Fecal Transplant Treatments Could Transmit Monkeypox, FDA Warns
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Fecal microbiota for transplantation (FMT) treatments could infect patients with monkeypox, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned.Since May, an outbreak of monkeypox has been spreading in multipl…
Learn MoreCOVID-19 Boosters Targeted to Latest Variants Could Be Ready After Labor Day
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The Biden administration plans to roll out updated booster shots that target omicron variants shortly after Labor Day, in an effort to protect Americans against a possible winter surge in COVID-19 cases.Pet…
Learn MorePfizer COVID-19 Vaccines 73 Percent Protective in Under 5s
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The Pfizer modified COVID-19 vaccine for use in children younger than 5 years was 73 percent effective in shielding them from infection during the omicron surge this spring, company data released Tuesday …
Learn MoreSmartphone Sleep Health App Cuts Insomnia Severity Scores
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Use of the digital sleep health intervention KANOPEE is associated with significant and clinically meaningful reductions in insomnia symptom severity, according to a study published online July 28 in the Jo…
Learn MoreExtent of Developmental Delays Varies With Autism
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Developmental milestone progress in autism varies substantially under different conditions, according to a study published online July 18 in JAMA Pediatrics.
Susan S. Kuo, Ph.D., from the Broad Institut…
Learn MoreFirst Lady Jill Biden Tests Positive for COVID Again
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — After testing negative for COVID-19 and leaving isolation last Sunday, First Lady Jill Biden again tested positive for the virus on Wednesday.”After testing negative on Tuesday, just now, the First Lady has…
Learn MoreResurge el LSD entre los estadounidenses jóvenes
MARTES, 23 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Si piensa que los alucinógenos, como el LSD, son cosa del pasado, piénselo de nuevo.Una nueva investigación estima que el uso del LSD, que altera a la mente, aumentó de menos de un 1 por ciento en 2002 …
Learn MoreSe dispara el uso de los alucinógenos entre los estadounidenses jóvenes
MARTES, 23 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — El uso de marihuana y alucinógenos está en un máximo histórico entre los adultos jóvenes de EE. UU., informaron el lunes las autoridades de salud del país.En comparación con hace cinco o 10 años, el uso…
Learn MoreVinculan la marihuana medicinal para el dolor con un ligero aumento en un problema cardiaco
MARTES, 23 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Las personas que usan marihuana medicinal para tratar el dolor crónico quizá experimenten un ligero aumento en el riesgo de arritmias cardiacas, sugiere un estudio preliminar.Los investigadores encontra…
Learn MoreEl ejercicio regular podría protegerle de una COVID grave
MARTES, 23 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — ¿Busca un nuevo motivo para hacer ejercicio?Este es uno bueno: el ejercicio regular parece reducir de forma significativa el riesgo de contraer COVID-19, encontró una gran revisión de la investigación i…
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