More Shipments of Baby Formula Heading to Store Shelves Soon
THURSDAY, May 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) – At least some American parents and caregivers needing formula for their infants will be able to find it on store shelves as soon as this weekend. About 60 tons of formula arrived at Dulles International Airpor…
Learn MoreDiabetes Drug Metformin Disappoints in New Breast Cancer Treatment Trial
THURSDAY, May 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A landmark clinical trial finds that a hoped-for treatment for early-stage breast cancer isn’t the answer in most cases.The international trial tested the inexpensive diabetes medication metformin and found t…
Learn MoreVitamin D Supplements Won’t Help Prevent Diabetes
THURSDAY, May 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — While vitamin D may have other benefits, preventing type 2 diabetes in high-risk adults does not appear to be one of them.A new Japanese trial found no significant difference among study participants who used…
Learn MoreGuns in the Home Raise Suicide Risks for Teens
THURSDAY, May 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Teens who have access to guns are at a higher risk for suicide or suicide attempts, new research shows. Compounding the situation, about one-third of all U.S. adolescents coming to the emergency department fo…
Learn MorePost-COVID Conditions Are Common Among Adult Survivors
WEDNESDAY, May 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Incident conditions that may be attributable to COVID-19 are common among adult COVID-19 survivors, according to research published in the May 24 early-release issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control …
Learn MoreAbbott to Re-Open Baby Formula Plant on June 4
WEDNESDAY, May 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Beginning June 4, Abbott Nutrition will restart producing baby formula at a shuttered factory that has been central to the ongoing shortage of infant formula in the United States, the company announced on Tu…
Learn MoreFDA Approves First Treatment for Eosinophilic Esophagitis
WEDNESDAY, May 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the monoclonal antibody Dupixent (dupilumab) to treat eosinophilic esophagitis patients 12 years and older.The efficacy and safety of Dupixent was evaluat…
Learn MoreSuicide by Firearm Down Globally From 1990 to 2019
WEDNESDAY, May 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Most of the world saw a trend of decreasing suicide by firearm between 1990 and 2019, according to a study published online May 25 in PLOS ONE.Irena Ilic, M.D., Ph.D., from the University of Belgrade in Serb…
Learn MoreAmerican Urological Association, May 13-16
The annual meeting of the American Urological Association was held from May 13 to 16 in New Orleans and attracted participants from around the world, including clinicians, academicians, allied health professionals, and others interested in urology. T…
Learn MoreLa COVID puede ‘resurgir’ tras el tratamiento con Paxlovid, señalan los CDC
MARTES, 24 de mayo de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La COVID-19 puede resurgir después de que una persona infectada se haya sometido a una ronda de Paxlovid, el antiviral que se usa para minimizar un episodio de coronavirus, según un aviso publicado el mar…
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