Más adolescentes de EE. UU. se convierten en adictos empedernidos del vapeo
MIÉRCOLES, 9 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Más jóvenes estadounidenses que nunca se están haciendo tan adictos a los cigarrillos electrónicos que vapean en un plazo de 5 minutos tras despertarse en la mañana, muestra un nuevo análisis.Mient…
Learn MoreLos votantes de 4 estados buscan proteger el derecho al aborto
MIÉRCOLES, 9 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los votantes de EE. UU. se pronunciaron a favor del aborto el martes a través de propuestas de ley en cuatro estados, lo que se consideró como una victoria para los defensores de los derechos de ab…
Learn MoreLa mayoría de los estadounidenses tienen dificultades para dormir bien
MIÉRCOLES, 9 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Casi la mitad de los adultos estadounidenses no duermen lo que necesitan, muestra un nuevo estudio.Esta deuda de sueño se complica en muchas personas con lo que los investigadores llaman un desfase…
Learn MoreOver 3 Million U.S. School Kids Now Vaping or Smoking
THURSDAY, Nov. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Despite continued efforts by health advocates and U.S. public health officials, a huge number of middle and high school students are still using addictive tobacco products, most often vaping products.A new s…
Learn MoreGene Therapy Used for First Time to Correct Fatal Illness Before Birth
THURSDAY, Nov. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Doctors are hopeful that an innovative treatment performed before birth may help children born with the rare genetic, and often fatal, condition called Pompe disease.A thriving Canadian toddler is evidence th…
Learn MoreGrowing Up With Lead in Drinking Water May Dull Brain in Old Age
THURSDAY, Nov. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Lead is known to damage young children’s brains, and a new study suggests the effects may still be apparent in old age.Researchers found that among nearly 1,100 older U.S. adults, those who grew up in cities…
Learn MoreRaise Med Dosages in Weeks After Heart Failure Crisis for Better Outcome: Study
THURSDAY, Nov. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — When people with heart failure wind up in the hospital, it tends to become a slippery slope: They are more likely to be readmitted or die within six months during this vulnerable period.Now, new research sho…
Learn MoreChildhood Lead Exposure Tied to Worse Cognitive Function in Late Life
THURSDAY, Nov. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Exposure to lead in childhood is associated with worse cognitive functioning in late life, according to a study published in the Nov. 11 issue of Science Advances.Haena Lee, Ph.D., from Sungkyunkwan Universi…
Learn MoreAntiepileptic Med Use Increasing in Nursing Home Residents With Dementia
THURSDAY, Nov. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Antiepileptic prescribing among nursing home residents with Alzheimer disease and related dementias (ADRD) is increasing, according to a study published online Nov. 9 in the Journal of the American Geriatric…
Learn MoreUrban-Dwelling Indigenous Young People Face Higher Burden of Skin Conditions
THURSDAY, Nov. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A significant burden of atopic dermatitis and bacterial skin infections exists in urban-living Indigenous children and young people in high-income countries, according to a review published online Nov. 9 in …
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