Clinical Trials Could Help Stop Alzheimer’s. But Who Will Join Them?
FRIDAY, Nov. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — New drugs that could slow or prevent the start of dementia would be groundbreaking, but a new poll suggests many middle-aged adults may be reluctant to take part in the studies that test those medications.Only …
Learn MoreInfant Head-Shaping Pillows Are Useless and Dangerous to Baby, FDA Warns
FRIDAY, Nov. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Infant head-shaping pillows are not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and should not be used, the agency warned Thursday.The pillows can create an unsafe sleep environment for infants, potentiall…
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Low-nicotine cigarettes won’t leave smokers agitated. Cigarettes with nicotine at 5% of the normal dose can help anxious or depressed smokers quit, without adding to the mood or anxiety problems that led them to smoke in the first place, a new study f…
Learn MorePregnancy Is Most Dangerous for the Very Young
FRIDAY, Nov. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — When preteen children or very young teenagers become pregnant, they face higher rates of complications and a greater risk of winding up in the intensive care unit than older teens do, a new study finds.The ques…
Learn MoreCommon Blood Pressure Drug Might Prevent Alzheimer’s in Black Patients
FRIDAY, Nov. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A new study has shown the blood pressure drug telmisartan may offer new hope as an Alzheimer’s treatment in Black patients. It did not show the same benefit in white people.Learning how people from different et…
Learn MoreCDC Updates Recommendations for Prescribing Opioids for Pain
THURSDAY, Nov. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In a clinical practice guideline issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and published in the Nov. 4 issue of the agency’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, updated recommendations …
Learn MorePresymptomatic Transmission Seen With Monkeypox
THURSDAY, Nov. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Substantial monkeypox transmission occurs before symptoms appear or are detected, according to a study published online Nov. 2 in The BMJ.Thomas Ward, from the U.K. Health Security Agency in London, and colle…
Learn MorePrevalence of Arthritis Higher Among Caregivers
THURSDAY, Nov. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The prevalence of arthritis is higher among caregivers than noncaregivers, and caregivers with arthritis are more likely to report disabilities, according to research published in the Nov. 4 issue of the U.S…
Learn MoreRoutine Vaccination Coverage Decreased in 2021 Worldwide
THURSDAY, Nov. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Routine vaccination coverage decreased worldwide in 2021, according to research published in the Nov. 4 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.Audr…
Learn MoreWorsening BP Outcomes Seen in HTN Patients During Pandemic
THURSDAY, Nov. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For individuals with hypertension, worsening blood pressure (BP) outcomes were seen during the first eight months of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published online Nov. 1 in Hypertension.Hiroshi…
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