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  FDA: Veozah, the First Hormone-Free Hot Flash Drug, Issued a Black Box Warning \ By India Edwards, HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Dec. 18, 2024 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued its most serious warning -- a black-box warning -- for   Veozah , a medication used to relieve  hot flashes  in menopausal women, due to rare but potentially severe liver risks. In a new communication issued Dec. 17, the   FDA   advised that women taking Veozah should undergo regular blood testing to monitor liver health. A news release says that warning signs of liver injury can include fatigue, nausea, vomiting, dark urine, light-colored stools, or yellowing of the skin or eyes. Patients experiencing these symptoms should immediately stop taking the medication and consult with their doctor. “It’s important to note that the overall benefit-risk of Veozah has not changed and remains positive, but we want to further ensure that patients and healthcare provide...

  Are Microplastics in the Air Putting Your Fertility at Risk? By Dennis Thompson, HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Dec. 18, 2024 -- Microscopic plastic particles in the air could contribute to various health problems, including lung and colon cancers. A new review says tires and degrading garbage shed tiny pieces of plastic that become airborne, creating a poorly understood form of air pollution. “These microplastics are basically particulate matter air pollution, and we know this type of air pollution is harmful,” said researcher Tracey Woodruff, a professor of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive sciences at the University of California, San Francisco. Researchers said in background notes that microplastics are smaller than 5 millimeters in size than a grain of rice. Researchers say that companies worldwide produce nearly 460 million tons of plastic yearly, projected to increase to 1.1 billion tons by 2050. Researchers noted that driving is a significant source o...

  Breast Cancer Risk Increased With Weight Gain After Age 35 Years By Elana Gotkine, HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Dec. 18, 2024 -- The risk for breast cancer is increased with weight gain after the age of 35 years, according to a research letter recently published in Cancer Biology & Medicine . Katherine De la Torre, from the Seoul National University College of Medicine in South Korea, and colleagues conducted a prospective study to examine the association between weight change throughout distinct lifetime periods and breast cancer risk stratified by menopausal status. A total of 73,192 Korean women (aged 40 to 69 years) were prospectively followed during a median follow-up of 9.2 years. The researchers found 790 new breast cancer cases among 66,870 women with information on weight at 35 years of age. Of these women, 10.72, 32.68, and 35.92 percent had weight loss, maintained stable weight, and gained >5.0 kg, respectively. Compared with women with stable weight,...

  LEAD POISONING AND DAMAGED MENTAL HEALTH IN THE U.S. Pernicious lead exposure in air, water, and soils cost 151 million Americans some well-being. Lead was first added to gasoline in 1923 to help keep car engines healthy. However, automotive health came at the great expense of human well-being. A new study calculates that exposure to car exhaust from leaded gas during childhood altered the balance of mental health in the U.S. population, making generations of Americans more depressed, anxious, inattentive, or hyperactive. The research estimates that 151 million cases of psychiatric disorder over the past 75 years have resulted from American children's exposure to lead. The findings from Aaron Reuben, a postdoctoral scholar in neuropsychology at Duke University, and colleagues at Florida State University suggest that Americans born before 1996 experienced significantly higher rates of mental health problems as a result of lead and likely experienced changes to their personalities ...

  SOLITUDE IN MODERATION IS BEST FOR HEALTH Research by Oregon State University suggests that hiking by Oregon State University indicates that hiking alone deep in a forest and similar episodes of intense solitude are less likely to restore energy and enhance social connections that are less complete forms of solitude, such as reading in acafé or listening to Spotify while commuting. The findings are essential because solitude's role in building connectedness is key to a person's overall health. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, strong social ties are linked with a longer lifespan, better mental health, and a lower risk of serious illness, including heart disease, stroke, and dementia. Morgan Quinn Ross, assistant professor of communication at the OSU College of Liberal Arts, and Scott Campbell of the Ohio State University surveyed nearly 900 adults in the United States. They found that activities that provide less complete forms of solitude, lik...

  LONGER OVERNIGHT FAST AND EARLY BREAKFAST ARE BETTER FOR WEIGHT LOSS The study suggests new patterns in the relationship between mealtimes and body weight.         To control weight, we must consider what and when we eat. According to a study published in the  International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity , two specific habits are associated with a lower body mass index (BMI) in the long term: keeping a longer overnight fast and eating breakfast early. This research was led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a center supported by the "la Caixa" Foundation. The study involved more than 7,000 volunteers aged 40 to 65 from the GCAT | Genomes for Life cohort, a project led by the Germans Trias I Pujol Research Institute (IGTP). In 2018, participants answered questionnaires about their weight, height, eating habits, meal times, other lifestyle habits, and socioeconomic status. In 2023, after five years, more than 3,0...

  HEALTHIER BELLY FAT SEEN IN EXERCISERS People with obesity who are long-time exercisers have healthier belly fat tissue and can store fat there more effectively than nonexercisers with obesity, according to a new study from a team of researchers at the University of Michigan. The research team also grew fat tissue in the lab from cells collected from exercisers and nonexercisers. Cells from the exercisers developed into tissue that stored fat more effectively. "Our findings indicate that, in addition to being a means to expend calories, exercising regularly for several months to years seems to modify your fat tissue in ways that allow you to store your body fat more healthfully if or when you do experience some weight gain—as nearly everyone does as we get older," said principal investigator Jeffrey Horowitz, professor of movement science at the U-M School of Kinesiology. Researchers wanted to see the effects of years of regular exercise on fat tissue, but it takes a lot of...