Perception of E-Cigarettes as More Harmful Increased 2019 to 2020
THURSDAY, June 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Between 2019 and 2020, there was an increase in the perception of electronic cigarettes as more harmful than cigarettes, according to a study published online June 8 in the American Journal of Preventive Medi…
Learn MoreFour in 10 U.S. Adults Not Comfortable Performing CPR
THURSDAY, June 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Six in 10 U.S. adults feel comfortable taking charge and giving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), according to the results of a survey released by the American Heart Association.The online survey was condu…
Learn MoreWHO Experts Open to Notion That China Lab Leak Spurred COVID-19
THURSDAY, June 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In an about-face from an original report on what might have caused the COVID-19 pandemic, experts enlisted by the World Health Organization said Thursday that they could not discount the “China lab leak” theo…
Learn MoreModerna Says Updated Vaccine Tackles Omicron
THURSDAY, June 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Moderna announced Wednesday that its updated COVID-19 booster shot does a better job at thwarting the omicron variant than the original version does.”We are thrilled to share the preliminary data analysis on …
Learn MoreTwo New Omicron Subvariants Gain Ground in the U.S.
THURSDAY, June 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 are spreading rapidly in the United States, but it is not yet clear if they will trigger a new wave of infections or a surge in hospitalizations and deaths, experts say.T…
Learn MoreLa cirugía para perder peso podría reducir en gran medida el riesgo de muchos tipos de cáncer
MIÉRCOLES, 8 de junio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Bajar mucho peso mediante una cirugía para perder peso puede reducir de forma significativa el riesgo de desarrollar, o de morir de, un cáncer, según tres estudios recientes.Las personas obesas que se …
Learn MoreLos cigarrillos mentolados quizá enganchen a los fumadores jóvenes más rápido, según un estudio
MIÉRCOLES, 8 de junio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Mientras la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA) de EE. UU. sopesa prohibir la venta de cigarrillos mentolados, un estudio reciente refuerza el vínculo entre el tabaco con sabor a menta y e…
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