Este verano, distinga los mitos de las verdades sobre los mosquitos
MARTES, 15 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los mosquitos pueden ser una molesta plaga, que provocan bultos y picazón, y que potencialmente propagan enfermedades graves, como el virus del Nilo Occidental. Sam Telford III es un profesor de enferm…
Learn More¿Podría el aloe ser también un insecticida?
MARTES, 15 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Aunque a lo largo de los años se han tirado inmensas cantidades de cáscaras de aloe como desechos agrícolas, este ingrediente natural tiene el potencial de ser un poderoso insecticida, sugiere una nueva…
Learn MoreVivir con la contaminación atmosférica aumenta las probabilidades de demencia, encuentra un estudio
MARTES, 15 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las personas que respiran contaminación atmosférica a diario, en particular de los incendios forestales o de fuentes agrícolas, quizá deban añadir un aumento en el riesgo de demencia a su lista de probl…
Learn MoreUnos medicamentos inmunitarios ofrecen esperanzas contra los cánceres de pene
MARTES, 15 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los hombres que tienen un raro cáncer de pene quizá cuenten con una nueva opción de tratamiento, según unos investigadores que encontraron potencial en la inmunoterapia. Este nuevo estudio se enfocó en …
Learn MoreRace, Income Big Factors in Deaths After U.S. Hurricanes
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Death rates skyrocket during extreme weather events among the most vulnerable Americans, especially those from minority groups. A study looking at hurricanes over more than three decades showed that their i…
Learn MoreFracking Tied to Lymphomas, Asthma in New Study
WEDNESAY, Aug. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Research into a possible link between childhood health problems and natural gas wells in western Pennsylvania is wrapping up with some answers.Children who lived near these wells were more likely to develop …
Learn MoreU.S. COVID Hospitalizations Rise for Fourth Straight Week
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New hospitalizations for Americans with severe COVID are climbing once again.The number of patients being admitted to hospitals has grown for each of the past four weeks, U.S. Centers for Disease Control an…
Learn MoreFit When Young? You May Have a Lower Risk of 9 Cancers as You Age
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Having good fitness while young can really pay off when it comes to cancer risk later in life. New research found that cardiorespiratory fitness — the ability to do aerobic exercise — was associated with …
Learn MorePain After Heart Attack May Predict Long-Term Survival
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Whether a patient experiences pain a year after a heart attack — and not necessarily heart pain — may predict a person’s long-term survival. New research suggests it is linked with higher likelihood of de…
Learn MoreUncovering Hidden Consciousness in Comatose Brains
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Some patients with acute brain injuries can’t respond to verbal commands, making them appear to be unconscious though they still have some level of awareness.Researchers recently studied this hidden conscio…
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