Aqueous Biomarkers May Help Predict Treatment Response in nvAMD
TUESDAY, Feb. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Aqueous biomarkers could help identify patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nvAMD) who may not require, or who may not benefit from, long-term antivascular endothelial growth factor (VEG…
Learn MoreFDA Gives Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Full Approval
MONDAY, Jan. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine has received full approval for use in people 18 years and older, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Monday.The vaccine, which has been available for that age group und…
Learn MoreLong-Acting Cabotegravir Not Necessarily Cost-Effective for PrEP
MONDAY, Jan. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For men who have sex with men and transgender women (MSM/TGW) at very high risk for HIV (VHR), the benefits of long-acting injectable cabotegravir (CAB-LA) in terms of life expectancy do not necessarily justif…
Learn More‘Stealth’ Version of Omicron Variant No Cause for Alarm, Experts Say
MONDAY, Jan. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The so-called “stealth” variant of omicron is not likely to cause another devastating wave of COVID-19, experts say.The new version of the variant, called BA.2, does not appear to cause more severe disease, an…
Learn MorePhysical Activity Monitors With Feedback Effective in Adults
MONDAY, Jan. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Physical activity monitor (PAM)-based interventions are safe and effectively increase physical activity and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published …
Learn MoreCalifornia Universal Health Care System Bill Faces Monday Deadline
MONDAY, Jan. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — California lawmakers must vote by Monday on whether to keep a bill to create a universal health care system moving forward.Monday, Jan. 31, is the last chance for California Democrats in the Assembly to keep t…
Learn MoreObesity Rate Increasing in U.S. Adults With Type 1 Diabetes
MONDAY, Jan. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The prevalence of obesity is increasing among individuals with type 1 diabetes (T1D), and it is associated with an elevated risk for chronic kidney disease, according to a study published online Jan. 26 in the…
Learn MoreScreen Time Linked to Autism Spectrum Disorder in Boys
MONDAY, Jan. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Screen time is significantly associated with autism spectrum disorder among boys at age 3 years, according to a study published online Jan. 31 in JAMA Pediatrics.
Megumi Kushima, from the University of Yamanashi in Chuo, Japan, and colleagues examined the association between screen time in infancy and development of autism spectrum disorder at age 3 years using data from 84,030 mother-child dyads in a large birth cohort in Japan. Screen time was measured at age 1 year.
The researchers found that at age 3 years, the prevalence of children with autism spectrum disorder was 392 per 100,000 (0.4 percent) and boys were three times more likely than girls to be diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Compared with no screen time, among boys, the adjusted odds ratios were 1.38 (95 percent confidence interval [CI], 0.71 to 2.69; P = 0.35) for less than one hour; 2.16 (95 percent CI, 1.13 to 4.14; P = 0.02) for one hour to less than two hours; 3.48 (95 percent CI, 1.83 to 6.65; P
“The main finding of this study was that, among boys, a statistically significant association was found between longer screen time at 1 year of age and autism spectrum disorder at 3 years of age, irrespective of potential maternal maltreatment or predisposition to autism spectrum disorder at 1 year of age,” the authors write.
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Learn MoreAspirin Underutilized for Preeclampsia Prevention
MONDAY, Jan. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Aspirin use is underused for preeclampsia prophylaxis in women with prepregnancy diabetes, obesity, or chronic hypertension or a combination of these factors, according to a research letter published in the Ja…
Learn MorePsychiatric Comorbidity May Up Mortality Risks in Those With Chronic Disease
MONDAY, Jan. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Psychiatric comorbidity is associated with higher risks for premature mortality and suicide among individuals with chronic noncommunicable diseases, according to a study published online Jan. 27 in PLOS Medici…
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