Clinical Severity Staging System May Aid Tx Selection for Meniere Disease
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A three-factor, composite clinical severity staging system can optimize treatment selection for the management of Meniere disease, according to a study published online Aug. 25 in Otolaryngology — Head and…
Learn MoreSleep Apnea Treatment Cuts Nighttime Heartburn, Respiratory Symptoms
TUESDAY, Sept. 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Treatment with positive airway pressure (PAP) for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) for two years is associated with a decrease in nighttime heartburn and respiratory symptoms, according to a study published onli…
Learn MoreChronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Seen in Young, Deceased Athletes
TUESDAY, Sept. 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Among contact sport athletes younger than 30 years old at the time of death, chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) was present in 41.4 percent of brains, according to a study published online Aug. 28 in JAMA…
Learn MoreCannabis May Be Tied to Increased Risk for Psychiatric Outcomes
TUESDAY, Sept. 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cannabis should be avoided in adolescence and early adulthood and by people at risk for mental disorders, according to a review published online Aug. 30 in The BMJ.Marco Salmi, M.D., Ph.D., from University of…
Learn MoreApixaban Has Lower Bleeding Risk for Initial Anticoagulation for Venous Thromboembolism
TUESDAY, Sept. 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Apixaban has a lower bleeding risk than warfarin or rivaroxaban during initial treatment for patients with venous thromboembolism (VTE), according to a study published online Aug. 28 in the Journal of Interna…
Learn MoreSmoking Increases Risk for Mental Illness
TUESDAY, Sept. 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Smoking increases the risk for developing mental disorders, according to a study published online Aug. 21 in Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica.Lloyd Balbuena, from University of Saskatchewan in Canada, and colle…
Learn MoreMore Than One in Four Older Adults Report Falling in the Previous Year
TUESDAY, Sept. 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — More than one-quarter of older U.S. adults report falling during the previous year, according to research published in the Sept. 1 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Morbidity …
Learn MoreHalf as Many Internal Medicine Residents Pursuing General Internal Medicine
TUESDAY, Sept. 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The percentage of graduating internal medicine residents planning a career in general internal medicine decreased by almost half for 2019 to 2021 versus 10 years earlier, according to a research letter publis…
Learn MoreMost of the Effect of Paroxetine for Treating Hot Flashes May Be Placebo Effect
TUESDAY, Sept. 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Most of the efficacy of paroxetine to treat hot flashes may be a placebo effect, according to a review published online Aug. 4 in Frontiers in Psychiatry.Joshua R. Rhodes, Ph.D., from Abilene Christian Univer…
Learn MoreEASD: Low-Dose Aspirin Tied to Lower Risk for New Diabetes in Older Adults
TUESDAY, Sept. 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Aspirin treatment reduces the risk for incident diabetes in older adults, according to a study to be presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, held from Oct. 2 to …
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