Talking to Your Child About Weight, But Avoiding Stigma
SUNDAY, Sept. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Helping a child deal with a weight issue, while avoiding negativity about their body image, can be challenging, one expert says.Yet, obesity affects 20% of American children, causing harm to physical and ment…
Learn MoreAs Heat Continues Through Fall, Shield Yourself from UTIs
SATURDAY, Sept. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — As summer gives way to fall, hot weather isn’t likely to let up anytime soon, and that means it’s important to stay hydrated to keep urinary tract infections at bay.Getting dehydrated is a leading risk fact…
Learn MoreA-Fib Risk Higher in Women After Adjusting for Height, Size
FRIDAY, Sept. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — After controlling for height and/or body size, women without cardiovascular disease (CVD) at baseline have an increased risk for atrial fibrillation (AF) compared with men, according to a study published onlin…
Learn MoreObstacles, Helpful Behaviors Explored for End-of-Life Care at Critical Access Hospitals
FRIDAY, Sept. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Most obstacles that nurses encounter in providing end-of-life care at critical access hospitals, created to bring health care to rural populations, are directly related to family behaviors and attitudes, accor…
Learn MoreFDA Warns of Rare Cases of Certain Cancers Linked to Breast Implants
FRIDAY, Sept. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday warned doctors and their patients about rare cases of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and various lymphomas developing in the scar tissue that forms around breas…
Learn MoreFDA Approves Botox Competitor That Lasts Longer
FRIDAY, Sept. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — People wanting to keep wrinkles at bay will soon have a new option now that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first competitor for Botox in decades.Daxxify, made by Revance Therapeutics In…
Learn MoreSecond Person in U.S. Dies After Monkeypox Diagnosis
FRIDAY, Sept. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A second person in the United States infected with monkeypox has died in California. As in the earlier case in Texas, public health officials are investigating what role the virus may have played in the death …
Learn MoreFallece la Reina Isabel II, la monarca más longeva de Gran Bretaña, a los 96 años
JUEVES, 8 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La Reina Elizabeth II, que se mantuvo en el trono de Gran Bretaña durante más de 70 años (el reinado más largo de la historia del país), falleció a los 96 años en el Castillo de Balmoral, en Escocia,…
Learn MoreOtro motivo para vacunarse contra la gripe: menos riesgo de ACV
JUEVES, 8 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Mientras la temporada de gripe se acerca, un nuevo estudio apunta a un posible extra de la vacunación: un riesgo más bajo de accidente cerebrovascular (ACV).Unos investigadores españoles encontraron …
Learn MoreEl estrés antes de una infección de COVID podría aumentar las probabilidades de COVID prolongada
JUEVES, 8 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Mientras los científicos de todo el mundo investigan por qué algunos pacientes sufren COVID prolongada y otros no, un nuevo estudio encuentra que sufrir angustia psicológica antes de la infección con…
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