Mind-Body Effects of Qigong Might Help Ease Cancer-Related Fatigue
WEDNESDAY, May 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When the late Brown University researcher Catherine Kerr had cancer, she benefited from an ancient Chinese practice known as qigong and began looking into its impact on others. Now, her colleagues are buildi…
Learn MoreBaby Boys ‘Talk’ More During First Year Compared to Girls
WEDNESDAY, May 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Girls have long been thought to have a language advantage over boys as infants. But new research finds that boys make more vocalization sounds than girls do in the early months of life.These squeals, growls …
Learn MoreFDA Issues Warning About Compounded Versions of Wegovy, Ozempic
WEDNESDAY, May 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Patients taking semaglutide for type 2 diabetes or weight loss should be careful about where they’re getting the medication, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned Tuesday.Shortages of the drug, commonl…
Learn MoreFormer First Lady Rosalynn Carter Diagnosed With Dementia
WEDNESDAY, May 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Former first lady Rosalynn Carter has dementia but continues to live at home, the Carter Center announced Tuesday. Carter spends her days there with her husband, former president Jimmy Carter, who himself is …
Learn MoreSick Restaurant Workers Fuel Many Foodborne Illness Outbreaks
WEDNESDAY, May 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Providing sick leave to restaurant workers could help prevent the spread of foodborne illness because ill workers are key drivers of outbreaks at restaurants, a new government report shows.The U.S. Centers fo…
Learn MoreWorried About Cataracts? Here’s What You Need to Know
WEDNESDAY, May 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cataracts are the leading cause of blindness around the world, but surgery can restore vision.“Unlike many of the other major eye diseases, such as glaucoma or diabetes-related eye disease, cataracts can be …
Learn MoreViruses in the Gut Might Help People Live to Be 100
WEDNESDAY, May 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A key to living to 100 may be the viruses living in a centenarian’s guts.“This snapshot of how the virome interacts with gut microbiomes could tell us about how microbial and viral ecology evolves over the l…
Learn More4,000-Year-Old DNA Identifies Britain’s Oldest Known Case of Plague
WEDNESDAY, May 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Researchers have identified the oldest cases of plague in Britain to date, with DNA that is 4,000 years old. The team from the Francis Crick Institute in London has found three ancient British cases of Yersi…
Learn More¿Las salas de emergencias son seguras? No, según una nueva encuesta de pacientes, enfermeros y médicos
VIERNES, 26 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Ni los profesionales ni sus pacientes perciben que los departamentos de emergencias (DE) sean seguros, según una encuesta internacional de la Sociedad Europea de Medicina de Emergencia (European Society …
Learn MoreNeuralink, de Elon Musk: la interfaz cerebro-computadora tiene la aprobación de la FDA para un ensayo clínico
VIERNES, 26 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Quizá parezca ciencia ficción, pero Neuralink, la compañía de Elon Musk, anunció el jueves que la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA) de EE. UU. ha aprobado un ensayo clínico en humanos de u…
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