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Social Media Break Improves Mental Health
Taking a one-week break from social media improves well-being, depression and anxiety. Social media breaks could, in the future, be recommended as a way to help people manage mental health.
Prediabetes in Young Adults and Higher Heart Attack Risk
Young adults with higher than normal blood sugar levels that signal prediabetes were more likely to be hospitalized for heart attack compared to their peers with normal blood sugar levels.
Mediterranean Diet Improves Depression In Young Men
Young men with a poor diet saw a significant improvement in their symptoms of depression when they switched to a healthy Mediterranean diet.
Drowning and Chronic Health Conditions
One in three people who drowned in Canada had a pre-existing medical condition that contributed to the death in almost half the cases.
Heart Attack Risk Factors in Young Adults
A new Yale-led study has for the first time identified which risk factors are more likely to trigger a heart attack for men and women 55 years and younger.
Alzheimer’s Disease: Promising Blood Test; Supplement Warning
Elevated levels of an enzyme in the blood of older adults could be an early warning sign of Alzheimer’s disease. Study also prompts warning about some brain-boosting supplements.
Optimal Sleep Time in Middle and Old Age
Research involving nearly 500,000 people suggests the optimal hours of sleep per night for good mental function performance and for good mental health.
Cannabis Poisoning in Pets
Veterinarian survey finds increasing cases of cannabis poisoning among pets and increases understanding of symptoms, treatments, and outcomes.
Low-dose Aspirin and Cardiovascular Disease
American Heart Association recommendations regarding aspirin use in those with and without known cardiovascular disease.
Cannabis Edibles Packaged Looking Like Popular Snacks
Copycat cannabis edibles may include high THC content and can increase the risk for accidental ingestion by children.