New Charts Track ‘Normal’ Brain Growth, Decline Through the Life Span
WEDNESDAY, April 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Doctors use all sorts of tools to determine if a person is fit and developing normally — charts tracking height and weight for growing children, tables showing healthy blood pressure and cholesterol in adu…
Learn MoreCould Antibiotic-Resistant Germs Be Passed Between You & Your Pet?
WEDNESDAY, April 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Humans and their pets tend to share a tight bond, but they may also share antibiotic-resistant bacteria, new research shows.Even worse for humans is the fact that these bacteria may contain antibiotic-resis…
Learn MoreGot A-Fib? Shed Pounds Before Treatment to Stop Its Return
WEDNESDAY, April 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If you’re one of the millions of people with a common heart rhythm disorder called atrial fibrillation (a-fib), losing weight before treatment may increase the odds that your a-fib doesn’t come back.In a ne…
Learn MoreAHA News: Walking Your Way to Better Health? Remember the Acronym FIT
WEDNESDAY, April 6, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — So you put on extra pounds during the pandemic. Your cholesterol’s too high. Maybe you need to do a better job managing blood pressure. It can feel like a lot to tackle.But taking that firs…
Learn MorePrimary Care-Based Screening Ups Thin Melanoma Detection
WEDNESDAY, April 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Primary care-based melanoma screening is associated with increased detection of thin melanomas, according to a study published online April 6 in JAMA Dermatology.Martha Matsumoto, M.D., from the University …
Learn MoreRacial Disparities Seen in Adverse Renal Outcomes for Pediatric Lupus
WEDNESDAY, April 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For children with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), the proportion of admissions with adverse renal outcomes decreased from 2006 to 2019, but racial disparities in outcomes persisted, according to a study…
Learn MoreTeens With Severe Substance Use Disorder May Not Grow Out of It
WEDNESDAY, April 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For a majority of adolescents with severe substance use disorder (SUD), symptomatic substance use will persist in middle age, according to a study published online April 1 in JAMA Network Open.Sean Esteban …
Learn MoreSimplified Approaches to Hypertension Screening Seem Reliable
WEDNESDAY, April 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Simplified blood pressure (BP) screening approaches appear to be reliable for diagnosing hypertension without missing many cases, according to a study published online April 1 in PLOS Medicine.Rodrigo M. Ca…
Learn MoreFine Particulate Matter Levels Up With Social Cannabis Smoking
WEDNESDAY, April 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In-home social cannabis bong smoking is associated with markedly increased levels of fine particulate matter in indoor air, according to a research letter published online March 30 in JAMA Network Open.
Patton Khuu Nguyen and S. Katharine Hammond, Ph.D., both from University of California at Berkeley, measured fine particulate matter (PM₂.₅)...
Learn MoreAAD: Skin Videomicroscopy Biomarker May Help Predict Cancer Relapse
WEDNESDAY, April 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients who have undergone hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) for hematologic cancer, leukocyte-endothelial interactions visualized directly in skin may help predict prognosis, according to a stu…
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