AHA News: New Report Details What to Know About Cardiovascular Disease Symptoms
THURSDAY, Aug. 18, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Symptoms of cardiovascular problems run the gamut. Some – like chest pain during a heart attack or a droopy face during a stroke – are sudden and severe, while others last years with varying…
Learn MoreAHA News: Nuevo informe detalla lo que debemos saber sobre los síntomas de las enfermedades cardiovasculares
JUEVES, 18 de agosto de 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Los síntomas de los problemas cardiovasculares abarcan toda la gama. Algunos –como el dolor de pecho durante un ataque cardíaco o un rostro caído durante un derrame cerebral– son repent…
Learn MoreIvermectin, Luvox Fail as COVID-19 Treatment
THURSDAY, Aug. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Two drugs touted as potential COVID-19 treatments, ivermectin and fluvoxamine, don’t do a thing to improve patients’ oxygen levels and keep them out of the hospital or the morgue, a new clinical trial has sh…
Learn MoreChange to Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes Helped Women
THURSDAY, Aug. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Using a lower threshold to diagnose pregnancy-related diabetes does not seem to reduce the risk of having a big baby, on average — but some women do benefit, a new clinical trial suggests.Gestational diabete…
Learn More3 Big Pharmacy Chains Must Pay $650 Million to Ohio Counties for Role in Opioid Crisis
THURSDAY, Aug. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Three of the country’s largest pharmacy chains will have to pay $650.5 million over the next 15 years to two Ohio counties for their role in the opioid epidemic, a U.S. federal judge has ordered.The decision…
Learn MoreKids Born Premature Lag in Elementary School, But Most Catch Up Later
THURSDAY, Aug. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — While babies born prematurely may lag behind their elementary school peers, they eventually catch up, British researchers report.By the end of high school, only the kids born before 32 weeks of gestation wer…
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Change to diagnosis of gestational diabetes helped some women. Using a lower threshold to diagnose the pregnancy-related condition hasn’t reduced the risk of having a big baby, on average — but some women do benefit, new research shows. Read moreCVS,…
Learn MoreCountries With Universal Health Care Had Better Child Vaccination Rates During Pandemic
THURSDAY, Aug. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Countries that are closer to achieving universal health coverage saw smaller declines in routine childhood vaccinations during the pandemic, a new study reveals.The World Health Organization describes univer…
Learn MorePregnancy Can Be Anxious Time for Women With Epilepsy
THURSDAY, Aug. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Pregnant women with epilepsy battle anxiety and depression more often than their peers who aren’t pregnant or don’t have epilepsy, a new study reveals.”The good news is we did not find that pregnant women wi…
Learn MoreRates of Psychiatric Symptoms Up During Pregnancy With Epilepsy
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Women with epilepsy have increased rates of depressive and anxiety symptoms during pregnancy and postpartum, according to a study published online Aug. 17 in Neurology.
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