Have an Enlarged Prostate? Here’s a Guide to Medicines That Help
Imagine feeling the constant urge to urinate, but when you try, nothing comes out. Frustrating, right? This is a common experience for people with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), where the walnut-sized prostate gland begins to enlarge, putting pre…
Learn More2019 to 2021 Saw Increase in Prevalence of Developmental Disability
THURSDAY, July 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The prevalence of any diagnosed developmental disability increased in children aged 3 to 17 years during 2019 to 2021, according to a July data brief published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Pr…
Learn MoreInvoluntary Childlessness Stable Across 1916 to 1975 Birth Cohorts
THURSDAY, July 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The incidence of primary and secondary involuntary childlessness changed little across 1916 to 1975 birth cohorts, but assisted reproductive technology (ART) success increased over time, according to a study…
Learn MoreVariation Noted in Physician Turnover Rates From 2010 to 2020
THURSDAY, July 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Physician turnover rates increased from 2010 to 2014, then stabilized through 2017, with no indication of an increase during the first three quarters of 2020, coincident with COVID-19, according to a study p…
Learn MoreFDA Approves First Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill
THURSDAY, July 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the nation’s first over-the-counter birth control pill, a move that will likely pave the way for far greater access to contraception for Americans.W…
Learn MoreHigher Maternal Death Rates Among Black Women Tied to Racism, Sexism, U.N. Says
THURSDAY, July 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Black women are more likely to die during or soon after childbirth due to systemic racism and sexism in the medical system, not genetics or lifestyle, according to the United Nations.A U.N. agency, the Unite…
Learn MoreCould Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Fuel Heart Failure Risk?
THURSDAY, July 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Call it a hand signal of sorts.New research from Germany shows that the common nerve disorder carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), may be a harbinger for heart failure among older folks.In a study of 164,000 people…
Learn More¿Tiene dolor por la artritis? El estado en que vive quizá sea importante
MIÉRCOLES, 12 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Si vive en Virginia Occidental, es más probable que experimente dolor en las articulaciones debido a la artritis, según un nuevo estudio, que observó las diferencias en el dolor entre los estados. “El…
Learn MoreLos medicamentos para el TDAH no aumentan el riesgo de uso de drogas ilícitas en el futuro
MIÉRCOLES, 12 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los adolescentes que usan medicamentos estimulantes, como Ritalin, para tratar el trastorno de déficit de atención e hiperactividad (TDAH) no tienen un mayor riesgo de uso de drogas ilícitas más adela…
Learn MoreLa obesidad y el sobrepeso reducen las tasas de supervivencia en la leucemia infantil
MIÉRCOLES, 12 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Una creciente epidemia de obesidad podría afectar el resultado del tratamiento de las personas que se enfrentan a un cáncer, según un nuevo estudio de adultos y adolescentes que recibían tratamiento p…
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