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☆ Taking Multiple Medications? You May Need to Scale Back.
  + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( Knvul Sheikh | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
Around one in five adults between the ages of 40 to 79 is taking five or more prescription drugs, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And the older patients are, the more likely it is they’re taking even more medications. But taking many medicines simultaneously, known among medical experts as polypharmacy, increases people’s risk of experiencing severe side effects and drug interactions, said Dr. Nina Blachman, an assis­tant professor of medicine and geriatrics at the N.Y.U. Studies show that taking multiple medications is associated with a faster decline in memory in some patients with mild cognitive impairment, and with a greater risk of falls among people with balance problems or weakened muscles. Many are never taken off the drugs they’ve been prescribed for years, even if they no longer need them or if there are newer formulations available that can treat different symptoms simultaneously..
Persons: Nina Blachman, Blachman, they’ve Organizations: Centers for Disease Control, Grossman, of Medicine . Studies
☆ More Young People Than Ever Will Get Colorectal Cancer This Year
  + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( Knvul Sheikh | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
When Ms. Peters finally visited a gastroenterologist in 2021, after having her third child and experiencing worsening bleeding from her rectum along with changes in her stool consistency, an urgent colonoscopy confirmed that she had colorectal cancer. Yet “I did not expect that cancer was going to be what they found,” Ms. Peters said. A report published by the American Cancer Society in January suggests that rates of colorectal cancer are rising rapidly among people in their 20s, 30s and 40s — even as incidence is declining in people over the age of 65. “It’s unfortunately becoming a bigger problem every year,” said Dr. Michael Cecchini, a co-director of the colorectal program in the Center for Gastrointestinal Cancers and a medical oncologist at Yale Cancer Center. This increase has moved colorectal cancer up to being the top cause of cancer deaths in men under the age of 50 and the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in women under 50 in the United States.
Persons: Marisa Peters, Peters, “, Ms, ”, Michael Cecchini Organizations: American Cancer Society, Yale Cancer Center Locations: United States
☆ Four Years on, the Mysteries of Covid Are Unraveling
  + stars: | 2024-03-09 | by ( Knvul Sheikh | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
When the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 a global pandemic in March 2020, nearly everything about the novel coronavirus was an open question: How was it spreading so quickly? In the four years since, scientists have unraveled some of the biggest mysteries about Covid. By now, most Americans have had Covid at least once. People who are older or have existing health problems tend to have more severe symptoms because their immune systems are already weakened. In some cases, the body can fight off the virus before it replicates enough to cause symptoms, or clear it so quickly that a person never tests positive.
Persons: we’ve, There’s Organizations: World Health Organization
☆ How to Start Working Out Again
  + stars: | 2024-01-05 | by ( Knvul Sheikh | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: 1 min
Resolving to get back into exercise or take up a new fitness routine is one of the best things you can do for your health. How do you motivate yourself to lace up your sneakers when you haven’t gone on a run for months? Should you jump back into the interval training program you tried before or search for something more fun? To help you start an exercise plan and stick with it, we tapped fitness pros for advice on setting realistic goals, reducing injury risk and actually enjoying yourself. Instead, set measurable, bite-size goals, such as getting at least 10 minutes of exercise daily.
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☆ What to Know About the Link Between Red Meat and Type 2 Diabetes
  + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Knvul Sheikh | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +2 min
The study does not show that eating red meat directly causes Type 2 diabetes; it only shows an association between how much red meat you eat and your risk of disease. But the study’s findings echo other research that raises concerns about eating large amounts of red meat, and suggest that dietary changes could make an impact. Why might red meat be harmful to your health? “Red meat has pros and cons,” said Dr. Ruchi Mathur, an endocrinologist at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles who was not involved in the study. But red meat is also high in saturated fat, and “depending on the processing, can be high in sodium and preservatives,” Dr. Mathur said.
Persons: —, ”, Ruchi Mathur, Dr, Mathur Locations: Cedars, Sinai, Los Angeles
☆ What to Know About the New Covid Booster Shots
  + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Knvul Sheikh | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +2 min
How are the new Covid shots different from the last ones? Unlike the bivalent shots from last fall, the latest mRNA vaccines developed by Pfizer and Moderna are monovalent, meaning they are designed to protect against just one variant: XBB.1.5, a recent descendant of Omicron that emerged earlier this year. Vaccine makers Pfizer and Moderna have also announced that, according to their initial research, the new Covid vaccines provide good protection against both EG.5 and BA.2.86. The new shots do not include protection against the original virus, which may actually help broaden protection against new variants. “Our immune system, when we have seen something, is biased to seeing that again,” Dr. Ho said.
Persons: David Ho, “, ”, ” Dr, Ho Organizations: Pfizer, Moderna, Columbia University, Vaccine, EG, Regulators, XBB
☆ Many Personal Care Products Contain Harmful Chemicals. Here’s What to Do About It.
  + stars: | 2023-02-15 | by ( Knvul Sheikh | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +3 min
Some companies have started moving away from formaldehyde use, but other preservatives that prevent the growth of bacteria in water-based personal care products — like shampoos and liquid baby soaps — can still release formaldehyde gas over time. What the research says: According to the International Fragrance Association, there are more than 3,600 chemicals used in fragrance mixtures around the world. These include chemicals that environmental exposure researchers and toxicologists agree should be avoided, such as benzophenone, BHA, naphthalene and phthalates. What the research says: According to the W.H.O., there is “no safe level of exposure” to benzene in the air we breathe. Studies have also shown that benzene exposure causes several types of leukemias.
Persons: toxicologists, Isobutane Organizations: International Fragrance Association Locations: California
☆ Weekly Health Quiz: Medical Tests, Malaria and Teeth Whitening
  + stars: | 2022-10-06 | by ( Knvul Sheikh | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: 1 min
Due to a new Ebola outbreak, the Biden administration has said that travelers from which country should now be redirected to airports where they can be screened for the virus?
☆ Weekly Health Quiz: Broken Hearts, Anxiety and Exercise
  + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Knvul Sheikh | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: 1 min
What new guideline is the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force proposing for anxiety screening as Americans struggle to cope with illness, isolation and other stressors like inflation?
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