Closed Baby Formula Plant May Reopen by Next Week
FRIDAY, May 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A baby formula plant closed in February at the heart of the current U.S. shortage of the product could reopen as soon as next week, U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert Califf, M.D., told House…
Learn MoreCDC: U.S. Cases of Acute Hepatitis in Children Keep Rising
THURSDAY, May 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The number of American children affected by acute hepatitis of unknown cause continues to grow, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday.So far, the agency’s investigation has ide…
Learn MoreU.S. Hospitals Facing Shortage of Dye Needed for Life-Saving Scans
THURSDAY, May 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — U.S. hospitals are running low on contrast media needed for enhanced X-rays and computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging scans.The shortage, a result of COVID-19 pandemic-related factory closures in…
Learn MoreBiden Invokes Defense Act to Boost Supply of Infant Formula
THURSDAY, May 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Faced with mounting pressure to help desperate parents, President Joe Biden on Wednesday invoked the power of the wartime Defense Production Act to get more infant formula into American homes.Under the new po…
Learn MoreMassachusetts Man Has Monkeypox, Following Clusters in Europe
THURSDAY, May 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The first U.S. case this year of a rare and potentially fatal virus known as monkeypox has been diagnosed in a man in Massachusetts who recently traveled to Canada, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Pr…
Learn MoreAmerican College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, May 6-8
The annual meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists was held from May 6 to 8 in San Diego and attracted more than 4,000 participants from around the world, including clinicians, academicians, allied health professionals, and…
Learn MorePollution Accounts for One in Six Deaths Worldwide
THURSDAY, May 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Pollution remains responsible for about 9 million deaths per year, or one in six deaths worldwide, according to a review published online May 17 in The Lancet Planetary Health.Richard Fuller, from the Global …
Learn MoreBurden of Medical Costs for Sickle Cell Disease Quantified
THURSDAY, May 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Sickle cell disease (SCD) imposes a considerable burden in terms of overall and out-of-pocket medical costs, with the burden of costs peaking in young adulthood, according to a study published online May 16 i…
Learn MorePrevalence of Past-Month Adolescent Vaping 8.6 Percent Overall
THURSDAY, May 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The prevalence of adolescent vaping is 8.6 percent in 47 lower-middle, upper-middle, and high-income countries, and the prevalence of frequent vaping is 1.7 percent, according to a study published online May 11 in Addiction.
Gary C.K. Chan, Ph.D., from the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia, and colleagues examined the prevalence of adolescent vaping in 47 lower-middle, upper-middle, and high-income countries and investigated the association between implementation of World Health Organization (WHO) tobacco control policies with adolescent electronic cigarette use (vaping) in 44 countries. Data were obtained for 151,960 adolescents who participated in the WHO Global Youth Tobacco Survey between 2015 and 2018.
The researchers found that the overall weighted prevalence of past 30-day adolescent vaping was 8.6 percent and prevalence of past month frequent vaping was 1.7 percent. Due to the large variation of effects across countries, for five of the WHO’s policies (monitoring, smoke-free environment, cessation programs, health warning, and advertising bans), their association with adolescent vaping was inconclusive. There was an association seen for higher tax on combustible tobacco products with higher adolescent vaping (≥75 percent versus
“Prevalence rates of frequent vaping among young people are low globally,” Chan said in a statement. “However, we need to have comprehensive policies, such as strict enforcement of age restrictions, taxation, limiting nicotine concentrations, and advertising bans, to prevent uptake among young people.”
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Learn MoreTime-Restricted Eating Reduces CVD Risk for Older Breast Cancer Survivors
THURSDAY, May 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Time-restricted eating (TRE), limiting energy intake to eight hours followed by fasting for 16 hours (16:8 TRE), is associated with a reduction in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk among older breast cancer s…
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