Want a Healthier, Happier Old Age? Get Moving
MONDAY, July 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The couch potato life may not be a happy one.When older adults become more sedentary, their overall quality of life takes a hit, new research cautions.Sitting still is your enemy, the study suggests. Even slow…
Learn MoreUnos fármacos inyectados de acción prolongada para el VIH podrían ayudar a los pacientes difíciles de tratar
MIÉRCOLES, 5 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Durante casi tres décadas, las pastillas antirretrovirales diarias han ofrecido a los pacientes que viven con VIH una forma altamente efectiva de mantener su infección bajo control. Pero para algunos p…
Learn MoreLong-Acting, Injected HIV Meds Can Help Tough-to-Treat Patients
WEDNESDAY, July 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For nearly three decades, daily antiretroviral pills have offered patients living with HIV a highly effective way to keep their infection under control.But some patients, particularly those beset by homeless…
Learn MoreQuizá pronto haya un implante de PrEP que proteja del VIH
JUEVES, 29 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Una investigación con animales apunta a una nueva forma de prevenir la infección con el VIH: un implante rellenable que administra de forma continua medicamentos antirretrovirales durante hasta 20 meses …
Learn MorePrEP Implant That Protects Against HIV Could Be Near
THURSDAY, June 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Animal research is pointing toward a new way to prevent HIV infection: a refillable implant that continuously delivers antiretroviral medications for up to 20 months at a time.Antiretrovirals are the corners…
Learn MoreSomeday, Your Shopping Cart Might Gauge Your Heart Health
WEDNESDAY, June 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Could a grocery cart save lives by preventing possible strokes? It just might. The notion stems from a new British study in which grocery cart handles were embedded with electrocardiogram (EKG) sensors.The …
Learn MoreMeningitis Cases Rising Among Gay Men With HIV
WEDNESDAY, June 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Meningococcal disease — which includes meningitis — appears to be on the rise among Americans infected with HIV, new research reveals.Researchers stress that the risk to any one person remains exceedingly…
Learn MoreCuando un niño mata a otro de un disparo: unas tragedias que no tienen por qué ocurrir
LUNES, 26 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cuando un niño dispara accidentalmente y mata a otro niño en Estados Unidos, es probable que hayan estado jugando con un pistola sin seguro y cargada, revela una nueva investigación. Los investigadores an…
Learn MoreLos atracones de bebida en la mediana edad: ¿Se ha pasado de la raya la cultura de la ‘mamá vinera’?
VIERNES, 23 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Se trata de una imagen que se ve por todas partes en las redes sociales y en la televisión: grupos de mujeres de treinta y tantos años, con unas brillantes copas de chardonnay o cabernet en sus manos, m…
Learn MoreWhen Kids Fatally Shoot Other Kids: Tragedies That Don’t Have to Happen
MONDAY, June 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When a child unintentionally shoots and kills another child in the United States, they’ve likely been playing around with an unlocked, loaded gun, new research reveals.Analyzing a decade’s worth of data, resea…
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