COVID Appears to Raise Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease
FRIDAY, Sept. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 infection may significantly boost an older person’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, a new, large-scale study suggests.People 65 and older who contracted COVID were nearly 70% more likely over…
Learn MoreCOVID Appears to Raise Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease
FRIDAY, Sept. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 infection may significantly boost an older person’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, a new, large-scale study suggests.People 65 and older who contracted COVID were nearly 70% more likely over…
Learn More¿Tiene COVID? Enjuagarse los conductos nasales podría reducir la gravedad
MIÉRCOLES, 14 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — ¿Se enfrenta a la COVID y desea hacer todo lo posible para que la infección sea leve?Use un neti (o rinocornio), aconseja un nuevo estudio.Enjuagar la cavidad nasal dos veces al día con una soluc…
Learn MoreU.S. Monkeypox Cases Decline, But Health Officials Worry About Reaching Minorities
THURSDAY, Sept. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Monkeypox cases continue to fall in the United States, but public health officials now are concerned that the virus is wending its way into communities of color.New case numbers are down by nearly half sinc…
Learn MoreCOVID Home Test Kits Less Effective With Omicron Variant: Study
THURSDAY, Sept. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Rapid at-home COVID tests have become less reliable with the emergence of the Omicron variant, new research suggests.Only one of three widely used rapid antigen tests met World Health Organization (WHO) sta…
Learn MoreNew Treatment Approach Boosts Odds Against 2 Types of Skin Cancer
THURSDAY, Sept. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Skin cancer patients appear to fare better if they receive immunotherapy before their cancers are surgically removed, a pair of clinical trials show.In fact, some do so well that their immune system essenti…
Learn MoreLupus, Psoriasis Patients May Face Greater Dangers After Heart Attack
THURSDAY, Sept. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — People with autoimmune disorders like lupus, rheumatoid arthritis or psoriasis who suffer a heart attack are more likely to die or develop severe heart-related complications in the aftermath, a new study sh…
Learn MoreDurante la pandemia se esterilizaron menos mascotas, y los refugios se están llenando
MARTES, 13 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La pandemia de COVID-19 ha deshecho décadas de avances en el control de las poblaciones de perros y gatos mediante las cirugías de esterilización, encuentra un nuevo estudio de la Universidad de Flo…
Learn MoreDeadly Form of High Cholesterol Can Catch Black Americans by Surprise
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Chad Gradney underwent quadruple bypass open-heart surgery at age 27, and afterward spent eight fruitless years battling extremely high cholesterol levels.Then in 2012 he found himself back in an emergency…
Learn MoreGot COVID? Flushing Out Nasal Passages Could Cut Severity
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Battling COVID and eager to do anything that will limit you to a mild infection?Grab a neti pot, a new study advises.Flushing your sinus cavity twice daily with a mild saline solution can significantly red…
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