Las bolsas tienen PFAS… ¿qué tan seguro es poner palomitas en el microondas?
MIÉRCOLES, 31 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Las palomitas de maíz para el microondas quizá sean perfectas para la noche de películas, pero su refrigerio tal vez esté llenado su cuerpo de unos “compuestos permanentes” con un potencial de ser no…
Learn MoreIn Small Study, Hormone Boosts Thinking Skills in Men With Down Syndrome
THURSDAY, Sept. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Men with Down syndrome may think and remember better when treated with a brain hormone normally associated with fertility, a new small-scale study suggests.Rhythmic drip doses of gonadotropin-releasing hormo…
Learn MoreWidely Used Steroid Meds Could Alter the Brain
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Long-term steroid use can reshape the structure of the brain, causing some parts to shrink and others to grow, a major new study reports.People taking steroids — even inhaled steroids — appear to have les…
Learn MoreEfforts to Preserve Fertility Won’t Affect Breast Cancer Outcomes
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Fertility preservation procedures for women with breast cancer won’t raise the risk of their cancer returning later, a new Swedish study shows.Women who had eggs or embryos frozen before going through chemo…
Learn MoreWith PFAS in Packaging, How Safe Is Microwave Popcorn?
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Munching handfuls of microwave popcorn might be perfect for movie night, but your snack could be loading your body with potentially harmful “forever chemicals,” experts warn.Many microwave popcorn bags are …
Learn MoreMiles de pacientes de EE. UU. recibieron unos tratamientos para la COVID que la FDA rechazó por inútiles
LUNES, 29 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los médicos de EE. UU. administraron más de 150,000 dosis de tratamientos de anticuerpos monoclonales inútiles a pacientes con COVID-19 a principios del año, gastando mucho dinero en terapias que se ha d…
Learn MoreWith Smartwatch, Cardiac Rehab at Home May Work Best
TUESDAY, Aug. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A new smartwatch could be a key player in preventing heart attacks among people suffering from risky heart conditions, a new study claims.Using the smartwatch to track their heart health, patients in a home-b…
Learn MoreUnas olas de calor que ponen a la vida en peligro serán comunes en 2100
VIERNES, 26 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Unas olas de calor potencialmente letales serán más comunes a finales de este siglo, según un nuevo estudio.Un “índice de calor” peligroso, la sensación de la temperatura cuando se combinan la humedad …
Learn MoreBiggest Study Yet Finds No Link Between Statins, Muscle Aches
MONDAY, Aug. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Cholesterol-lowering statins are proven lifesavers, but they’ve also gained a reputation for causing muscle aches and pains in a good number of patients.That reputation is undeserved, according to a new large-…
Learn MoreThousands of U.S. Patients Got COVID Treatments Rejected as Useless by FDA
MONDAY, Aug. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — U.S. doctors administered more than 150,000 doses of useless monoclonal antibody treatments to COVID-19 patients early this year, spending loads of cash on therapies that had been deemed of no benefit, a new s…
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