Jill Biden to Have Lesion Above Right Eye Removed
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — First Lady Jill Biden is scheduled to have surgery Wednesday morning to have a lesion removed from above her right eye.The lesion was discovered during routine skin cancer screening, the president’s physici…
Learn MoreAHA News: ER Nurse Went Into Cardiac Arrest at Daughter’s School
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Laura Rodriguez felt dizzy after dropping off her 5-year-old daughter for one of the first days of kindergarten.Then she began sweating as she walked the halls of the elementary school in A…
Learn MoreOral Immunotherapy With Boiled Then Roasted Peanuts Feasible
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Oral immunotherapy (OIT) using boiled followed by roasted peanuts is feasible and safe for treating children with peanut allergy, according to a study published online Jan. 11 in Clinical & Experimental All…
Learn MoreAntipsychotics Increasingly Being Prescribed to Children
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Antipsychotics are increasingly being prescribed to children, according to a study published online Jan. 10 in The Lancet Psychiatry.Maja R. Radojčić, Ph.D., from the University of Manchester in the United …
Learn MoreSymptoms in Late Reproductive Years Similar to Menopause
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Late reproductive-stage women experience multiple symptoms often associated with menopause, according to a study published online Jan. 10 in Menopause.Yamnia I. Cortés, Ph.D., M.P.H., from the School of Nur…
Learn MoreSocial Isolation Tied to Higher Dementia Risk
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Social isolation among older adults is associated with higher dementia risk, according to a study published online Jan. 11 in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.Alison R. Huang, Ph.D., from the …
Learn MoreGardening, Cooking, Nutrition Intervention at Schools Is Beneficial
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A gardening, nutrition, and cooking intervention can improve glucose control and reduce low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in school children, according to a study published online Jan. 10 in JAMA Network …
Learn MoreRisankizumab Safe, Effective at 52 Weeks for Psoriatic Arthritis
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Risankizumab provides long-term benefits in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) who have not achieved adequate response to previous therapies, according to a study recently published in Rheumatology.And…
Learn MoreVascular Risk Factors Only Explain Part of Alzheimer Disease Risk for Blacks, Hispanics
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Vascular and socioeconomic factors may increase vulnerability of Hispanic and African American individuals to Alzheimer disease, according to a study published online Jan. 3 in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Di…
Learn MoreSmartphone-Based Scleral Imaging Can ID Jaundice in Decompensated Cirrhosis
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Smartphone-based assessment of jaundice in patients with decompensated cirrhosis is feasible and accurate, mirroring levels of bilirubin and its correlations with clinical parameters, according to a study p…
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