Beauty Salon-Based Intervention Builds Knowledge of PrEP in Black Women
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A beauty salon-based intervention improves awareness of and trust in preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) against HIV among Black cisgender women, according to a study published in the September/October issue of …
Learn MoreOnline Peer-Delivered Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Aids Postpartum Depression
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Online peer-delivered group cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is effective for treating postpartum depression (PPD) and anxiety, according to a study published online Aug. 31 in Acta Psychiatrica Scandinav…
Learn MoreExercise Stress Tests Can Also Predict Noncardiovascular Deaths
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Abnormalities on an exercise stress test can predict both cardiovascular (CV)- and non-CV-related deaths, according to a study published in the September issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings.Nóra Sydó, M.D., Ph…
Learn MorePrescribed Medical Cannabis Use Tied to Better Health-Related Quality of Life
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There may be significant and clinically meaningful improvements in overall health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and fatigue in patients with chronic health conditions during the first three months of pres…
Learn MoreHome-Based Ovulation Monitoring Feasible for Timing Frozen-Thawed Embryo Transfer
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Home-based monitoring of ovulation is noninferior to hospital-controlled monitoring to time frozen-thawed embryo transfer (FET) for pregnancy, according to a study published online Sept. 4 in The Lancet.Tji…
Learn MoreMinimally Processed Red Meat Can Work in Weight Loss Diet With Diabetes
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A normal-protein diet that excludes red meat and a high-protein diet that contains minimally processed lean beef are similarly effective at producing weight loss and improvements in glucose control among in…
Learn MoreInterventions Can Increase Adjuvant Endocrine Treatment Adherence
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Lowering medication costs and some psychosocial and reminder interventions show the most promise for promoting adjuvant endocrine therapy (AET) adherence in breast cancer survivors, according to a review pu…
Learn MoreInterventions Can Increase Adjuvant Endocrine Treatment Adherence
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Lowering medication costs and some psychosocial and reminder interventions show the most promise for promoting adjuvant endocrine therapy (AET) adherence in breast cancer survivors, according to a review pu…
Learn MoreCyberbullying Tied to Eating Disorder Symptoms in Early Adolescence
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cyberbullying victimization and perpetration in early adolescence are associated with eating disorder symptoms, according to a study published online Sept. 6 in the International Journal of Eating Disorder…
Learn MoreA Year After Launch, OTC Hearing Aids Are Not Catching on With U.S. Consumers
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — It has now been possible to buy a hearing aid over them counter (OTC) for nearly a year, but few Americans are doing so. More education is needed about just who these OTC hearing aids can help, according t…
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