Una bacteria necrosante mata a tres personas en Connecticut y Nueva York
JUEVES, 17 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las autoridades de salud pública están advirtiendo a las personas sobre los riesgos de las infecciones con una bacteria necrosante, y la forma de evitarlas, tras las muertes de tres adultos mayores en l…
Learn MoreNueva opción de tratamiento para una forma de pérdida súbita del cabello
JUEVES, 17 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Un nuevo tipo de medicamento, los inhibidores de JAK, pueden tratar de forma efectiva la alopecia areata de moderada a grave, una afección de pérdida del cabello que, históricamente, ha sido difícil de …
Learn MoreNo le haga caso a la nueva tendencia de TikTok: comer bórax es peligroso
JUEVES, 17 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — A pesar de lo que vea en TikTok, no consuma bórax, un detergente para ropa en polvo, con el fin de aliviar el dolor y la inflamación o mejorar la salud ósea. Aunque los videos en el sitio de redes socia…
Learn MoreMiddle-Aged Americans Are Using Marijuana, Binge-Drinking at Record Levels
FRIDAY, Aug. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Binge-drinking and marijuana use have reached historically high levels among U.S. adults aged 35 to 50, the U.S. National Institutes of Health announced Thursday.For these middle-aged adults, the drugs of choi…
Learn MoreWHO Monitoring Highly Mutated New Strain of COVID-19, Now Spotted in Michigan
FRIDAY, Aug. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new COVID variant with very few known cases but many mutations has been swiftly moved into the World Health Organization’s “variant under monitoring” classification. Four known cases of the variant, dubbed B…
Learn MoreGene Study Reveals Brain’s Complex Organization
FRIDAY, Aug. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The brain is a complex organ, and a new study — believed to be the largest ever on the brain’s genetics — identifies more than 4,000 genetic variants linked to brain structure.The research, involving some 36,0…
Learn MoreDoes Smoking Change the Teenage Brain?
FRIDAY, Aug. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Teens’ desire to start smoking, and later to keep smoking, may be linked to differences in gray matter in their brains, a new study reveals. Researchers found that reduced gray matter in the left frontal lobe …
Learn MoreDid Vlad the Impaler, Inspiration for Dracula, Shed Tears of Blood?
FRIDAY, Aug. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) – The 15th century prince who inspired the literary vampire Dracula may have had medical issues that caused him to cry tears of blood, according to researchers unearthing this ancient mystery.The prince, who was …
Learn MoreNo Evidence ‘Blue Light-Filtering’ Glasses Actually Help Eyes
FRIDAY, Aug. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Heavy screen users often buy blue light-filtering eyeglasses to protect their eyes — but they may be wasting their money, a new study suggests.A new research review suggests these blue light-filtering glasses…
Learn More¿Quién tiene COVID? Los perros pueden saberlo rápidamente
MIÉRCOLES, 16 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — ¿Tiene COVID-19? Con un poco de entrenamiento, su perro quizá sea incluso más efectivo para averiguarlo que las pruebas de antígenos a domicilio o las sofisticadas pruebas en el hospital. Los perros …
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