Casi 1 de cada 5 adultos estadounidenses toma somníferos
MIÉRCOLES, 25 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Casi un 20 por ciento de los adultos estadounidenses usan un medicamento para que los ayude a dormir, ya sea ocasional o regularmente, reportaron el miércoles las autoridades de salud.Los somníferos, …
Learn MoreCoágulos sanguíneos en los pulmones: sopesar unas cirugías más tempranas para ayudar a salvar vidas
MIÉRCOLES, 25 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — La Asociación Americana del Corazón (American Heart Association, AHA) publicó una nueva declaración científica sobre las embolias pulmonares (EP), una afección que a veces resulta letal, en que un coá…
Learn MoreEn un estudio de 30 años, las lesiones en la cabeza duplicaron el riesgo de muerte a largo plazo
MIÉRCOLES, 25 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las lesiones en la cabeza ya se han vinculado con muchos problemas de salud crónicos, pero un nuevo estudio que abarcó tres décadas muestra ahora que podría duplicar, o incluso triplicar, el riesgo de…
Learn MoreAbout 1 in 3 American Adults Has an Allergy
THURSDAY, Jan. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — If it seems as though everyone you know struggles with some sort of allergy, new research suggests you are not mistaken.As many as 1 in 3 adults and 1 in 4 kids suffers from a seasonal allergy, a food allerg…
Learn MoreSiblings of Babies Who Died of SIDS May Also Face Higher Risk
THURSDAY, Jan. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Researchers have long struggled to figure out what causes a seemingly healthy baby to die suddenly in the first year of life, with an array of possible genetic and environmental factors to choose from.Now a …
Learn MoreTop FDA Official Involved in Baby Formula Debacle Resigns
THURSDAY, Jan. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A U.S. Food and Drug Administration official who has led the agency’s food policy efforts since 2018 announced his resignation on Wednesday.Frank Yiannas was also among the top officials leading the agency r…
Learn MoreHeart Disease When Young Could Bring Memory Issues by Middle Age
THURSDAY, Jan. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — People who suffer a heart attack or stroke in middle age may develop memory and thinking problems earlier in life, too, a new study finds.The study, published online Jan. 25 in the journal Neurology, focused…
Learn MoreEmergency Department Screening Program Can ID Undiagnosed Prediabetes, T2DM
THURSDAY, Jan. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An emergency department type 2 diabetes (T2D) screening program can identify patients with undiagnosed prediabetes and diabetes, according to a research letter published online Jan. 26 in JAMA Network Open.K…
Learn MoreFew Staff Receive Formal Training on CLABSI Surveillance for Home Infusion
THURSDAY, Jan. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Many home infusion therapy (HIT) staff who perform surveillance receive no formal training on central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) surveillance, according to a brief report published online…
Learn MoreSet of 15 Serum Biomarkers Can Predict Knee OA Progression
THURSDAY, Jan. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A set of 15 serum biomarkers can predict clinically relevant knee osteoarthritis (OA) progression, according to a study published in the Jan. 25 issue of Science Advances.Kaile Zhou, from the Duke Molecular …
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