Overweight BMI Does Not Necessarily Mean Higher Mortality Risk
WEDNESDAY, July 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Overweight body mass index (BMI) is not necessarily associated with increased mortality risk, especially among older adults, although all-cause mortality is increased for those with BMI ≥30 kg/m², according …
Learn MoreFDA Approves First Blood Test to Predict Preeclampsia in Pregnant Women
WEDNESDAY, July 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new blood test approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration can predict imminent preeclampsia, helping pregnant women who are at risk for this severe and sometimes deadly form of high blood pressure.T…
Learn MoreCDC: More Than Three-Quarters of Americans 16 and Older Have Been Infected With COVID-19
WEDNESDAY, July 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — While a little more than half of American adults think they have had COVID-19, the reality is about 77.5 percent have been infected at least once, new government data show.The U.S. Centers for Disease Contro…
Learn MoreNew Report IDs 12 States With Smoking Rates 50 Percent Higher Than the Rest of the Country
WEDNESDAY, July 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Despite overall national declines in smoking, Americans who live in the South and Midwest are still much more likely to smoke, and smoke more, than those living in other states, a new report shows.A nonprofi…
Learn MoreAustralian Footballer Is First Female Athlete to Receive Diagnosis of CTE
WEDNESDAY, July 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Heather Anderson, a star Australian rules football player who died last November, is the first female professional athlete to be diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE.”She is the first fema…
Learn MoreFDA Sends Warning to Companies Selling THC Products That Look Like Candy, Cookies
WEDNESDAY, July 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Several companies are selling copycat food items that have the potential to trick people, including children, into consuming dangerous quantities of cannabis.On Wednesday the U.S. Food and Drug Administratio…
Learn MoreHow to Care for Your Heart During a Pregnancy
WEDNESDAY, July 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Pregnancy triggers many changes to the body, but there’s one that may surprise many women.A hidden change is that the heart has to pump, on average, nearly 50% more blood by the end of pregnancy than it did …
Learn MoreDiabetes Medications: Choosing Which Ones Are Best for You
WEDNESDAY, July 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — You have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. What are your medication options?That depends on what type of diabetes you have and what risk factors you carry.In type 2 diabetes, the body becomes resistant to…
Learn MoreMás adolescentes de todo el mundo subestiman su peso
LUNES, 3 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Menos adolescentes consideran que tienen sobrepeso, y más subestiman lo que pesan, una percepción que inquieta a los expertos preocupados por la obesidad infantil.Estas tendencias podrían reducir la efecti…
Learn MoreLa terapia de reemplazo hormonal podría aumentar el riesgo de reflujo crónico de una mujer
LUNES, 3 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Algunas mujeres toman terapia de reemplazo hormonal (TRH) para luchar contra los sofocos y sudoraciones nocturnas que acompañan a la menopausia, pero una nueva revisión de estudios sugiere que la terapia p…
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