Courtesy of: Your Napa Chiropractor Dr. Joseph T. Megna Health Alert: Secondhand Smoke Puts Kids at Risk for Hospitalization. New research suggests that children from smoking households are more likely to visit an urgent care center or be admitted to a hospital than kids from smoke-free homes. Lead author Dr. Ashley Merianos notes, “Despite major progress in tobacco control, about four in ten children remain expos...

Courtesy of: Your Napa Chiropractor Dr. Joseph T. Megna Health Alert: Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy and Low Vitamin D? Painful peripheral neuropathy is a common long-term complication in patients with type 2 diabetes. An analysis of blood samples from 483 type 2 diabetics revealed that those with painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy were three times more likely to have severe vitamin D deficiency, leadi...

Health Alert: Lack of Sleep Raises Dementia Risk. Using data from the National Health and Aging Trends Study, researchers estimate that older adults who sleep five or fewer hours a night are two times more likely to be diagnosed with dementia or die in the following five years than participants who sleep an average of seven to eight hours a night.                        Aging, February 2021 Diet: Mediterranean Diet Linked to Reduced Obesity Risk. A r...

Courtesy of: Your Napa Chiropractor Dr. Joseph T. Megna Health Alert: Chronic Heartburn Increased Risk for Some Cancers. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) occurs when the stomach contents, especially acid, leak into the esophagus. In a review of data concerning a half-million middle aged and older adults, those with GERD had nearly a two-times increased risk for cancers of the larynx and esophagus.          ...

Courtesy of: Your Napa Chiropractor Dr. Joseph T. Megna Health Alert: Vaping Marijuana May Pose More Serious Risk to Teen Lungs. A survey of nearly 15,000 teenagers revealed that those who vaped marijuana products were more likely to experience symptoms of lung injury, such as wheezing, than their peers who vaped nicotine products or smoked either cigarettes or marijuana. Journal of Adolescent Health, March...