Have Type 2 Diabetes? Switching Daily Beverages Could Add Years to Your Life
THURSDAY, April 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Put down that sugary soda. It could be deadly, particularly if you have type 2 diabetes.A nearly two-decade-long study linked high intake of sugar-sweetened beverages — soda, lemonade and fruit punch — wi…
Learn MoreStrep Infections Surged This Winter
THURSDAY, April 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) – This past winter delivered a surge in strep infections, including more serious cases, a new analysis shows. After two years of very low levels of strep infections during the pandemic, the number of strep inf…
Learn MoreResearch Reveals Cause of Deadly Disease Affecting Native American Kids
THURSDAY, April 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Scientists say their new study has overturned settled science, finding a new cause for a metabolic disease that causes neurological damage and sometimes death in Native American children. The good news is t…
Learn MoreNeighborhoods May Matter When It Comes to Epilepsy
THURSDAY, April 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For people with epilepsy, living in lower-income neighborhoods is associated with worse mental functioning, new research suggests.For the study, the researchers looked at the memory, thinking ability and me…
Learn MoreIntimate Relationships a Factor in 1 in 5 Suicides
THURSDAY, April 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — One in five people who die by suicide experienced intimate partner problems that included divorce, separation, arguments and violence, new research shows.“I think people hear the term intimate partner probl…
Learn MoreMany At-Risk Kids With COVID Can Be Cared for at Home
THURSDAY, April 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new Australian study found that children who had COVID-19 during the first couple of years of the pandemic could be safely treated at home, taking the burden off hospitals. Children who had COVID-19 with …
Learn MoreGot PAD? Income, Race Could Affect Outcomes Such as Amputation
THURSDAY, April 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Patients with a common vascular disease that causes blockages in their leg vessels had both worse symptoms and outcomes if they were Black or poor, new research finds. The study from Michigan Medicine looke…
Learn MoreUn estudio ofrece la mejor evidencia hasta la fecha: la intervención temprana ayuda a contener al autismo
MARTES, 18 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Un importante grupo de médicos recomienda que los niños pequeños reciban una evaluación del autismo a los 18 meses. Quizá esto sea justo a tiempo, pero tal vez antes sería incluso mejor, plantean los inv…
Learn MoreUn impuesto a los refrescos de Oakland redujo las ventas locales en un 27 por ciento
MARTES, 18 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) — ¿Gravar los refrescos podría reducir el consumo de bebidas azucaradas?Esto es exactamente lo que sucedió cuando se implementó un “impuesto a los refrescos” en Oakland, California, según investigadores de…
Learn MoreProveer medicamentos para la adicción a los reclusos puede reducir las muertes por sobredosis
MARTES, 18 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Ofrecer medicamentos para el trastorno por el uso de opioides a los reclusos podría significar menos muertes por sobredosis más adelante, sugiere una investigación reciente. “Ofrecer medicamentos para la…
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