Science Reveals 3 Keys to an Energized, Alert Day
TUESDAY, Nov. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Advertising would have you believe that a big bowl of sugary cereal or a syrupy iced coffee drink will make you bright-eyed and bushy-tailed in the morning.But that sort of sugar-laden breakfast may be one of …
Learn MoreFeds Urge Vaccination as ‘Tripledemic’ Hits More Americans
MONDAY, Dec. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Flu, RSV and COVID-19 are creating a perfect storm of respiratory disease that is overwhelming the nation’s health care systems.Vaccination will be key to getting through the winter holidays with your health in…
Learn MoreVicious Cycle: Epilepsy Seizures Could Encourage More Seizures
MONDAY, Dec. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Seizures tend to get progressively worse over time in people with epilepsy, and a new study in mice suggests why that might be the case.Seizures appear to prompt the brains of mice to produce more myelin, the i…
Learn MoreGirl Toddlers Have Bigger Vocabularies, and Researchers Now Know Why
MONDAY, Dec. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Young girls tend to babble their way to bigger vocabularies earlier than boys, and researchers now think they might know why.It has nothing to do with gender, and everything to do with parental interaction, res…
Learn MoreLa escasez de antibióticos y antivirales hace que una dura estación de enfermedades sea peor
MIÉRCOLES, 30 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Un aumento temprano en los casos de resfriado y gripe ha creado una escasez de antivirales y antibióticos clave necesarios para la “estación de enfermedades” anual, informan los farmacéuticos.El a…
Learn MorePaxlovid OK for Use in Pregnant Women Infected With COVID
THURSDAY, Dec. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Moms-to-be can safely take Paxlovid to help keep their COVID infection from turning serious, a new study shows.Nearly everyone in a group of 47 pregnant women prescribed Paxlovid did well on the drug, which d…
Learn MoreThe ‘Great Resignation’ Is Taking a Toll on U.S. Health Care
THURSDAY, Dec. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The nationwide shortage of health care professionals — a so-called “Great Resignation” of providers — is impacting patient care in ways large and small, a new HealthDay/Harris Poll shows.One in four America…
Learn MoreUna segunda muerte en un ensayo sobre un medicamento experimental para el Alzheimer es preocupante
MARTES, 29 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Ya han muerto dos personas por hemorragias en el cerebro que podrían estar vinculadas con un medicamento experimental para el Alzheimer, lo que pone en duda la seguridad del fármaco.Una mujer de 65 a…
Learn MoreLa COVID prolongada conlleva otro problema: el estigma
MARTES, 29 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Las personas con COVID prolongada se enfrentan a meses o años de una devastadora fatiga, a unas lagunas mentales que entorpecen el pensamiento, o a una aterradora lucha por respirar.Pero también pued…
Learn MoreShortages of Antibiotics, Antivirals Are Making a Tough Illness Season Worse
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — An early surge in cold and flu cases has created shortages in key antiviral and antibiotic drugs needed for the annual “sick season,” pharmacists report.The antiviral flu drug Tamiflu is in short supply for…
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