How Kids Are Being Injured by Ceiling Fans
THURSDAY, Aug. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — It’s fun to playfully toss a toddler into the air, or tote a kid piggyback-style on your shoulders.But those delightful giggles may come with a risk of head injury from a typically overlooked hazard — the r…
Learn MoreOral Piroxicam Plus Levonorgestrel Increases Efficacy of Emergency Contraception
THURSDAY, Aug. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Oral piroxicam coadministered with levonorgestrel improves the efficacy of emergency contraception (EC), according to a study published online Aug. 16 in The Lancet.Raymond Hang Wun Li, M.D., from the Univer…
Learn MoreLow Recurrence Seen With Omission of Radiation in Some Breast Cancer Cases
THURSDAY, Aug. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The incidence of local recurrence at five years is low among women aged at least 55 years with T1N0, grade 1 or 2, luminal A breast cancer who were treated with breast-conserving surgery and endocrine therap…
Learn MorePain at One Year Post-MI Linked to Increased Risk for Mortality
THURSDAY, Aug. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Pain is prevalent one year after myocardial infarction (MI) and is associated with an increased risk for all-cause mortality, according to a study published online Aug. 16 in the Journal of the American Hear…
Learn MoreFlesh-Eating Bacteria Kills 3 People in Connecticut, New York
THURSDAY, Aug. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Public health officials are warning people about the risks of flesh-eating bacterial infections and how to avoid them after the deaths of three older adults on the northeast coast.Two of the deaths from vibr…
Learn MoreAHA News: Understanding the Link Between Long COVID and Mental Health Conditions
THURSDAY, Aug. 17, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Researchers have long understood that people with chronic health conditions, such as heart disease, are at increased risk for depression. The same may be true for people with COVID-19 sympto…
Learn MoreResidential Fine Particulate Matter Tied to Higher Dementia Risk
THURSDAY, Aug. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Higher residential levels of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) are associated with higher rates of incident dementia, according to a study published online Aug. 14 in JAMA Internal Medicine.Boya Zhang, Ph.D., …
Learn MorePandemic Tied to Greater Weight Gain in Youths 10 to 12 Years Old
THURSDAY, Aug. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There were significantly greater increases in body mass index (BMI) over time in 10- to 12-year-old youth during the COVID-19 pandemic versus before the pandemic, according to a research letter published onl…
Learn MoreMedian Door-in-Door-Out Time 174 Minutes for Interhospital Stroke Transfer
THURSDAY, Aug. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with interhospital transfer for acute stroke, the median door-in-door-out time is 174 minutes, which is longer than current recommendations, according to a study published in the Aug. 15 issue o…
Learn MoreMagnesium Before Premature Birth at 30 to 34 Weeks Has Limited Benefit
THURSDAY, Aug. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Intravenous magnesium sulfate before preterm birth at 30 to 34 weeks of gestation does not improve child survival free of cerebral palsy, according to a study published in the Aug. 15 issue of the Journal of…
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