Most Eutylone-Involved Deaths in 2020 Occurred in Two States
THURSDAY, Aug. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Most eutylone-involved deaths in 2020 occurred in two states, and deaths commonly co-involved illicitly manufactured fentanyls (IMFs) and cocaine or methamphetamine, according to research published in the…
Learn MoreCDC Eases COVID-19 Social Distancing Guidance
THURSDAY, Aug. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday it has loosened its COVID-19 social distancing recommendations as the American public learns to live with the virus in its midst. The new gui…
Learn MoreSurvival Benefit Seen With Triple Therapy for Severe COVID-19
THURSDAY, Aug. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with severe COVID-19 requiring high flow nasal cannula (HFNC), triple therapy of dexamethasone, remdesivir, and baricitinib is associated with significant survival benefit compared with dual t…
Learn MoreStarting Colonoscopy Every 10 Years at Age 45 Cost-Effective for All
THURSDAY, Aug. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Initiating colonoscopy every 10 years (Colo10) at age 45 years or an annual fecal immunochemical test (FIT) at 40 years is cost-effective for all body mass index (BMI) and sex groups, according to a study …
Learn MoreVegetarian Women Have Increased Risk for Hip Fracture
THURSDAY, Aug. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Compared with regular meat eaters, vegetarians, but not occasional meat eaters or pescatarians, have an increased risk for hip fracture, according to a study of women in the United Kingdom published online…
Learn MoreFlavored Nontobacco Oral Nicotine Products Widely Used by Teens
THURSDAY, Aug. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Flavored nontobacco oral nicotine products are the second most widely used nicotine product type among adolescents, according to a study published online Aug. 8 in Pediatrics.
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Learn MoreCDC IDs Two Outbreaks of GI Illness Linked to Splash Pad Use
THURSDAY, Aug. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Details of two outbreaks of gastrointestinal illness associated with splash pad use in a park in Kansas in June 2021 are presented in the Aug. 5 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention M…
Learn MoreLos hombres son más propensos al cáncer que las mujeres, pero ¿por qué?
MIÉRCOLES, 10 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los hombres son más propensos que las mujeres a desarrollar cáncer, y un nuevo estudio sugiere que esto se debe en gran medida a diferencias biológicas entre los sexos.”Tras controlar factores como f…
Learn MoreLa infección con la hepatitis C puede matar, pero menos de un tercio de los pacientes se tratan
MIÉRCOLES, 10 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Menos de un tercio de las personas con hepatitis C reciben tratamiento para esta infección, que es potencialmente letal, pero curable, en un plazo de un año tras su diagnóstico, advierte un nuevo inf…
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