Las probabilidades de muerte precoz aumentan tras una lesión grave vinculada con el alcohol
LUNES, 12 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Antes de hacer ese brindis durante una celebración de fin de año con un exceso de alcohol, esta información lo dejará sobrio.Las personas que se lesionan de gravedad mientras están borrachas y requier…
Learn MoreLas temperaturas extremas del cambio climático podrían significar más muertes cardiacas
LUNES, 12 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los días tanto de calor como de frío extremos se cobran un precio a las personas que tienen una enfermedad cardiaca, sobre todo las que sufren de insuficiencia cardiaca.Un nuevo análisis multinacional…
Learn MoreModerna, Merck Report on Promising Melanoma Vaccine
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Two pharmaceutical companies said Tuesday that they have made notable progress with a vaccine that could prevent melanoma. Moderna, well known for its work on the COVID vaccine, and Merck, which makes the can…
Learn MoreRapid Heartbeat Condition 5 Times More Likely With COVID Than With COVID Vaccine
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — New research has revealed a link between a lesser known heart syndrome and COVID infection, with a much smaller link seen between the condition and COVID vaccination. Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome…
Learn MoreExercise, Mindfulness May Not Boost Seniors’ Thinking, Memory
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Exercise and mindfulness are known for their health benefits, but a new study found that didn’t extend to boosting memory or thinking skills in healthy seniors. That doesn’t mean these activities wouldn’t be …
Learn MoreCases of Deadly Heart Infection Tied to Opioid Abuse Rose Sharply During Pandemic
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Researchers already knew that injecting drugs can lead to the dangerous and deadly heart infection called endocarditis.Now they know that also becoming infected with COVID-19 appears to increase risk for this…
Learn MoreCalifornia’s Flavored Tobacco Ban Won’t Be Blocked by Supreme Court
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) – An attempt to block California’s flavored tobacco ban was stopped Monday when the Supreme Court declined to hear the case.That now means the ban will go into effect on Dec. 21. The ban includes everything from…
Learn MoreBlack Patients More Likely to Need Emergency Surgery for Colon Cancer
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Black patients are more likely than their white peers to need emergency surgery for colon cancer, which increases their risk for complications and death, study authors say. “Overall, these results suggest tha…
Learn MoreFormula Feeding Raises Odds for Anemia in Very ‘Preemie’ Babies
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Babies born prematurely who are fed formula may need iron supplementation like their breastfed counterparts, new research suggests. “Just because a baby is on iron-rich formula, we should not assume all of th…
Learn MoreAfter Angioplasty, Depression Can Keep Heart Patients From Taking Meds
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Patients who undergo angioplasty and stenting to open clogged arteries in and around the heart should also be screened for depression, according to a new study. Researchers found that depressed patients were …
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