Courtesy of: Your Rio Vista Chiropractor Dr. Joseph T. Megna Health Alert: Diabetes Worsens Dementia Risk in Heart Attack Survivors. Utilizing the Korean National Health Insurance Database, researchers report that myocardial infarction survivors with a five-plus year history of type 2 diabetes had a 52% higher risk for dementia diagnosis in the following decade than their normoglycemic peers.                 ...

Courtesy of: Your Rio Vista Chiropractor Dr. Joseph T. Megna Health Alert: Urgent Care Clinics Often Prescribe Unwarranted Medications. An analysis of more than 22.4 million urgent care visits between 2018 and 2022 found widespread inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics for ear infections, urinary symptoms, and bronchitis; steroids for sinus and upper respiratory infections; and opioids for muscle, abdomina...

Courtesy of: Your Rio Vista Chiropractor Dr. Joseph T. Megna Health Alert: Household Mold Can Trigger Lung Disease. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is an immune mediated inflammatory lung disease caused by repeated inhalation of environmental antigens. In a review of 231 cases, 23% were linked to household mold exposure—often associated with water damage in bathrooms and air conditioning units—and patients expe...

Courtesy of: Your Rio Vista Chiropractor Dr. Joseph T. Megna Health Alert: Many Young Vapers Potentially Making Dangerous Modifications to Their Device. A survey of nearly 2,400 teen and young adult e-cigarette users revealed that 4 in 5 have modified their device— such as swapping batteries, altering heating coils, and adding substances like marijuana or custom e-liquids—in a manner that can increase the ris...

Courtesy of: Your Rio Vista Chiropractor Dr. Joseph T. Megna Health Alert: Three Lifestyle Traits for Better Metabolic Health. Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of conditions—obesity, high blood pressure, abnormal cholesterol, impaired metabolic function, and excessive waist circumference—that occur together and increase the risk of heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes. An analysis of data from 52,516 adu...