Fewer Pet Neuterings in Pandemic Means Shelters Are Filling Up
TUESDAY, Sept. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The COVID-19 pandemic has undone decades of progress controlling dog and cat populations through spay and neuter surgeries, a new University of Florida study finds.Spay-neuter procedures performed at 212 cli…
Learn MoreTiming of Meals Could Alter Your Mood
TUESDAY, Sept. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The time of day — or especially night — that you eat may affect your mental health, according to a small new study.Researchers created a simulated shift-work schedule and found increases in depression and …
Learn MoreData Support Continued Access to Tecovirimat for Monkeypox
MONDAY, Sept. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The data support continued access to tecovirimat for treatment of monkeypox virus infection, with subjective improvement seen at a median of three days after initiation of treatment, according to research pu…
Learn MoreCity Soda Taxes Do Not Cut Overall Sugar Intake
MONDAY, Sept. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Taxes may lower consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages, but substitution patterns may limit the effectiveness on reducing overall sugar intake, according to a study published online Aug. 17 in Health Econom…
Learn MorePatient-Doctor Disagreements More Likely in Overweight Patients
MONDAY, Sept. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Overweight patients are more likely to disagree with their physicians than patients of normal weight, according to a study published online Aug. 30 in Family Practice.Laëtitia Gimenez, from the University Tou…
Learn MoreNew 988 Suicide Hotline Sees Increase in Calls for Help
MONDAY, Sept. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services launched a new suicide and crisis hotline using just the numbers 988 in July, and now new data show calls climbed 45 percent compared with the same time last y…
Learn MoreNew York Declares Emergency After Finding More Spread of Poliovirus
MONDAY, Sept. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has declared a state emergency after finding evidence of continued community spread of poliovirus.Public health officials have detected the virus in a fourth county, Nassau in Long …
Learn MoreLa FDA aprueba a un competidor del Bótox que dura más tiempo
VIERNES, 9 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Las personas que deseen mantener las arrugas a raya pronto tendrán una nueva opción, ahora que la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA) de EE. UU. aprobó al primer competidor del Bótox en…
Learn MoreLa FDA advierte de unos casos raros de ciertos tipos de cáncer vinculados con los implantes de senos
VIERNES, 9 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA) de EE. UU. advirtió el jueves a los médicos y a las pacientes sobre unos casos raros de carcinoma escamocelular y varios tipos de linfoma que se d…
Learn MoreLas TC para la detección del cáncer del pulmón encuentra más tumores tempranos
VIERNES, 9 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Las TC para la detección del cáncer de pulmón pueden encontrar los tumores en una etapa anterior y más tratable, indica un nuevo estudio.El número de cánceres de pulmón en etapa 1 que los médicos de…
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