Health

By CANDICE CHOI, Associated PressTroy Warren for CNT #HealthA new study finds young children might overcome their peanut allergies if treated early enoughNEW YORK — Young children might be able to overcome their peanut allergies if treated at an early enough age, according to a study published Thursday.The researchers gave increasing amounts of peanut protein powder to a group of toddlers to build up their tolerance for peanuts. After 2½ years, close to three-quarters could tolerate the equivalent of 16 peanuts without an allergic reaction. Six months after treatment stopped, one-fifth still had the same tolerance.The approach seemed to work…

By Rose KennedyTroy Warren for CNT #HealthNursing may be one of the few areas where your memory works better the older you get. “As you go along, you learn, and you don’t tend to forget to do things when you’re distracted by new stimuli,” noted veteran nurse Lois Millsap, a certified wound, ostomy and continence nurse.But if you haven’t worked long at a certain position or facility, you can still jump-start your memory skills. You don’t need flash cards to build your memory, either, according to researchers. Instead, try these science-backed memory hacks.Meditate mindfully: Even if you only have time…

By Anagha Ramakrishnan, for The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionTroy Warren for CNT #HealthBringing the world of special effects into prosthetics, Sophie de Oliveira Barata is the founder of the U.K.-based company Alternative Limb Project that focuses on merging art with technology to shed a positive light on disability.From working with clients who are former servicemen to models, de Oliveira Barata creates art pieces that function as limbs for amputees to express themselves. With her diverse range of clientele, she aims to bring prosthetics to the forefront of pop culture.Using innovative designs and technology, she gets others to look at what’s there, rather…

By Avery Newmark, The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionTroy Warren for CNT #HealthIn a move aimed at reducing anxiety and stress on a doctor’s visit, a group called More-Love.org has created “Don’t weigh me” cards.The group, founded in 2016 by Ginny Jones, describes its mission as empowering “parents to raise kids who are free from body hate, disordered eating, and eating disorders”.“I myself recovered from an almost lifelong eating disorder. And when I did, being weighed at the doctor’s office was very stressful,” Jones told TODAY. “I knew that, especially among people with a history of eating disorders, being weighed is not a…

By Nancy Clanton, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT #Health Being a former travel nurse provides perspective on what health care workers are going through Nurses barely get time to sit down before a new coronavirus variant hits town and forces them back on their feet. Just this past Friday, for example, Georgia set a single-day record for new COVID-19 cases, with 26,033 combined confirmed and probable infections. An American Medical Association-led study found that reducing burnout might help to retain health care workers who are considering leaving the profession. “Life is crazy, our job is stressful and quite…

By Susan Barber Lindquist, Mayo Clinic News Network Troy Warren for CNT #Health Cardiovascular risks are more prevalent in men, but link to memory skills seen more in women ROCHESTER, Minn. — A Mayo Clinic study shows heart conditions such as coronary artery disease and cardiovascular risk factors such as diabetes and high cholesterol have stronger association with decline in memory and thinking skills during midlife for women than men. That’s despite a higher prevalence of those conditions in men. The research is published in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. “It is well-known that men, compared to women, have…

By Kiersten Willis, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT #Health Symptoms of the illnesses can overlap, so it’s best to get tested Amid omicron’s spread — and another near-record day of COVID-19 cases — many may be wondering how they can tell the difference between the novel coronavirus virus and two others that typically spread during this time of the year: the common cold and influenza. Experts say testing is the best way to determine what you have since symptoms of the illnesses can overlap, the Associated Press reported. The viruses that cause colds, the flu and COVID-19 are spread the same way —…