Una forma rara pero peligrosa de un trastorno de la alimentación podría ser hereditaria
LUNES, 6 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los genes podrían tener una fuerte influencia en si un niño desarrolla o no un trastorno de la alimentación caracterizado por unas opciones de comida extremadamente limitadas, encuentra un nuevo estudio….
Learn MoreEntienda el significado de sus niveles de colesterol
LUNES, 6 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Quizá no piense en su colesterol con demasiada frecuencia, si es que alguna vez piensa en él, pero conocer sus niveles es muy importante.Según un experto cardiaco, es incluso útil si los revisa a una eda…
Learn MoreSudden Chest Pain: What Is Angina Pectoris?
TUESDAY, Feb. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — That feeling of crushing pain in your chest can be a medical emergency, but it can also be angina pectoris, or “stable angina” — a symptom of coronary heart disease that can be managed with medication.Angina c…
Learn MoreUSPSTF Recommends BP Measurement Throughout Pregnancy
TUESDAY, Feb. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends all pregnant people undergo blood pressure measurement throughout pregnancy to identify hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (Grade B recommendation)….
Learn MorePreventive Value of Aflibercept Questioned in NPDR Without CI-DME
TUESDAY, Feb. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Treatment with aflibercept versus sham, initiating aflibercept only if vision-threatening complications develop, yields anatomic improvement but no improvement in visual acuity for patients with nonproliferati…
Learn MoreHospital Volume Affects Liver Surgery Outcomes
TUESDAY, Feb. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The rates of in-hospital mortality and failure to rescue decrease from a hospital volume threshold of more than 25 liver resections per year, according to a study published online Feb. 2 in the British Journal…
Learn MoreLung Cancer Screening Based on Personal Risk Is Cost-Effective
TUESDAY, Feb. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Lung cancer screening strategies based on personal risk are more cost effective than the 2021 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations, according to a study published online Feb. 7 in the A…
Learn MoreVitamin D Intake Linked to Reduced Risk for Progression to Diabetes
TUESDAY, Feb. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For individuals with prediabetes, vitamin D supplementation is associated with a reduced risk for progression to diabetes, according to a review published online Feb. 7 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.Anast…
Learn MoreDefensive Information Processing Is Barrier to CRC Screening Uptake
TUESDAY, Feb. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Defensive information processing (DIP) is a barrier to colorectal cancer screening uptake, according to a study published online Feb. 6 in Cancer.Nicholas Clarke, Ph.D., from Dublin City University in Ireland,…
Learn MoreHispanic, Black Americans on Dialysis Face Higher Risks for Dangerous Infections
TUESDAY, Feb. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Kidney disease patients on dialysis are 100 times more likely to contract a dangerous blood infection than people not receiving the treatment — and that risk is borne primarily by Hispanic and Black Americans…
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