Un beneficio adicional de la vacuna contra la COVID: un riesgo más bajo de ataque cardiaco si se infecta
LUNES, 20 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Quizá una vacuna contra la COVID-19 proteja a una persona no solo del virus, sugiere una investigación reciente.Unos investigadores de la Escuela de Medicina Icahn de Mount Sinai, en la ciudad de Nueva …
Learn MoreLa enfermedad de Parkinson: ¿Qué es, y cuáles son las señales tempranas?
LUNES, 20 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Una persona que observa un temblor apenas notable en una mano quizá esté siendo testigo de las primeras señales de la enfermedad de Parkinson.Esta afección progresiva afecta al sistema nervioso, según l…
Learn MoreIncluso una COVID leve podría cambiar al cerebro
MARTES, 21 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las personas que experimentan ansiedad y depresión meses después de un caso leve de COVID-19 podrían tener cambios que afectan a la estructura y la función de su cerebro, informan unos investigadores b…
Learn MoreRetiran otra fórmula infantil por preocupaciones sobre la contaminación bacteriana
MARTES, 21 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Otra marca de fórmula infantil se enfrenta a una retirada.El fabricante de fórmula Reckitt retiró 145,000 latas de fórmula Enfamil ProSobee el lunes, debido a una posible contaminación cruzada con la b…
Learn MoreFDA Widens Warning for Contaminated Eye Products
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Stop buying or using Delsam Pharma’s Artificial Eye Ointment, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned Wednesday.The over-the-counter product is made by the same company that makes eye drops that were r…
Learn MoreUS to Allow Medicaid to Pay for Drug Treatment in Prisons
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Soon, the federal government will allow states to use Medicaid funds to treat prisoners for drug addiction and mental health services. In an announcement made during a visit to the Camden County Jail in New …
Learn MoreMpox Can Be Fatal for People With Advanced HIV
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) – The mpox virus — formerly known as monkeypox — often causes severe illness and death in those with advanced HIV infection that is not under control, researchers report.What does that mean? All people diagn…
Learn MoreAlcohol Might Speed Alzheimer’s Progress in Brain, Animal Study Suggests
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Even modest drinking can speed up the loss of brain cells and formation of the plaques that are a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease, research in mice shows.These plaques are an accumulation of toxic proteins….
Learn MoreBreathing Exercises Might Speed Concussion Recovery in Teens
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Combining breathing exercises with gradual aerobic activity may benefit teens who are recovering slowly from a concussion.New research found that while the two therapies each offer benefits, together they l…
Learn More21 Genes Could Link Midlife Obesity & Alzheimer’s Risk
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new study links obesity with 21 Alzheimer’s disease-related genes.This may help explain why Alzheimer’s is often more frequent among adults who experienced obesity in midlife, according to researchers at …
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