Factory at Center of Baby Formula Recall Will Produce Similac Soon
MONDAY, Aug. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Roughly six months after it shut down its baby formula plant in Michigan, Abbott Laboratories said it plans to begin making Similac again.The baby formula will be the latest to restart production after Abbott’…
Learn MoreAll-in-One ‘Polypill’ Gets Heart Patients Taking Their Meds
MONDAY, Aug 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In a finding that proves convenience is key when it comes to sticking to a medication regimen, new research shows that combining three heart drugs into one “polypill” slashes the risk of dying from a second hea…
Learn MoreAHA News: Shift Workers With High Blood Pressure May Face Higher Heart Disease, Diabetes Risk
MONDAY, Aug. 29, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — People with high blood pressure may be at higher risk for developing cardiovascular disease and diabetes if they work frequent night shifts, new research suggests.The higher risk was more pron…
Learn MoreAlzheimer’s: Who Is Caring for the Caregivers?
MONDAY, Aug. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Katherine Sanden drove over 1,400 miles, from California to Nebraska, to care for her beloved uncle after he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in November 2020, but seeing him after years apart was more devastat…
Learn MoreAlzheimer’s: Who Is Caring for the Caregivers?
MONDAY, Aug. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Katherine Sanden drove over 1,400 miles, from California to Nebraska, to care for her beloved uncle after he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in November 2020, but seeing him after years apart was more devastat…
Learn MoreADHD Drug Adderall in Short Supply
MONDAY, Aug. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Labor shortages at Teva Pharmaceuticals have made Adderall, a widely used attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drug, hard to find in some drugstores.But the U.S. Food and Drug Administration noted t…
Learn MoreChild ER Visits for Swallowed Button Batteries Doubled in a Decade
MONDAY, Aug. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Trista Hamsmith’s 18-month-old daughter, Reese, died after swallowing a button battery that slipped out of a remote control in the fall of 2020, and the mom-turned-advocate has spent the past two years trying …
Learn MoreBlack Men Less Likely to Get Monkeypox Vaccine
MONDAY, Aug. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Although there’s now enough monkeypox vaccine to go around, the Americans who need it most still may not be getting it, a new report shows.Only 10% of the Jynneos vaccine doses have been given to Black people,…
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