Un nuevo estudio vincula a la fracturación hidráulica con el linfoma y el asma
MIÉRCOLES, 16 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Una investigación sobre un posible vínculo entre unos problemas de salud de la niñez y los pozos de gas natural en la parte occidental de Pensilvania arroja al final algunas respuestas. Los niños que…
Learn MoreLa raza y los ingresos son importantes factores en las muertes tras los huracanes en EE. UU.
MIÉRCOLES, 16 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las tasas de mortalidad se disparan durante los eventos climáticos extremos entre los individuos más vulnerables de EE. UU., sobre todo los de grupos minoritarios. Un estudio, que observó los huracan…
Learn MoreFlesh-Eating Bacteria Kills 3 People in Connecticut, New York
THURSDAY, Aug. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Public health officials are warning people about the risks of flesh-eating bacterial infections and how to avoid them after the deaths of three older adults on the northeast coast.Two of the deaths from vibr…
Learn MoreMost Alzheimer’s Patients May Be Ineligible for Newly Approved Drugs
THURSDAY, Aug. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Two recently approved treatments offer newfound hope for patients in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease, but most people who could benefit will likely be deemed ineligible, a new study finds.Alzheimer’…
Learn MoreCould Ativan Pose Harm to People Battling Pancreatic Cancer?
THURSDAY, Aug. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Sometimes patients with pancreatic cancer are prescribed the benzodiazepine lorazepam (Ativan) for anxiety, but that may be harming their health. A new study found this treatment was linked to worse outcomes…
Learn More‘Do Your Own Research’: Was It Dangerous Advice During the Pandemic?
THURSDAY, Aug. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The idea of “doing your own research” didn’t begin with the pandemic, but new research suggests that those who follow that ideology have been more likely to believe COVID misinformation.“We had heard the phr…
Learn MoreA New Treatment Option for a Form of Sudden Hair Loss
THURSDAY, Aug. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new type of medication, JAK inhibitors, can effectively treat moderate to severe alopecia areata, a hair loss condition that has been historically hard to treat.A study of its effectiveness, by Dr. Brett K…
Learn MoreIgnore That New TikTok Trend: Eating Borax Is Dangerous
THURSDAY, Aug. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Despite what you see on TikTok, don’t consume the laundry powder borax to relieve pain and inflammation or boost bone health.Even though videos on the social media site tout it as a treatment, this substance…
Learn MoreLa enfermedad cardiaca ataca a los negros de EE. UU., y la pobreza y el desempleo son grandes motivos
MARTES, 15 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Lo que los investigadores denominan “factores sociales” son en gran parte responsables de que los estadounidenses negros tengan un mayor riesgo de muerte por enfermedad cardiaca que los blancos, según u…
Learn MoreLa mayoría de los bebés hospitalizados por el VSR estaban por lo demás sanos, encuentra un estudio
MARTES, 15 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Mientras los expertos comienzan a prepararse para otra temporada de virus, ahora saben que incluso los bebés sanos sin problemas de salud subyacentes están en riesgo de un virus sincitial respiratorio (…
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