Nearly a Half-Million Americans Might Have Tick-Borne Meat Allergy Syndrome
THURSDAY, July 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Tick bites can cause crippling infections like Lyme disease in humans, but new research suggests they can also trigger a serious meat allergy in far more Americans than thought.Called alpha-gal syndrome, the…
Learn MoreNeurodevelopmental Delay Seen in Offspring of Moms With Low Fiber Intake
THURSDAY, July 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Lower maternal fiber intake during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk for neurodevelopmental delay in offspring, according to a study published online July 27 in Frontiers in Nutrition.Kunio Miya…
Learn MoreCannabis Poisoning Increased After Legalization, Especially in Children
THURSDAY, July 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The legalization/decriminalization of medicinal or recreational cannabis is associated with an increase in cannabis poisonings, according to a review published online July 27 in Addiction.Sarah Allaf, from t…
Learn MoreTobacco Dependence Greater for Cigarette-Dominant Tobacco Users
THURSDAY, July 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cigarette-dominant tobacco users have a higher level of tobacco dependence (TD), according to a study published online July 26 in Nicotine and Tobacco Research.Lihua Li, Ph.D., from the Icahn School of Medic…
Learn MoreOrexin Receptor 2 Agonist Improves Sleepiness in Narcolepsy
THURSDAY, July 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with narcolepsy type 1, an orexin receptor 2 agonist, TAK-994, improves measures of sleepiness and cataplexy over eight weeks compared with placebo but is associated with hepatotoxic adverse eve…
Learn MoreOmega-3s May Protect Against Hearing Challenges
THURSDAY, July 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Higher blood levels of the omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) may protect against hearing difficulty in middle-aged adults, according to a study presented during NUTRITION 2023, the annual meeting…
Learn MoreTime-Restricted Eating May Aid Weight Loss With Type 2 Diabetes
THURSDAY, July 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Time-restricted eating (TRE) may help people with type 2 diabetes lose weight, according to a study presented during NUTRITION 2023, the annual meeting of the American Society for Nutrition, held from July 2…
Learn More2001 to 2020 Saw Shift in Rx for Disease-Modifying Therapy for Multiple Sclerosis
THURSDAY, July 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Oral disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) predominated new initiations for treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) in 2020, according to a study published online July 10 in JAMA Neurology.Mackenzie Henderson, Pha…
Learn MoreDaily Baby Aspirin Raises Odds for Brain Bleeds, With No Lowering of Stroke Risk
THURSDAY, July 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For years, older adults took a baby aspirin a day to help ward off a first-time heart attack or stroke. Now yet another study is showing the risks are not worth it for most.Specifically, researchers found th…
Learn MoreYounger Patients With Multiple Myeloma Can Achieve Durable Survival
THURSDAY, July 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Younger adults with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma who receive an autologous stem cell transplant (auto-HCT) have a median progression-free survival (PFS) of approximately 3.5 years and a median overall su…
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