Millville Medical Center

02/24/2026

Having an optimistic partner may stave off cognitive decline!
A happy partner may indeed mean a happy life, but what if it helps with physical and mental health in old age, too? A new study suggests that it can do just this.

02/24/2026

Stress is sneaky! It can easily creep up on you so that being frazzled and overwhelmed starts to feel normal.
In small doses, stress can actually be useful as it helps you to stay focused, alert and increases energy. But when stress becomes chronic though, it can damage your health, mood and relationships. Basically, your overall quality of life!
When you are stressed, adrenaline runs through your body. Your heart beats fast, your body tenses up and one very important effect is that your thoughts race. Racing thoughts make thinking clearly difficult and that is when you get overwhelmed and stressed. Doing a quick breathing exercise clears your thoughts and lets you take a time out so you can come back to the situation and deal with it calmly.

02/24/2026

Frequent source of anxiety and sleeplessness...

02/24/2026

Inadequate preparation of lectin-containing foods, especially beans, poses a public health risk, said the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in a recent opinion report. The information follows reports from several European countries of foodborne illness linked to lectins.
The agency found that phytohemagglutinin (PHA), a principal lectin in beans, affects the small intestine, pancreas, and immune system in animals. Research also suggested that consuming undercooked beans may trigger acute gastrointestinal illness and allergic reactions in humans.

Adequate food processing, such as soaking and boiling beans, deactivates lectins, making food safe to consume, EFSA wrote.

The information follows reports from several European countries of foodborne illness linked to lectins.

02/24/2026

Likely all Americans ate at some point those harmful to our health foods. Or still consuming them,,,,

02/24/2026

“As cannabis becomes more potent and aggressively marketed, this study indicates that adolescent cannabis use is associated with double the risk of incident psychotic and bipolar disorders, two of the most serious mental health conditions,” researcher Dr. Lynn Silver said

MONDAY, Feb. 23, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Teens who use w**d are twice as likely to develop psychotic or bipolar disorders, a new study says.They also are more l

02/24/2026

In a large study published in Neurology in December 2025, researchers found that eating high-fat cheese, like cheddar, brie, or gouda, as well as cream, was associated with a lower risk of developing dementia.

02/24/2026

Regular exercise following a diagnosis of breast, prostate, or colon cancer has been linked to improved survival, and the same appears to be true for seven less commonly studied cancers, new data suggests.
A higher level of moderate-to-vigorous leisure-time physical activity after a cancer diagnosis was associated in studies with a lower risk for cancer mortality among survivors of bladder, endometrial, lung, and ovarian cancers, with benefits seen even at activity levels below current physical activity recommendations.
Additionally, lung and re**al cancer survivors who met physical activity guidelines after their diagnosis had a lower risk for cancer mortality, even if they did not meet guidelines before diagnosis.Engaging in leisure-time physical activity at levels equal to or greater than current recommendations was associated with a lower risk for cancer mortality among survivors of oral, re**al, and ovarian cancers compared with no physical activity, though not all associations were statistically significant. Similar results were observed among kidney cancer survivors, although no findings reached statistical significance.
(Medscape)

New data suggest that even modest levels of exercise after a cancer diagnosis may benefit survivors of less commonly studied cancers.

02/24/2026

Key takeaways:
A diet rich in fatty acids, protein and dark, leafy greens can improve hair growth.
Supplements such as nutraceuticals, maca root, astaxanthin and collagen also provide benefits.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Diet, followed by supplementation, can play a large role in treating hair loss, according to a speaker at South Beach Symposium.Hair loss affects 50% of men before age 50 and 50% of women during their lifetime, according to Glynis Ablon, MD, FAAD, associate clinical profess...

02/24/2026

Key takeaways:
Over the long-term, older adults in the ASPREE study had a significantly higher risk for cancer mortality if they took low-dose aspirin compared with placebo.
Low-dose aspirin had no impact on cancer incidence.

Long-term evaluation of the randomized ASPREE trial and an observational follow-up study confirmed prior results that low-dose aspirin did not reduce cancer incidence among older adults and significantly increased risk for cancer mortality.However, individuals who received low-dose aspirin and did n...

02/24/2026

Low-dose aspirin significantly increases cancer mortality risk among older adults

02/24/2026

The office is ready for tomorrow.
We spent the morning and early afternoon defying the effects of the latest snowstorm.❄️🌧️❄️🌧️❄️🌧️❄️