Unas encías enfermas podrían aumentar las probabilidades de demencia
LUNES, 12 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La enfermedad de las encías tiene unos efectos abarcadores, y quizá aumente las probabilidades de desarrollar demencia, sugiere un nuevo estudio.En una revisión de 47 estudios que ya publicados, unos…
Learn MoreLos efectos de la vacuna contra la COVID se reducen, pero los refuerzos reanudan la protección: estudio
LUNES, 12 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — En todo Estados Unidos se están desplegando unos refuerzos actualizados contra la COVID-19 que se dirigen a las variantes ómicron, y un nuevo estudio plantea que llegan en el momento justo.Los nivele…
Learn MoreHow Many Steps a Day (and How Fast) to Lengthen Your Life?
TUESDAY, Sept. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There’s an easy way to reduce your risk for dementia, heart disease and cancer: Start walking.Getting in those recommended 10,000 steps a day makes a real difference, new research affirms, but even fewer wil…
Learn MoreUSPSTF: Evidence Lacking for Screening Children for Prediabetes, T2D
TUESDAY, Sept. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concludes that evidence is insufficient to recommend for or against screening children or adolescents for prediabetes or type 2 diabetes. These findings form …
Learn MoreObesity, Weight Gain in GDM Pregnancies Linked to ADHD in Offspring
TUESDAY, Sept. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Among women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), a joint effect of maternal obesity and excessive weight gain (EWG) appears to be associated with an increased risk for attention-deficit/hyperactivity di…
Learn MoreConcussion Linked to Poor High School Academic Standing
TUESDAY, Sept. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — High-school students with a history of concussion in the previous 12 months have an increased risk for poor academic standing during the same period, according to a study published online Sept. 12 in Injury …
Learn MorePot Use in Early Pregnancy Linked to Long-Term Mental Health Issues in Kids
TUESDAY, Sept. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Using marijuana after the first weeks of pregnancy is linked to mental health issues in children that linger well into early adolescence, a new study shows. Exposure to cannabis after about five to six weeks…
Learn MoreRisk Factors ID’d for New Long-Term Opioid Use After Lung Cancer Surgery
TUESDAY, Sept. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Potential risk factors for new long-term opioid use after lung cancer surgery have been identified, and new long-term opioid use is associated with an increased risk for all-cause mortality, according to a s…
Learn MoreUmbilical Cord Milking Does Not Reduce NICU Admission
TUESDAY, Sept. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Umbilical cord milking (UCM) does not reduce neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admission but is safe, according to a study published online Aug. 12 in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.Anup C…
Learn MorePsychosis, Bipolar Disorder May Be Predictable Years Before Disease Onset
TUESDAY, Sept. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Half of all psychosis and bipolar diagnoses in Finland occurred in individuals who had attended Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) during childhood or adolescence, according to a study publi…
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