Getting Your Child Ready for Spring Sports
SUNDAY, Feb. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Spring sports season will be here soon, so it’s time to get kids ready after a winter break.Sports can teach valuable lessons, including teamwork, good sportsmanship, good communication, preparing for success,…
Learn MoreDine Your Way to Lower Cancer Risk
SATURDAY, Feb. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Having the information to make good food choices and being physically active can help prevent disease, including cancer.The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics offers some tips for Americans who want to impro…
Learn MoreNatural Protection Against Reinfection With BA.1 COVID-19 Variant Lower
FRIDAY, Feb. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Natural immunity is substantially lower for the omicron BA.1 COVID-19 variant compared with previous variants and declines more rapidly over time, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published o…
Learn MoreRemote Evaluation Feasible for Preoperative Bariatric Care
FRIDAY, Feb. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Fully remote preoperative bariatric care has similar patient outcomes as in-person preoperative care, according to a study published online Feb. 10 in JAMA Network Open.Callie Hlavin, M.D., from the University…
Learn MoreMore Physical Activity Cuts Hospitalizations for Common Conditions
FRIDAY, Feb. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Higher levels of physical activity are associated with lower risks for hospitalization for nine of the 25 most common reasons for hospitalization, according to a study published online Feb. 16 in JAMA Network …
Learn MoreComputerized Adaptive Screen for Suicide Best for Teens With Psych Symptoms
FRIDAY, Feb. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The Ask Suicide-Screening Questions (ASQ) and the Computerized Adaptive Screen for Suicidal Youth (CASSY) instrument are equally effective for universal screening of teens presenting in the emergency departmen…
Learn MoreMore Than Half of Veterans With Likely PTSD Do Not Receive Treatment
FRIDAY, Feb. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Most people with suspected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) do not receive care, according to a study published in the February issue of Medical Care.Rachel M. Ranney, Ph.D., from the University of Califor…
Learn MorePara reducir su consumo de sal, evite estos 15 alimentos
JUEVES, 16 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los estadounidenses comen demasiada sal, y más de una docena de los alimentos preferidos y precocinados tienen gran parte de la culpa.Casi un 90 por ciento de los estadounidenses superan las directrice…
Learn More¿Fuma o vapea? El daño en el ADN podría ser el mismo
JUEVES, 16 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Un nuevo estudio incrementa unas evidencias anteriores de que vapear no es más saludable que fumar.Los investigadores analizaron células epiteliales obtenidas de las bocas de vapeadores, fumadores y pe…
Learn MoreUn estudio estilo ‘Top Gun’ de pilotos de caza podría ayudar a los astronautas
JUEVES, 16 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Un nuevo estudio encuentra cambios en los cerebros de los pilotos de caza de aviones F16, lo que podría iluminar lo que ocurre a los astronautas durante los viajes espaciales. La esperanza es que el es…
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