Aortic Dissection: What It Is, Symptoms, Treatment and More
FRIDAY, Feb. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When you feel sudden severe chest or upper back pain, it’s easy to assume what’s happening is a heart attack.It could be, but it could also be an aortic dissection — a condition that can be severe and often fa…
Learn MoreCutting Calories May Slow Aging in Healthy Adults
FRIDAY, Feb. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The key to living longer could be eating less. In a new study published in the journal Nature Aging, researchers found that a calorie-restricted diet had substantial health benefits, including delayed aging. “…
Learn MoreU.S. To Test Vaccines in Poultry as Way to Curb Bird Flu Outbreak
FRIDAY, Feb. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) – U.S. health officials are considering using vaccines in poultry to stem an ongoing outbreak of bird flu. Scientists will begin testing the first vaccines for birds in years as the spread of avian influenza has …
Learn MoreLess May Be More When It Comes to Surgery for Early-Stage Lung Cancer
FRIDAY, Feb. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Some patients having surgery for early-stage lung cancer may no longer need to lose an entire lobe of their lung, new research shows.The study results are from a phase 3 clinical trial sponsored by the Allianc…
Learn MoreMarijuana Use in Early Pregnancy Could Raise Risks to the Placenta
FRIDAY, Feb. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) – New research links cannabis use in the first trimester of pregnancy to poor outcomes, closely related to functioning of the placenta.This is important information given that more U.S. states are legalizing mari…
Learn MoreThis Super Bowl, Keep Little Hands From Tip-Over TVs
FRIDAY, Feb. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Watching the big game on a big TV? Keep safety in mind if young children are around.Seven of 10 fatal furniture tip-over incidents in children involve a falling television, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Com…
Learn MoreVaping Could Raise Teens’ Odds for Severe COVID
FRIDAY, Feb. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Healthy young people who vape or smoke may be putting themselves at greater risk for developing severe COVID, new research finds.Both smoking tobacco and vaping electronic cigarettes may predispose people to i…
Learn MoreEl aumento de los casos de COVID en China no ha producido nuevas variantes, según un estudio
MIÉRCOLES, 8 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — En medio del brote reciente de COVID-19 en China, los científicos afirman que parece que no se han desarrollado nuevas variantes.”Dado el impacto que las variantes han tenido en el curso de la pandem…
Learn MoreLa vacuna contra la gripe podría salvarles la vida a las personas con afecciones crónicas
MIÉRCOLES, 8 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Se prevé que la temporada de gripe de EE. UU. se alargue hasta la primavera, y los expertos señalan que no es demasiado tarde para vacunarse contra la gripe.La temporada de la gripe del año pasado fu…
Learn MoreLas futuras madres necesitan la vacuna contra la tosferina, por el bien del bebé, según los CDC
MIÉRCOLES, 8 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las mujeres embarazadas pueden ayudar a proteger a sus hijos recién nacidos de la tosferina poniéndose la vacuna Tdap durante el tercer trimestre del embarazo. Los Centros para el Control y la Preven…
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