Mar 14, 2022 06:37 PM
Depression, severe dry eye may be connected
https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2022/03/...717/?u3L=1
EXCERPTS: When people have both chronic dry eye and depression, their eye symptoms may be worse, a new study finds. Researchers said the exact nature of the link is not clear: Does depression affect the severity of dry eye disease? Or do particularly troublesome eye symptoms feed depression?
But the gist, they say, is that depression and severe dry eye can be connected, and patients and healthcare providers should know that.
Dry eye is very common, affecting around 16 million Americans, according to the U.S. National Eye Institute. But the condition ranges widely in its severity: Many people have milder dry eye -- from staring at computers all day, for example -- and it can be managed with over-the-counter eye drops and frequent screen breaks...
[,,,] Past studies have shown that people with chronic dry eye have a higher-than-average rate of depression. The new study -- published recently in JAMA Ophthalmology -- shows a correlation between depression and more-severe dry eye symptoms and signs... (MORE - missing details)
These popular drinks can double the risk of bowel cancer
https://www.spring.org.uk/2022/03/drink-...cancer.php
EXCERPT: Sugary drinks — also called sugar-sweetened beverages — have become more and more popular in the UK and the US, hence, putting more people at risk of developing cancer. According to a study, having two or more sugary drinks a day doubles the odds for bowel cancer in adults before reaching age 50.
With each daily serving the cancer risk increases by 16 percent in women and 32 percent in teens. In recent years, there has been a sharp increase in bowel cancer (colorectal cancer) cases before the age of 50, especially in high-income countries.
Colon cancer risk is doubling for Americans born in the 1990s and those born in the 1950s are four times more likely to develop rectal cancer. Sports and energy drinks, fruit flavoured drinks and soft drinks are the largest source of added sugars in American diets.
More than one-in-ten people drink over three servings (8 fl oz each) every day. High consumption of sugary drinks is associated with heart disease, type 2 diabetes, obesity, kidney dysfunction, liver disease and bowel cancer... (MORE - missing details)
https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2022/03/...717/?u3L=1
EXCERPTS: When people have both chronic dry eye and depression, their eye symptoms may be worse, a new study finds. Researchers said the exact nature of the link is not clear: Does depression affect the severity of dry eye disease? Or do particularly troublesome eye symptoms feed depression?
But the gist, they say, is that depression and severe dry eye can be connected, and patients and healthcare providers should know that.
Dry eye is very common, affecting around 16 million Americans, according to the U.S. National Eye Institute. But the condition ranges widely in its severity: Many people have milder dry eye -- from staring at computers all day, for example -- and it can be managed with over-the-counter eye drops and frequent screen breaks...
[,,,] Past studies have shown that people with chronic dry eye have a higher-than-average rate of depression. The new study -- published recently in JAMA Ophthalmology -- shows a correlation between depression and more-severe dry eye symptoms and signs... (MORE - missing details)
These popular drinks can double the risk of bowel cancer
https://www.spring.org.uk/2022/03/drink-...cancer.php
EXCERPT: Sugary drinks — also called sugar-sweetened beverages — have become more and more popular in the UK and the US, hence, putting more people at risk of developing cancer. According to a study, having two or more sugary drinks a day doubles the odds for bowel cancer in adults before reaching age 50.
With each daily serving the cancer risk increases by 16 percent in women and 32 percent in teens. In recent years, there has been a sharp increase in bowel cancer (colorectal cancer) cases before the age of 50, especially in high-income countries.
Colon cancer risk is doubling for Americans born in the 1990s and those born in the 1950s are four times more likely to develop rectal cancer. Sports and energy drinks, fruit flavoured drinks and soft drinks are the largest source of added sugars in American diets.
More than one-in-ten people drink over three servings (8 fl oz each) every day. High consumption of sugary drinks is associated with heart disease, type 2 diabetes, obesity, kidney dysfunction, liver disease and bowel cancer... (MORE - missing details)
