La menopausia podría significar más apnea del sueño y articulaciones adoloridas
VIERNES, 4 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La apnea del sueño podría vincularse con el dolor en las articulaciones y la fatiga en las mujeres postmenopáusicas, sugiere un estudio reciente.”Este estudio resalta una oportunidad para aumentar la ide…
Learn MoreUnos veterinarios detectan a la variante delta en una gata doméstica
VIERNES, 4 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Una gata de Pensilvania que estaba infectada con la variante delta del virus SARS-CoV-2 es el primer caso conocido de una variante que ocurre en un felino doméstico en Estados Unidos.Una secuenciación de…
Learn MoreEl tabaquismo sigue arraigado en las comunidades más pobres de EE. UU.
LUNES, 7 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Aunque el tabaquismo se ha reducido en Estados Unidos, la tasa de uso de tabaco en las comunidades más pobres es el doble que los niveles nacionales, según un estudio reciente.También vinculó fumar con las…
Learn MoreEPA Proposes Tougher Emission Standards for Big Trucks
MONDAY, March 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Tighter restrictions on emissions from big trucks were proposed Monday by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).”Seventy-two million people are estimated to live near truck freight routes in America, …
Learn MoreCongenital Heart Defect May Up Risk for Critical COVID-19 Illness
MONDAY, March 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Patients with congenital heart defects (CHD) with COVID-19 have an increased prevalence of critical COVID-19 illness, according to a research letter published online March 7 in Circulation.Karrie F. Downing, M…
Learn MorePrevalence of Smoking 28.1 Percent in Underserved Communities
MONDAY, March 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In underserved communities, the prevalence of smoking is 28.1 percent, and many current smokers have depression and generalized anxiety, according to a study published online March 7 in Cancer.Sue C. Lin, Ph.D…
Learn MorePractices Supporting Breastfeeding Help Moms Achieve Goals
MONDAY, March 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For low-income women, experiencing maternity care practices supportive of breastfeeding is associated with an increased likelihood of meeting prenatal breastfeeding intentions, according to a study published o…
Learn MoreSocioeconomic Deprivation Ups Missed Clinic Visits for Children
MONDAY, March 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Children with medical complexity (CMC) living in areas of greater socioeconomic deprivation have an increased risk for missing patient-centered medical home (PCMH) visits, according to a study published online…
Learn MoreBlack Americans Now More Likely to Die of Drug Overdoses Than Whites
MONDAY, March 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For two decades, the death rate from opioid overdoses was higher among white Americans than Black Americans. But that changed in 2020, signaling an end to the notion that the overdose crisis is a “white proble…
Learn MoreNAFLD May Raise Risk for Severe Hypoglycemia in T2DM
MONDAY, March 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is associated with a higher risk for severe hypoglycemia in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a study published online Feb. 23 in JAMA Network Open.Ji-Yeon Le…
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