Study Looks at Links Between Anxiety Disorders, Benzodiazepines, Dementia
MONDAY, Aug. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Benzodiazepines and anxiety disorders are associated with dementia risk, but for patients with anxiety disorders, no additional risk is seen with benzodiazepine use, according to a study published online July …
Learn MorePrepregnancy Factors Explored in Racial Disparity in Preterm Birth
MONDAY, Aug. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Prepregnancy factors related to socioeconomic status and cardiovascular health are associated with racial differences in the rates of preterm birth (PTB), according to a research letter published online Aug. 6…
Learn MoreCertain Tests for Pregnancy, Ovulation, UTIs Should Not Be Used, FDA Warns
MONDAY, Aug. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned that consumers should not use certain pregnancy, ovulation, urine, urinary tract infection, and breast milk test kits over concerns that the tests may not be sa…
Learn MoreNew Lawsuit Filed by Family of Henrietta Lacks Over Unauthorized Use of Her Cells
MONDAY, Aug. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The family of Henrietta Lacks has filed another in a series of planned lawsuits over the use of Lacks’ cells without her knowledge or consent. Known as the HeLa cell line, it has changed modern medicine becaus…
Learn MoreUnos casos de listeria provocan la retirada de helado ‘Soft Serve On the Go’
VIERNES, 11 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — El jueves, la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA) de EE. UU. retiró una marca de helado de crema, tras vincularla con unos casos de listeria en Pensilvania y Nueva York. El producto, las c…
Learn MoreDormir mal puede dañar al corazón, y el sueño de ‘recuperación’ del fin de semana no ayuda
VIERNES, 11 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Dormir mal se cobra un precio, y recuperar el sueño el fin de semana no soluciona el problema, informan unos investigadores. Un nuevo estudio de tamaño reducido mostró que la frecuencia cardiaca y la p…
Learn MoreUn estudio con ‘organoides’ cerebrales apunta a los orígenes del autismo
VIERNES, 11 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Una investigación que utilizó réplicas tridimensionales del cerebro en desarrollo, creadas en una placa de laboratorio, ofrecen nueva luz sobre el trastorno del espectro autista. Unos investigadores de…
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