El ejercicio podría mejorar los resultados de las personas que luchan contra un cáncer de esófago
JUEVES, 3 de febrero de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Alan Holman no dejó de hacer ejercicio cuando le dijeron que tenía cáncer, y se alegra, ahora que unos investigadores de Reino Unido afirman que un ejercicio moderado podría mejorar los resultados de la…
Learn MoreEl sentido del olfato de los humanos quizá se esté apagando
VIERNES, 4 de febrero de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Tal vez su sentido del olfato no sea tan bueno como el de sus ancestros.Un nuevo estudio que evaluó las percepciones de los voluntarios de las pruebas a varios aromas, incluyendo el olor de axilas, amp…
Learn MoreCDC Turns to Wastewater Data to Track COVID’s Spread
FRIDAY, Feb. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — It’s less enchanting than reading tea leaves, but federal health officials announced Friday that they are expanding nationwide efforts to track COVID-19 by monitoring virus levels found in raw sewage.The U.S. C…
Learn MoreRed Cross Says Blood Shortage Is Worst in a Decade
FRIDAY, Feb. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The American Red Cross is pleading for donors as it grapples with its worst blood shortage in more than a decade.The shortage poses a risk to patient care because doctors are forced to make decisions about whi…
Learn MoreAHA News: Deadly Type of Stroke Increasing Among Younger and Middle-Aged Adults
FRIDAY, Feb. 4, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — New cases of a debilitating and often deadly type of stroke that causes bleeding in the brain have been increasing in the U.S., growing at an even faster rate among younger to middle-aged adult…
Learn MoreAHA News: Quick Attention Saved Construction Foreman During Heart Attack
FRIDAY, Feb. 4, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — At 4:30 a.m. on a Monday morning last spring, Peter Denton got up in darkness, dressed and jumped in his pickup truck. The drive to his work site in Detroit took a little more than an hour.As a…
Learn MoreBleeding Events Up With Full-Dose Thromboprophylaxis in COVID-19
FRIDAY, Feb. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For hospitalized COVID-19 patients, bleeding events are more common after receiving full-dose anticoagulation, according to a study published online Dec. 27 in Hospital Pharmacy.Maya R. Chilbert, Pharm.D., from…
Learn MoreExperts Propose Solutions to the Opioid Crisis in North America
FRIDAY, Feb. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Fundamental reform of regulatory systems is needed to address the opioid crisis in North America and beyond, according to recommendations from a Commission report published online Feb. 2 in The Lancet.Keith Hum…
Learn MoreASA: Less Bleeding Seen With Tenecteplase for Ischemic Stroke
FRIDAY, Feb. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with ischemic stroke, use of tenecteplase (TNK) for thrombolysis is associated with a lower rate of symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage (sICH) than alteplase (ALT), according to a study presented a…
Learn MoreType 1 Diabetes Diagnoses in Children Increased During Pandemic
FRIDAY, Feb. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There has been a significant increase in the number of type 1 diabetes (T1D) diagnoses in children during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published online Jan. 24 in JAMA Pediatrics.Bethany L. Gotte…
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