Health Healthwatch Seen On WBZ-TV Syndicated CBSN Boston Syndicated Local Dr. Mallika Marshall Pregnancy Source Type: news
Mother, 24, is confined to a wheelchair after suffering a stroke at 29 weeks pregnant
Claire Winnett, 24, of Doncaster, was enjoying a normal pregnancy until her arm started shaking uncontrollably on September 6. She was forced to give birth to Sienna via C-section.
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 21, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How the first postpartum depression drug works
This week the Food and Drug Administration approved the first treatment specifically targeting postpartum depression, a condition that can impact women following childbirth, sometimes even starting during pregnancy. Symptoms can include sadness, loss of energy and feelings of guilt and worthlessness. Dr. David Agus joins "CBS This Morning: Saturday" to discuss how the new drug works and how a new personalized video game can help stroke victims.
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - March 23, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Rapid urine test could detect dangerous pregnancy-related stroke risk in 3 minutes
Researchers in Ohio found a protein in the urine of pregnant women with preeclampsia. They found that they could use a certain dye to spot the protein quickly.
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 13, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Pregnant woman hallucinated doctors were trying to kill her after she had a stroke
Bridget Chiovari, 28, of Arizona, became delusional and unable to walk after doctors told her to just 'sleep her symptoms off'. She was later diagnosed with a brain haemorrhage.
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 15, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Preeclampsia Linked to Later Stroke Risk, Aspirin May Help Preeclampsia Linked to Later Stroke Risk, Aspirin May Help
Having preeclampsia or other forms of hypertension during pregnancy puts women at increased risk of later stroke, which may be mitigated by long-term use of aspirin, a new study suggests.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - January 3, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
The First Baby Has Been Born After a Uterus Transplant From a Deceased Donor
The world’s first baby born by a uterus transplant from a deceased donor is healthy and nearing her first birthday, according to a new case study published Tuesday in the Lancet.
Uterus transplants have become more common in recent years, resulting in 11 live births around the world. But all of the other successful deliveries so far have been made possible by living donors — often women who opt to donate their uterus to a close friend or family member without one. The birth resulting from the case detailed in the Lancet, which took place at Brazil’s Hospital das Clínicas last December, is both the f...
Source: TIME: Health - December 4, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized fertility healthytime Source Type: news
Women who delay childbirth past 35 have higher heart disease risk
Experiments on rats suggest pregnancy later in life may lead to stiffer blood vessels that can trigger a stroke or heart attack, according to the study by Alberta University.
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 1, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
High blood pressure in pregnancy increases risk of stroke or heart attack in later life
WOMEN who develop high blood pressure during pregnancy could be at more risk of suffering a stroke or heart attack for the rest of their lives, scientists warned.
Source: Daily Express - Health - July 2, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
