Concentrations of Certain Antiseizure Meds Drop During Pregnancy
FRIDAY, Feb. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Among pregnant women with epilepsy, dose-normalized concentrations of several antiseizure medications decrease during pregnancy, according to a study published online Feb. 14 in JAMA Neurology.Page B. Pennell…
Learn MoreCDC Expected to Loosen Mask Guidance on Friday
FRIDAY, Feb. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to announce Friday that most Americans can shed their masks in indoor public settings, as the agency changes how it measures the threat of corona…
Learn MoreResearchers May Be Close to a Cure for Type 1 Diabetes
FRIDAY, Feb. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Science could be well on its way to a cure for type 1 diabetes, as researchers hone transplant therapies designed to restore patients’ ability to produce their own insulin, experts say.At least one patient — a…
Learn MoreBird Flu Sweeping Through Poultry in Eastern U.S.
FRIDAY, Feb, 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Mass cullings have been implemented as a highly contagious form of avian flu has swept across the eastern half of the United States in recent weeks, killing both farmed poultry and wild birds.“It’s very concer…
Learn MoreSudden Reaction to a Food? It Could Be Adult-Onset Allergy
FRIDAY, Feb. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — You bite into an apple and suddenly your mouth starts tingling. Or you eat shrimp for dinner and get hives.You’re not a kid and you’ve been able to eat these foods your whole life, so what’s going on?A number …
Learn MoreCOVID Has Robbed 5.2 Million Children Worldwide of Parent, Caregiver
FRIDAY, Feb. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — At least 5.2 million children worldwide have lost a parent or caregiver to COVID-19, and researchers say urgent action is needed to help them.”We estimate that for every person reported to have died as a resul…
Learn MoreHealth Highlights: Feb. 25, 2022
CDC expected to loosen U.S. mask guidance on Friday. The move comes after the agency shifts its focus from community COVID-9 case numbers to the numbers of hospitalizations and local hospital capacity. Read moreIs a cure for type 1 diabetes near? Scie…
Learn MoreCrowded Venues Are Opening Again: Know Your COVID Risks
FRIDAY, Feb. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Many folks have been waiting over two years for the chance to hear live music and see sports in person again, but if you plan to attend events you still need to protect yourself against COVID, an expert says.”…
Learn MoreVoices in Your Head: Wearing Headphones Changes Listening
FRIDAY, Feb. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Headphones have a much greater impact on listeners than external speakers because they put voices “inside your head,” a new study explains.”Headphones produce a phenomenon called in-head localization, which ma…
Learn MoreIUDs a Very Effective Form of Birth Control, Study Confirms
FRIDAY, Feb. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — You’ve just delivered your second or third child, and you’re ready to close the door on any future pregnancies. Does it matter whether you choose to use an IUD or have your tubes tied? It turns out that IUDs a…
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