For the first time since the coronavirus was discovered, the number of new infections inside China has been overtaken by new cases in other parts of the world. Currently 45 countries outside of China have been impacted by the virus, with Italy and Iran emerging as other epicentres of the disease. These fresh outbreaks have… Read More »
The importance of getting enough sleep has been emphasized by hundreds of studies in recent years, and we’ve covered the topic many times on this blog. Inadequate sleep has been linked to obesity, heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, and other health problems. And, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, up to 72,000… Read More »
Adobe Stock Images A study has sparked concerns about how permanent hair dye and chemical hair straighteners affects the safety of African American women. The study was recently published in the International Journal of Cancer. Past research has found a connection in the chemicals of hair dye and straighteners with cancer. However, when tested within… Read More »
Alana Prisco FINDINGS A UCLA-led study revealed a new way to predict which patients with “stable” heart failure — those who have heart injury but do not require hospitalization — have a higher risk of dying within one to three years. Although people with stable heart failure have similar characteristics, some have rapid disease progression… Read More »
By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Dec. 24, 2019 (HealthDay News) — You might just want to throw Fido a few extra bones for the holidays, as new research suggests that growing up with a dog may lower schizophrenia risk by as much as 24%. Unfortunately, cat lovers are out of luck. No similar link… Read More »
My view of sleep is it’s like an essential vitamin, such as vitamin C. And like vitamin C we can’t store it, we need it every day, and if we go without it there are serious consequences. Sleep is crucial to our health and many diseases are related to a lack of it – some… Read More »
Dive Brief: More than half of all commercial plan payments to hospitals in 2017 were earmarked toward some form of value-oriented care or alternative payments intended to reduce waste, according to the latest scorecard from Catalyst for Payment Reform (CPR) — up from just 10.2% in 2012. However, a large chunk of the value-oriented payment (90%) was… Read More »