Las variantes del virus de la COVID se podrían ‘esconder’ en el cuerpo, según un estudio
MIÉRCOLES, 22 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Parece que las variantes del coronavirus pueden esconderse en el cuerpo humano de forma muy parecida a algunos de sus primos virales, lo que dificulta que las personas infectadas se deshagan del virus…
Learn MoreLa telemedicina ayudó a muchos pacientes con EM durante la pandemia
JUEVES, 3 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los estadounidenses con esclerosis múltiple (EM) usaron la telemedicina con frecuencia durante la pandemia, y muchos se sintieron felices con los resultados, encuentra un estudio reciente.”Los hallazgos s…
Learn MoreSackler Family & Purdue Pharma Reach Deal With U.S. States Over Opioid Crisis
THURSDAY, March 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A deal has been reached between members of the Sackler family and their company, Purdue Pharma, to settle thousands of lawsuits over their role in the U.S. opioid epidemic.In return for an end to all current…
Learn MoreImmunization Against Common Infection of Babies Could Be Near
THURSDAY, March 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Each year, RSV sends as many as 58,000 kids under age 5 to U.S. hospitals, but a vaccine in development may dramatically reduce the risk for severe illness.RSV, short for Respiratory Syncytial Virus, typical…
Learn MoreImplanted ‘Drug Factory’ Wipes Out Cancers in Mice — Could It Help People?
THURSDAY, March 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Tiny, implantable drug “factories” that churn out an immune system protein could offer a new way to battle some cancers, if research in lab mice pans out.Researchers said the technology is readily translatab…
Learn MoreExercise Helps You Sleep, But Which Workout Is Best?
THURSDAY, March 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Folks tussling with lousy sleep often turn to the sidewalk or the treadmill or the bike, figuring that aerobic exercise will earn them a few more minutes of solid snoozing.They might be better off hefting so…
Learn MoreAHA News: Traumatic Brain Injury May Raise Veterans’ Long-Term Stroke Risk
THURSDAY, March 3, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Military veterans who had a traumatic brain injury may have an increased long-term risk of stroke, new research suggests.The study, which used data from more than 610,000 veterans, found tho…
Learn MoreAHA News: Eating Too Many Sulfur Amino Acids May Boost Cardiovascular Disease and Death Risk
THURSDAY, March 3, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Eating too much food containing sulfur amino acids – primarily found in proteins such as beef, chicken and dairy – may increase a person’s risk of cardiovascular disease and death, according…
Learn MoreSuicide Mortality Decreased From 2018 to 2020 After Rising Since 2000
THURSDAY, March 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Suicide mortality increased from 2000 to 2018, then decreased from 2018 to 2020, according to a February data brief published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Healt…
Learn MoreE-Cigarette Use Linked to Increased Odds of Prediabetes
THURSDAY, March 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Use of electronic cigarettes is associated with an increased likelihood of prediabetes, according to a study published online March 3 in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.Zhenyu Zhang, Ph.D., from …
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