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Daylight Saving Time Starts Today. Here ’s What Losing An Hour of Sleep Really Does to Your Body
The start of Daylight Saving Time, when the clocks spring forward by an hour, is among the most hated days of the year. Aside from the obvious reason — losing an hour of sleep — research has shown that the time change, which this year falls on March 11, may contribute to everything from lost productivity to a heightened risk of heart attack and stroke.
How can resetting your clocks do all that? TIME asked Dr. Cathy Goldstein, an assistant professor of neurology at the University of Michigan School of Medicine Sleep Disorders Center, what really happens to your body when you lose an hour of sleep for Daylight Sa...
Source: TIME: Health - March 9, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized healthytime onetime sleep Source Type: news
Even obese breast cancer survivors may cut heart disease risk with exercise
(Reuters Health) - Exercise can help overweight and obese breast cancer survivors reverse what ’s known as metabolic syndrome - a cluster of conditions like high blood pressure and elevated blood sugar that raise risk for cardiovascular disease, stroke and diabetes - a new study suggests.
Source: Reuters: Health - January 31, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
HealthWatch: Effects Of Sugary Drinks, The Importance Of Strength Training
BOSTON (CBS) – There’s no question that drinking a lot of soda is bad for your health but what if you only do it once in a while?
A new review of 36 studies finds that one sugary beverage a day is associated with high blood pressure, and just two sugary beverages a week could possibly raise your risk of type two diabetes, heart disease, and stroke.
Sugary drinks are not just sodas. Juice, lemonade and anything with a lot of sugar are included. While we await more research to determine the health risks of drinking sugar-laden drinks, try to limit your intake.
Instead of drinking a glass of fruit juice, eat a pie...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - November 7, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Health Healthwatch Local News Seen On WBZ-TV Syndicated Local Uncategorized Dr. Mallika Marshall High Blood Pressure strength training Source Type: news
Could a Common Blood Thinner Lower Cancer Risk?
A pill widely taken to prevent heart attack and stroke may also guard against cancer, new research suggests.
Source: WebMD Health - November 6, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Exercise TOP tip: Paula Radcliffe explains why HAND sanitiser is the key to training
EXERCISING reduces your risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes and cancer. Three-time London marathon winner, Paula Radcliffe, says eating well, enjoying yourself and using tonnes of hand sanitiser is key to making the most of your workout.
Source: Daily Express - Health - October 25, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
3 Reasons to Feel Good About Drinking Coffee on National Coffee Day
People often think about their relationship with coffee as a bad habit: maybe they splurge too frequently on $4 lattes (free coffee deals only come around once a year), or they’re so dependent on their morning pot of coffee that they can’t function without it. While there is a case to be made for not overdoing it, there are also plenty of reasons to embrace your daily coffee ritual without guilt.
Yes, there’s the taste, the aroma, and the way coffee brings those fuzzy mornings into focus. But in recent years, research has also suggested that coffee has real health perks—and that for many people, the...
Source: TIME.com: Top Science and Health Stories - September 29, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Amanda MacMillan Tags: Uncategorized Diet/Nutrition is coffee good for you National Coffee Day Source Type: news
Deepak Chopra: What to Say When Your Coworker Wants to Talk Politics
This article originally appeared on Fortune.com
Source: TIME.com: Top Science and Health Stories - September 28, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Deepak Chopra / Fortune Tags: Uncategorized politics Source Type: news
Premature baby to be buried at feet of cancer-stricken mom
Carrie DeKlyen, 37, died on September 9, three days after the birth, having been unconscious for five weeks due to a stroke. Her premature daughter Life died at 10.30pm on Wednesday.
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 22, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Are E-Cigs Bad For Your Heart?
Scientists are still trying to determine the health effects of e-cigarettes, and until now, they have focused their attention on the addictive properties of nicotine and the potentially cancer-causing agents in the vapors the devices emit.
But in a small new study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, researchers document another growing health concern of e-cigs: that they may have negative effects on the heart. Scientists led by Dr. Holly Middlekauff, professor of medicine at University of California Los Angeles, and her colleagues found that devices that contain nicotine can boost adrenaline levels ...
Source: TIME.com: Top Science and Health Stories - September 21, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized are e cigs bad for your heart are e cigs safe e-cig e-cigarette E-Cigarettes e-cigs e-cigs and heart ecig Heart Disease how to quit smoking Nicotine smoking and heart health smoking cessation tobacco what is nic Source Type: news
Stroke risk: Survivors of condition are TWICE as likely to be diagnosed with cancer
STROKE survivors are almost twice as likely to develop cancer - particularly of the bowel, lung and prostate - according to new research.
Source: Daily Express - Health - September 9, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Unconscious terminally ill mother had baby at 24-weeks-old
Carrie DeKlyen, 37, chose to forgo cancer treatment to have her daughter, Life. She has terminal brain cancer. The cancer caused a stroke that left the Michigan mom unconscious before she had her baby.
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 8, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ischemic Stroke May Hint at Underlying Cancer Ischemic Stroke May Hint at Underlying Cancer
Undiagnosed cancer may trigger ischemic stroke events by inducing hypercoagulability, say Spanish researchers. The findings suggest that in particular, older stroke patients should be followed closely.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - September 8, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Stroke survivors are at double the risk of cancer
In two thirds of cases, the disease has already spread around the body, known as metastasis - making the cancer deadlier, according to a team of Spanish researchers.
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 7, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Scientists probe link between stroke and cancer
New research that finds that higher rates of cancer, especially advanced cancer, are diagnosed in stroke survivors than the general population.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 6, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news
Anti-inflammatory drug may help prevent heart attacks
Conclusion
This well-conducted study shows promising signs that canakinumab may reduce the risk of future heart attacks and other cardiovascular events in people who've had them in the past.
But before any changes are made to the current licensing of this drug, further research is needed to confirm the beneficial effects and the optimal dose.
Most importantly, researchers will need to focus on the observation that the drug lowered white blood cell counts and increased the risk of fatal infection.
They estimated around 1 in every 300 people taking canakinumab would die of a fatal infection. This number, while low, is sti...
Source: NHS News Feed - August 30, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart/lungs Source Type: news
