Heart disease
Male gut health may benefit from beer
In a recent article published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, scientists analyzed the effect of alcoholic and nonalcoholic beer ingestion on gut microbiota. Study: Impact of Beer and Nonalcoholic Beer Consumption on the Gut Microbiota: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Trial. Image credit: MsMaria / Shutterstock Background The fermented extract of malted barley grains, beer, …
Genetically predicted height linked to risk for several common health conditions
A large genetic study by the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs’ Million Veteran Program (MVP)) has found that a person’s height may affect their risk for several common health conditions in adulthood. Significant findings include a link between height and lower risk of coronary heart disease, and a link between height and higher risk for …
Man 2 Man Forum hosts its 1st Men’s Health Day in the Southern Tier
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – On Saturday, April 23, 2022, Man 2 Man Forum hosted its first men’s health day here in the Southern Tier to ensure that men stay and remain healthy. Man 2 Man Forum’s goal for the event was to focus on the importance of having healthy men around. “A healthy man creates …
Cheyenne Regional Medical Center first in state to use new technology | News
Cheyenne Regional Medical Center became the first hospital in the state last week to use new Shockwave technology to open a patient’s blocked coronary artery, according to a statement from the center. The patient’s artery was blocked with calcified plaque. The new technology fractured the calcium with sonic pressure waves, according to Dr. Abdur Khan, …
Researchers to use digital technologies to help tackle chronic disease
Sedentary behaviors, poor sleep and questionable food choices are major contributors of chronic disease, including diabetes, anxiety, heart disease and many cancers. But what if we could prevent these through the power of smart technologies? In a new University of South Australia research project announced today and funded by $1,118,593 from the Medical Research Future …
The five: exercises to help avoid an early death | Technology
Running Last week, research published by the British Journal of Sports Medicine found that running can reduce the risk of early death regardless of how long or at what speed you run. The research focused on 14 previous studies based on six different groups of participants, totalling more than 230,000 people over a period of …
YOUR HEALTH: Using shock waves to unclog the most clogged arteries
Please enable Javascript to watch this video WYNNEWOOD, Pennsylvania – What happens when heart disease is so bad that thick plaque makes it nearly impossible to even place a stent in the arteries? 59-year old Vickey Soennichsen’s heart disease had filled her arteries with plaque, narrowing them to the point that while trying to catch …
The Delhi Air Crisis: What It Means for the World
Automotive and industrial emissions fill the air with nitrogen, sulphur dioxides, and “black carbon,” the latter of which includes tiny particles that penetrate deep into the lungs. Over the past days, levels in Delhi have exceeded 10 times what the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency deems safe. (The idea that any level is “safe” is disputed, …
Children’s hospital leading nation with 3D printer technology for heart surgery
AURORA, Colo. — Olive is a 3-year-old girl who loves to cuddle. As sweet as she is, her parents call her a “champ” because her life so far has been filled with countless hospital visits. “She’s such an easy-going baby, but you can tell it really gets to her to be in the hospital with …
Row after research claims red meat poses no health risk | Food
New research that claims red and processed meat is probably not harmful to our health has caused controversy among experts who maintain people should cut down. The World Health Organization has classified red and processed meats as cancer-causing. Public health bodies worldwide urge people to limit their intake of red and processed meat to reduce …
