Traveling Overseas? Follow This Health Checklist
SUNDAY, May 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — As summer approaches, you may be planning a big trip for the first time since the pandemic began — but be sure to make and follow a health checklist if you are traveling to another country, an expert advises.Th…
Learn MoreDelicious Ways to Sneak Fiber Into Your Child’s Diet
The biggest shortfall in most Americans’ diets isn’t vitamins or minerals. It’s fiber. Experts say adult women should get 25 grams a day while men should get 38 grams. Yet we average a paltry 15 grams. Our kids aren’t doing any better. The American He…
Learn MoreHaving a Hip, Knee Replacement? Some Tips to an Optimal Recovery
SATURDAY, May 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If you’re one of the estimated one million Americans having total hip or knee replacement surgery this year, some lifestyle changes might improve your chances of a good outcome, an expert says.Lose weight safe…
Learn MoreCDC Investigating 109 Cases of Severe Hepatitis Among Children
FRIDAY, May 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Five children have died in a mysterious wave of acute hepatitis that has sickened dozens of children across the United States during the past seven months, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ann…
Learn MoreCOVID-19 Drug Paxlovid Might Also Fight Long COVID
FRIDAY, May 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — An antiviral drug used to treat high-risk COVID-19 patients may also benefit patients with long COVID, researchers say. The research was posted on a preprint server online and has not been published in a peer-re…
Learn MoreVirus Found in Pig Heart Transplanted Into Man Who Later Died
FRIDAY, May 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — An investigation into the death of the first person to receive a heart transplant from a pig has revealed that the organ had an animal virus, but it is not clear if the virus was a factor in the patient’s death,…
Learn MoreU.S. Baby Formula Shortage Worsens
FRIDAY, May 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Supply chain issues around the world are fueling a shortage of baby formula — and the problem is only getting worse.About 40 percent of the top-selling baby formula products were out of stock during the week en…
Learn MoreFDA OKs Marketing of New Test to Help Diagnose Alzheimer Disease
FRIDAY, May 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted marketing approval for the Lumipulse G β-Amyloid Ratio (1-42/1-40) test, the first in vitro diagnostic test for early detection of amyloid plaques associated with Al…
Learn MoreCDC Investigating 109 Cases of Severe Hepatitis Among Kids
FRIDAY, May 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Five children have died in a mysterious wave of acute hepatitis that has sickened dozens of kids across the United States during the past seven months, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announc…
Learn More¿La deuda de los préstamos estudiantiles amenaza a la salud?
JUEVES, 5 de mayo de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Mientras la administración de Biden sopesa la posibilidad de una condonación generaliza de los préstamos estudiantiles, un nuevo estudio encuentra que las personas sumergidas en deuda estudiantil se enfren…
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