Too Few U.S. Cities Have Good Hurricane Evacuation Plans
FRIDAY, Aug. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — This year’s hurricane season has been quiet so far, but if and when it cranks up many American cities won’t be prepared to execute mass evacuations, a new study finds. After Hurricane Katrina slammed into New …
Learn MoreScientists Create Synthetic Mouse Embryo With Brain, Beating Heart
FRIDAY, Aug. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Using only mouse stem cells, British researchers report they have created synthetic embryos that form a brain, a beating heart and other organs.The stem cells organized themselves until they developed beating …
Learn MoreSmoking Can Really Weaken the Heart
FRIDAY, Aug. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Smoking is even worse for your heart than you might already think, new Danish research warns.”It is well known that smoking causes blocked arteries, leading to coronary heart disease and stroke,” said research…
Learn MoreEMS Encounters for Opioid-Involved OD Rates Up 2018 to 2022
THURSDAY, Aug. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — From January 2018 to March 2022, there was an increase in emergency medical services (EMS) encounters for nonfatal opioid-involved overdose, with increases for both sexes and most age groups, according to…
Learn MoreIncreased CXCL9 Level Linked to Increased Hip Fracture Risk in Men
THURSDAY, Aug. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Higher CXCL9 levels are associated with increased risk for hip fracture among men, but not women, according to a study published online July 10 in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.
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Learn MoreWHO: Monkeypox Cases May Finally Be Ebbing
THURSDAY, Aug. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The number of monkeypox cases around the world dropped by 21 percent in the last week, the World Health Organization announced Thursday. This significant decline may signal that the outbreak in Europe is fin…
Learn MoreWife of California Congressman Died After Using Herbal Remedy
THURSDAY, Aug. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Lori McClintock, the wife of Northern California congressman Tom McClintock, died late last year after taking white mulberry leaf, an herb used to treat diabetes, obesity, and high cholesterol, a recently …
Learn MoreU.S. Government Extends Baby Formula Waivers, Rebates for WIC Families
THURSDAY, Aug. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — To help parents who use government nutrition benefits cope with an ongoing shortage of baby formula, U.S. federal officials will extend a program giving them more choice at the grocery store.Families who buy…
Learn MoreLa vacuna contra la COVID de Pfizer ofrece una protección del 73 por ciento a los niños menores de 5 años
MIÉRCOLES, 24 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La vacuna contra la COVID-19 modificada de Pfizer para su uso en niños de menos de 5 años tuvo una efectividad de un 73 por ciento al protegerlos de la infección durante el aumento de la ómicron de e…
Learn MoreLa pasión de EE. UU. por las pastillas para dormir quizá esté menguando
MIÉRCOLES, 24 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Menos estadounidenses recurren a los somníferos para luchar contra el insomnio.Tras un aumento dramático en las recetas para medicamentos como Ambien, la tendencia se ha reducido, según un nuevo estu…
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