Police Often Fail to Enforce Laws on Underage Drinking: Study
TUESDAY, Aug. 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Underage drinking is an issue in many U.S. communities, but the number of law enforcement agencies using alcohol-related enforcement strategies has remained low or dropped in the past decade. In a new study, r…
Learn MoreDuctal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS): What It Is, Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
A breast cancer diagnosis can be terrifying, but one type of early-stage disease is noninvasive and has high survival odds.There have been an estimated 297,790 new cases of breast cancer diagnosed in the United States so far this year, the U.S. Nation…
Learn MoreUnderstanding the Stages of Breast Cancer: 0, 1, 2, 3 & 4
A diagnosis of breast cancer comes with many tough questions, but one of the biggest is what stage your cancer is. Millions of women struggle with such questions every year: Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in the United States, with t…
Learn MoreWhen Are You Most Likely to Conceive? An Expert Explains ‘Fertile Windows’
When you’re trying to become pregnant, understanding when in your cycle you’re the most fertile is key to success. Dr. Rebecca Flyckt, medical director of University Hospitals Fertility Center in Beachwood, Ohio, shares what you need to know about “fe…
Learn MoreEndometriosis: What It Is, Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Diet & Treatment
Endometriosis is a painful chronic condition affecting approximately 11% of American women aged 15 to 44, with symptoms that range from severe period pain, long-term pelvic pain, pain during sex and even infertility.The Office on Women’s Health says i…
Learn MoreBP Measurements Inaccurate With Undercuffing, Overcuffing
MONDAY, Aug. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Miscuffing results in inaccurate blood pressure (BP) measurements, according to a study published online Aug. 7 in JAMA Internal Medicine.Junichi Ishigami, M.D., M.P.H., from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School …
Learn MoreThree Fleaborne Typhus-Associated Deaths Reported in 2022
MONDAY, Aug. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Three cases of fleaborne typhus-associated deaths were reported during 2022, according to research published in the Aug. 4 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality W…
Learn MoreSchool-Based Water Promotion Intervention Can Cut Overweight
MONDAY, Aug. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For elementary school students, a school-based water promotion and access intervention can attenuate the increase in the prevalence of overweight, but not obesity, according to a study published online Aug. 7 i…
Learn MoreGeneric, Brand-Name Medication Similarly Effective for COPD
MONDAY, Aug. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), generic and brand-name fluticasone-salmeterol are similarly effective and safe, according to a study published online Aug. 8 in the Annals of Inte…
Learn MoreGadolinium-Enhanced MRI Can Differentiate Meniere From Vestibular Migraine
MONDAY, Aug. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the inner ear can help differentiate Meniere disease (MD) from vestibular migraine (VM), according to a study published online June 26 in The Laryngoscope…
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