Not Allergic to Penicillin After All? Your Pharmacy May Not Know
TUESDAY, Feb. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When testing determines that a patient who was thought to be allergic to penicillin actually is not, the warning is expected to be removed from their charts and pharmacy records.But that “de-labeling” is not …
Learn MoreLess Sleep Brings Worse Grades for College Kids, Study Finds
TUESDAY, Feb. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Late-night cramming, hall parties and other nocturnal activities can rob college kids of sleep, taking a big toll on grade point averages.Freshmen who racked up fewer than 6 hours of sleep a night saw a drop …
Learn MoreUSPSTF Reaffirms Recommendation Against Genital Herpes Screening
TUESDAY, Feb. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends against routine screening for genital herpes simplex virus (HSV) among asymptomatic adults and adolescents. This recommendation forms the basis of a…
Learn MoreRisk for Diabetes After COVID-19 Still Increased During Omicron Phase
TUESDAY, Feb. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The risk for diabetes is increased after COVID-19 infection, even during the current phase dominated by omicron variants, according to a research letter published online Feb. 14 in JAMA Network Open.Alan C. K…
Learn MoreCAPTURE Screening Tool Has High Specificity for Identifying COPD
TUESDAY, Feb. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Assessment in Primary Care to Identify Undiagnosed Respiratory Disease and Exacerbation Risk (CAPTURE) screening tool has low sensitivity and high specificity …
Learn MoreHealthier School Meals Program Led to Less Overweight Kids: Study
TUESDAY, Feb 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — More than a decade ago, the Obama administration passed the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 as a way to counter the toll the obesity epidemic was taking on children’s health.The goal was to markedly impr…
Learn More0.05 Percent Atropine Eye Drops Result in Lower Incidence of Myopia
TUESDAY, Feb. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Nightly use of 0.05 percent atropine eye drops compared with placebo results in a significantly lower incidence of myopia and a lower percentage of patients with fast myopic shift at two years among children …
Learn MorePoorer Schools Could Bring Higher Dementia Rates Many Decades Later
TUESDAY, Feb. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — What do race and early education have to do with dementia risk among seniors? Quite a bit, a new study suggests.Researchers spent decades tracking the onset of dementia among nearly 21,000 U.S. seniors, befor…
Learn MoreLink Found Between Maternal HIV Status and Inflammation in Pregnancy
TUESDAY, Feb. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Maternal HIV status is associated with inflammation/immune activation during pregnancy, which may affect child growth, according to a study published online Jan. 2 in the Journal of Infectious Diseases.Stepha…
Learn MoreStaying Married in Midlife Tied to Lower Later Dementia Risk
TUESDAY, Feb. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Staying married in midlife is associated with a lower risk for dementia, according to a study recently published in the Journal of Aging and Health.Vegard Skirbekk, Ph.D., from the Norwegian Institute of Publ…
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