Daily Marijuana Use Now Linked to Heart Risks
MONDAY, Feb. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New research suggests that smoking weed is far from benign: Toking every day might raise your odds of heart disease.The increased risk is not insignificant. Daily marijuana users are about one-third more likel…
Learn MoreCDC Warns of Rise of Drug-Resistant Shigella Bacteria
MONDAY, Feb. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Public health officials are warning about an increase in drug-resistant strains of the bacteria shigella.About 5% of shigella infections reported to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last yea…
Learn MoreInsomnia Brings Big Spike in Heart Attack Risk: Study
MONDAY, Feb. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Folks who have trouble falling or staying asleep may be more likely to have a heart attack.This is the main takeaway from new research linking insomnia to heart woes. Specifically, people with insomnia were 69…
Learn MoreAAAAI: EMR Alert Effective for Reducing Food Allergy Panel Testing
MONDAY, Feb. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An electronic medical record (EMR) alert is effective for reducing food allergy panel ordering among pediatric and adult patients, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy o…
Learn MoreAAAAI: Black Children With Eczema More Likely to Have Asthma
MONDAY, Feb. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Black children with atopic dermatitis are more likely to have asthma than non-Hispanic White children, but they are less likely to be evaluated by an allergist, according to a study presented at the annual mee…
Learn MoreHay Fever Symptoms Worse in Urban Versus Rural Areas
MONDAY, Feb. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — People living in urban areas report significantly worse hay fever symptoms than those living in rural areas, according to a study published online Feb. 21 in Scientific Reports.Ann Gledson, from University of …
Learn MorePregnancy Outcomes Worse for Young Versus Older Adolescents
MONDAY, Feb. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Young pregnant adolescents have worse outcomes than older adolescents, according to a study published in the March issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology: Maternal-Fetal Medicine.Anne M. Ambi…
Learn MoreFor-Profit Hospices Often Deliver Worse Care: Study
MONDAY, Feb. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Patients spending the end of their lives in for-profit hospices receive substantially worse care than those who are in nonprofit hospices, a new study claims. To come to that conclusion, RAND Corp. researchers…
Learn MoreSustained Low Wages Tied to Early Death Risk
MONDAY, Feb. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Sustained low-wage earning is associated with elevated mortality risk and excess deaths, according to a study published in the Feb. 21 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.Katrina L. Kezios…
Learn MoreOdds of Uncontrolled BP Increased for Black Versus White Women
MONDAY, Feb. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Black women have higher odds of uncontrolled blood pressure (BP) than White women, even after accounting for social determinants of health (SDoH), according to a study published online Feb. 27 in the Journal o…
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