Los niños que viven cerca de aeropuertos están en peligro de intoxicación con plomo
MIÉRCOLES, 11 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Aunque los legisladores de EE. UU. han intentado reducir la exposición al plomo de los niños desde la década de los 1970, una nueva investigación encuentra que los niños que viven cerca de los aeropue…
Learn MoreSegún un estudio, la viruela se originó 2,000 años antes de lo pensado
MIÉRCOLES, 11 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Aunque los orígenes de la viruela siguieron siendo un misterio durante siglos, ahora los investigadores creen que se originó 2,000 años antes de lo que se había pensado.Hasta hace poco, las evidencias…
Learn MoreEE. UU. despacha pruebas de COVID a punto de caducar
MIÉRCOLES, 11 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Si pidió pruebas para la COVID-19 a través del gobierno federal hace poco, quizá deba revisar las fechas de caducidad.Aunque la fecha de caducidad real ya se había ampliado en seis meses para las prue…
Learn MoreWeightlifting Your Way to Weight Loss
THURSDAY, Jan. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Look at a bodybuilder who has bulked up with bulging muscles, and it might not seem that lifting weights can shed pounds. But first impressions can be deceiving.Instead, experts say, building muscle can inde…
Learn MoreWeightlifting Your Way to Weight Loss
THURSDAY, Jan. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Look at a bodybuilder who has bulked up with bulging muscles, and it might not seem that lifting weights can shed pounds. But first impressions can be deceiving.Instead, experts say, building muscle can inde…
Learn MoreFast Food May Be Toxic to Your Liver
THURSDAY, Jan. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Do your liver a favor and steer clear of fast food, new research urges.People with obesity or diabetes who consumed 20% or more of their daily calories from fast food had severely elevated levels of fat in t…
Learn MoreFDA Approves New 2-Drug Combo Medicine for Asthma
THURSDAY, Jan. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Adults with asthma now have a new rescue medication to turn to after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Airsupra on Wednesday.The drug is the first approved to combine albuterol (a beta-2 adrener…
Learn MoreNearly 1 in 4 Hospital Patients Have Harmful Event During Their Stay
THURSDAY, Jan. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Nearly one quarter of hospitalized people experience a harmful event during their stay, a new study finds.However, most of the bad outcomes are not preventable because they’re related to known side effects fr…
Learn MoreBlack, Hispanic People With Epilepsy Often Miss Out on Latest Meds
THURSDAY, Jan. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — American adults who have epilepsy and are Black or Hispanic are less likely than white adults to be prescribed the latest medications, according to new research.“While finding the right medication is often a…
Learn MoreCould 6 Minutes of Exercise Help Shield Your Brain From Alzheimer’s?
THURSDAY, Jan. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Six minutes of high-intensity exercise might prolong the lifespan of a healthy brain, perhaps delaying the start of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases, a new, small study suggests.Researchers found that sh…
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