Heat, Smoke & the Heart: Wildfires Cause Cardiac Crises
MONDAY, Aug. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — While most people know that breathing in wildfire smoke isn’t good for respiratory health, they may not know that unclean air is also problematic for the heart. Individuals with underlying cardiovascular disea…
Learn MoreWatch Out for the Warning Signs of Heart Failure
SUNDAY, Aug. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Heart failure can develop at any age, but it can be prevented or treated, one cardiologist says.Heart failure happens when the heart becomes too stiff or weak, no longer able to keep up with the body’s demands…
Learn MoreSe emiten menos recetas de opioides en EE.UU.
JUEVES, 11 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — En Estados Unidos hay una epidemia de opioides, pero hay una buena noticia en la lucha contra esta epidemia: los pacientes con un seguro privado están recibiendo menos recetas de estos adictivos fármaco…
Learn MoreLos niños que reciben cirugías de la columna pueden reducir los opioides
JUEVES, 11 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La cirugía espinal (de la columna) es dolorosa, pero ahora se necesitan menos analgésicos opioides para ayudar a los niños y adolescentes a gestionarlo, encuentra un estudio reciente.Un equipo de invest…
Learn MorePoliovirus Discovered in NYC Wastewater
FRIDAY, Aug. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — State and local health officials have detected the poliovirus in New York City’s wastewater, a finding that indicates the virus has spread widely since first being discovered in the wastewater of a neighboring…
Learn MoreCommon Diabetes Drug Januvia May Contain Traces of Carcinogen, FDA Says
FRIDAY, Aug. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) – The popular diabetes drug Januvia may contain traces of a probable carcinogen, but patients should keep using the medication because it could be dangerous to stop taking it, the U.S. Food and Drug Administratio…
Learn MoreThree At-Home COVID Tests Needed to Confirm Negative Result, FDA Says
FRIDAY, Aug. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — People who test at home after being exposed to COVID-19 should take the test three, not two, times to make sure they’re not infected, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Thursday.In issuing its new safe…
Learn MoreU.S. Opioid Prescriptions Are Declining
THURSDAY, Aug. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The United States has an opioid epidemic, but there’s one bright spot in the fight against it: Prescriptions for these addictive drugs have declined for patients with private insurance.Amid guidelines over t…
Learn MoreKids Getting Spinal Surgeries May Cut Back on Opioids
THURSDAY, Aug. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Spinal surgery is painful, but fewer addictive opioid painkillers are needed now to help kids and teens manage it, a new study finds.A research team from Michigan Medicine found that scoliosis patients underg…
Learn MoreLa nariz podría ser el arma secreta de los niños contra la COVID
MARTES, 9 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Unos investigadores australianos informan queel revestimiento de la nariz de los niños es más capaz que el de los adultos de proteger de la infección con la COVID-19, un importante descubrimiento.”Los ni…
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