Exposure to winter cold can pose risks for older adults and those with chronic medical conditions. Older adults can lose body temperature quickly, and sometimes older people have trouble recognizing a drop in body temperature. Severe circumstances like those can cause hypothermia, a dangerous drop in core body temperature. And it’s important to remember that… Continue reading Hypothermia: How to Avoid This Cold-Weather Menace
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Study: St. John’s Wort Can Be As Harmful As Prozac
St. John’s Wort, touted as a remedy for depression, can cause serious side effects when it is taken with antidepressants and causes the same side effects as the antidepressant Prozac even when taken alone, according to new research from the University of Adelaide in Australia. In a study published in the journal Clinical and… Continue reading Study: St. John’s Wort Can Be As Harmful As Prozac
Watch Out for Hypothermia: The “Indoor Cold”
Almost everyone knows about winter dangers for older people such as broken bones from falls on ice or breathing problems caused by cold air. But not everyone knows that cold weather can also lower the temperature inside your body. This drop in body temperature is called hypothermia, and it can be deadly if not treated… Continue reading Watch Out for Hypothermia: The “Indoor Cold”
Body Temperature May Be A Factor in Obesity
Researchers appear to have found a new link to obesity: a body’s “core temperature.” The discovery, by scientists from the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine, came in a mouse study that focused on a molecule called brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). The researchers analyzed the action of BDNF when the mice were deprived of… Continue reading Body Temperature May Be A Factor in Obesity