Courtesy of: Your Rio Vista Chiropractor Dr. Joseph T. Megna Health Alert: Sleep Behaviors That Increase Stroke Risk. Using data from the INTERSTROKE study, researchers report the following sleep characteristics are associated with an elevate risk for stroke: short sleep (less than five hours), long sleep (longer than nine hours), poor quality sleep, difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep, prolonged n...

Courtesy of: Your Rio Vista Chiropractor Dr. Joseph T. Megna Health Alert: Parents Often Give Fever Meds to Kids Too Soon. A survey of nearly 1,400 parents revealed that a third would still give their child fever-reducing medication at a temperature below 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit and half would provide such pharmaceuticals at a temperature below 101.9 degrees Fahrenheit. Additionally, one-in-four parents woul...

Courtesy of: Your Rio Vista Chiropractor Dr. Joseph T. Megna Health Alert: Irregular Sleep Schedule Increases Heart Risks for Seniors. New research suggests that adults with an inconsistent sleep schedule have an elevated risk for a high coronary artery calcium score, plaque build-up in the carotid artery, and abnormal results on assessments of blood vessel stiffness. Sleep expert Dr. Raj Dasgupta adds, “If y...

Courtesy of: Your Rio Vista Chiropractor Dr. Joseph T. Megna Health Alert: Check Your Water Heater Settings. Between 2016 and 2018, more than 52,000 Americans visited the emergency room to receive treatment for scalding burns caused by hot tap water. Researchers note that water from a water heater set at 130 degrees Fahrenheit (~54 degrees Celsius) can cause a second-degree burn in 25 second...

Courtesy of: Your Rio Vista Chiropractor Dr. Joseph T. Megna Health Alert: Regular Laxative Use Linked to Dementia. An analysis of data concerning more than a half million adults revealed that regular laxative use increases the risk for dementia over the following decade by 28% and regular use of two or more laxatives boosts the risk up to 90%. Study author Dr. Feng Sha adds, “Regular use of laxatives, even ...