Bonding With Your Baby
Expectant parents can be forgiven if they panic when they hear the word “bonding.”Library shelves and web sites are devoted to the importance of bonding with a newborn and the trauma that may result when it doesn’t take place. Many parents now fear th…
Learn MoreWarm Water Danger: What to Know About Flesh-Eating Bacteria
SATURDAY, May 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If heading back into the water this summer has you concerned about flesh-eating bacteria, an expert offers some advice. “Flesh-eating bacteria refers to an infection that spreads so rapidly that the skin and…
Learn MoreDDW: ‘Alarming’ Rise in Esophageal Cancer, Barrett Esophagus Seen in Middle-Age
FRIDAY, May 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — While the prevalence of Barrett esophagus (BE) and esophageal cancer (EC) appears to have plateaued in the elderly, it is increasing at a concerning rate in middle-aged patients, according to a study presented …
Learn MoreCardiometabolic Derangement ID’d in Overweight School Children
FRIDAY, May 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — School children aged 6 to 8 years with overweight have cardiometabolic derangements, according to a study published online May 3 in Obesity Research & Clinical Practice to coincide with the Congress on Obesity,…
Learn MoreDDW: Gallstone Disease May Predict Pancreatic Cancer Incidence
FRIDAY, May 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In the year prior to pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) diagnosis, patients present with gallstone disease six times more often than the general population, according to a study presented at the 2022 Diges…
Learn MoreDDW: Antibiotics Up Risk of Older-Onset Inflammatory Bowel Disease
FRIDAY, May 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Use of antibiotics, regardless of class, is associated with an increased risk of older-onset inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a study presented at the 2022 Digestive Disease Week, held from May 21…
Learn MoreAI Applied to Apple Watch ECG Can ID Ejection Fraction ≤40 Percent
FRIDAY, May 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Single-lead electrocardiograms (ECGs) from an Apple watch interpreted by an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm can identify ejection fraction ≤40 percent, according to a study presented at the annual meetin…
Learn MoreEl ‘Atlas Celular Humano’ crea un mapa de 1 millón de tipos de células en 33 órganos
JUEVES, 12 de mayo de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Una iniciativa internacional de investigación reveló el mapa de referencia más amplio que se ha hecho de las células individuales en el cuerpo humano, un conocimiento que podría revolucionar el estudio de…
Learn MoreEs probable que el gas nervioso sarín provocara el síndrome de la guerra del Golfo
JUEVES, 12 de mayo de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Tras 30 años, los investigadores creen que por fin tienen evidencias definitivas de la causa principal del síndrome de la guerra del Golfo: la exposición a unos niveles bajo del gas nervioso sarín.El sínd…
Learn More¿Ropa interior que protege de las ETS durante el sexo oral? La FDA dice que sí
JUEVES, 12 de mayo de 2022 (HealthDay News) — El jueves, la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA) aprobó la primera ropa interior que busca proteger de las infecciones de transmisión sexual (ITS) durante el sexo oral.Los Lorals, disponible…
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