Una demanda afirma que el colchón más vendido de Amazon es un ‘peligro para la salud’
MARTES, 30 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Unos clientes que compraron un colchón muy vendido en Amazon y en tiendas minoristas de todo el país están demandando al fabricante, y afirman que las fibras de vidrio del producto han dañado su salud.Z…
Learn MoreReportan la primera muerte por viruela del simio de EE. UU., en Texas
MARTES, 30 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Un paciente de Texas que se infectó con la viruela del simio ha fallecido, aunque las autoridades de salud estatales dijeron el martes que es demasiado pronto para saber qué rol el virus pudo haber teni…
Learn MoreFDA Approves Omicron-Specific Booster Shots From Pfizer, Moderna
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday gave the green light to updated COVID-19 booster shots from both Pfizer and Moderna that target omicron variants, paving the way for the shots to get into …
Learn MoreU.S. Life Expectancy Decreased 0.9 Years From 2020 to 2021
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — U.S. life expectancy declined from 2020 to 2021 overall, among males and females, and for all race and Hispanic-origin groups, according to an August Vital Statistics Rapid Release report, a publication fr…
Learn MoreStudy Aims to Identify Melanoma Patients With High-Risk Disease
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Patients with early-stage melanoma with low disease burden sentinel node (SN) micrometastases (American Joint Committee on Cancer stage IIIA disease) with SN tumor deposits ≥0.3 mm have lower surviva…
Learn MoreWidely Used Steroid Meds Could Alter the Brain
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Long-term steroid use can reshape the structure of the brain, causing some parts to shrink and others to grow, a major new study reports.People taking steroids — even inhaled steroids — appear to have les…
Learn MoreLupus, MS and Other Autoimmune Disorders Raise Heart Risks
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Research has linked heart disease to specific autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and lupus. Now, a huge study shows that autoimmune diseases as a group increase your chances of developing hear…
Learn MorePhysical Function in Older Adults Linked to CV Event Risk
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For older adults, reduced physical function is associated with the risk for composite and individual cardiovascular disease (CVD) outcomes, according to a study published online Aug. 31 in the Journal of …
Learn MoreAHA Addresses Infective Endocarditis in Injection Drug Users
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For infective endocarditis cases among people who inject drugs, management is complex and requires a unique approach involving multiple specialists, including addiction-trained clinicians, according to a sc…
Learn MoreCases of Youth-Onset Type 2 Diabetes Climbed During Pandemic
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a 77.2 percent increase in new cases of type 2 diabetes among youth aged 21 years and younger, according to a study published online Aug. 17 in The Journal of Pediatr…
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