Making U.S. Cities Greener Could Have Saved Thousands of Lives
TUESDAY, May 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Creating more parks and other green spaces could have prevented tens of thousands of deaths in dozens of large U.S. cities over the past two decades, a new study says. “We’ve known that living in greener area…
Learn MoreThree-Dose Pfizer Vaccine Spurs Strong Response in Youngest Children
MONDAY, May 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Pfizer/BioNTech says a three-dose regimen of its COVID-19 vaccine appears to provoke a strong immune response in the youngest age group of children — those aged 6 months to 5 years.This is the only age group n…
Learn MoreEmergency Shipment of Baby Formula Arrives From Europe
MONDAY, May 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A 35-ton shipment of hypoallergenic baby formula from Switzerland arrived in the United States on Sunday, the first delivery in what the Biden administration is calling “Operation Fly Formula” to deal with a na…
Learn MoreNearly Four in 10 Older Women Remain Sexually Active
MONDAY, May 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Many older women remain sexually active, according to the results of the latest University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging.Preeti Malani, M.D., from the University of Michigan Institute for Healthca…
Learn MoreJif Peanut Butter Recalled Due to Possible Salmonella
MONDAY, May 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Some lots of Jif brand peanut butter are being recalled as health officials investigate a multistate outbreak of Salmonella illness tied to the products.Fourteen illnesses (including two hospitalizations) tied …
Learn MoreComorbidities Explored in Palmoplantar Pustulosis
MONDAY, May 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Patients with palmoplantar pustulosis (PPP) have an overlapping comorbidity profile with patients with psoriasis vulgaris, according to a study published online April 27 in JAMA Dermatology.Dong Hyo Kim, M.D., …
Learn MoreLean Patients With NAFLD Face Higher Cardiovascular Disease
Those with normal body mass index and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are more likely to have cardiovascular disease (CVD) than those who are overweight or obese. Among 10,220 patients with NAFLD, lean patients had a higher prevalence of per…
Learn MoreGay Community Most Vulnerable to Monkeypox Threat, Vaccines Available Soon: CDC
MONDAY, May 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — At a Monday media briefing, U.S. public health officials said they are tracking a handful of travel-related monkeypox cases that have been reported across the country. Anyone can catch monkeypox, but at this t…
Learn More¿Podrían los problemas oculares reducir las puntuaciones en las pruebas de inteligencia de los mayores?
VIERNES, 20 de mayo 2022 (HealthDay News) — Ver mal hace que leer sea más difícil y que tropezar sea más fácil. Pero también puede conducir a un diagnóstico erróneo de deterioro cognitivo leve en las personas mayores, según un nuevo estudio de tamaño…
Learn MoreLos antibióticos de las cesáreas no se vinculan con el asma en la niñez
VIERNES, 20 de mayo de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Administrar antibióticos a una mujer justo antes de una cesárea no aumenta el riesgo de asma o eczema de su bebé, señala un nuevo estudio británico. Las cesáreas son comunes, pero pueden conllevar un may…
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