U.S. Monkeypox Cases Are Declining
FRIDAY, Sept. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — While the number of Americans with known monkeypox infections is dropping, that may signal what’s happening in big cities, experts say. It is not the end of the outbreak, they warn. Cases are down about 40% in…
Learn MoreCan You Get Monkeypox at the Gym?
FRIDAY, Sept. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Yes, you can get monkeypox at the gym, but there’s no need to panic, one expert says.“We have plenty of ways to protect ourselves in this setting,” said Dr. Thomas Giordano, chief of infectious diseases at Bay…
Learn MoreAir Pollution May Do More Harm to Women Than Men
FRIDAY, Sept. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Breathing in fumes from diesel exhaust may be more damaging to women than to men, a new, small Canadian study claims.“We already know that there are sex differences in lung diseases such as asthma and respirat…
Learn MoreOne Form of Fertility Treatment May Raise Long-Term Cancer Risk in Offspring
THURSDAY, Sept. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Children born as a result of a common fertility procedure involving frozen embryos may have higher risk of cancer, Swedish researchers report.In frozen-thawed embryo transfer, an embryo is created in a labor…
Learn MoreLos pasos de fauna en las carreteras también salvan vidas humanas
MIÉRCOLES, 31 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — En el estado de Washington, 22 puentes y pasos subterráneos para la fauna proveen a los animales un camino seguro para buscar comida o escapar de los depredadores y los incendios forestales.Resulta q…
Learn MoreLos pasos de fauna en las carreteras también salvan vidas humanas
MIÉRCOLES, 31 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — En el estado de Washington, 22 puentes y pasos subterráneos para la fauna proveen a los animales un camino seguro para buscar comida o escapar de los depredadores y los incendios forestales.Resulta q…
Learn MoreHow ‘This Is Us’ Put Alzheimer’s Care in the Spotlight
THURSDAY, Sept. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — When the wildly popular TV show “This Is Us” wrapped up its final season this year, it did so with a storyline that showed one of the lead characters dealing with Alzheimer’s disease as her adult children di…
Learn MoreHalf of Moms of Children With Autism Have Depression
THURSDAY, Sept. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — While half of mothers of children with autism suffer symptoms of depression, a new study has discovered that did not raise the risk of behavioral problems for their kids.It was both a surprising and hearteni…
Learn MoreExercise Rates Still Haven’t Recovered From Pandemic, Global Study Shows
THURSDAY, Sept. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The COVID-19 pandemic stopped people in their tracks, reducing their physical activity. And daily “step counts” still haven’t reached previous numbers, according to a new study. Researchers from the Universi…
Learn MoreWho’s at Higher Risk for A-Fib, Men or Women?
THURSDAY, Sept. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Doctors have long thought men had more risk of developing atrial fibrillation (a-fib) than women, but the reverse may actually be the case.When researchers accounted for height differences between men and wom…
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