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Rates of Health Care Use Higher After Positive SARS-CoV-2 Test

FRIDAY, Oct. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The rates of health care use are significantly higher after a positive severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) test than after a negative test, according to a study published online Oct. 1…

One in Four Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Has Osteoporosis

FRIDAY, Oct. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — More than one-quarter of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have osteoporosis, according to a study published online Sept. 23 in Scientific Reports.Samaneh Moshayedi, from Arak University of Medical Scien…

Psoriasis Patients Who Meditate May Ease Symptoms, Improve QOL

FRIDAY, Oct. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Meditation may help patients manage psoriasis, according to a review published online Sept. 14 in Dermatology and Therapy.Erin Bartholomew, from University of California, San Francisco, and colleagues conducte…

Alisadores químicos para el cabello relacionadas con el riesgo de cáncer uterino (Estudio NIH)

Chemical Hair Straighteners Linked to Uterine Cancer Risk (NIH Study)

AHA News: Protegiendo a las personas LGBTQ de los riesgos del aislamiento social para la salud

VIERNES, 21 de octubre de 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Las formas en que Donald M. Bell y sus vecinos en Chicago se vinculan unos con otros son tan sencillas como significantes.”Tenemos ciertos rituales que reúnen a determinados grupos de…

ERs Seeing Huge Rise in Cases of Sexual Assault

FRIDAY, Oct. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Victims of sexual assault are seeking treatment in U.S. emergency rooms in growing numbers, with University of Michigan (UM) researchers detecting a 15-fold increase between 2006 and 2019.Rapes and other forms…

Surgeon General Says ‘Toxic Workplaces’ Take Big Toll on Workers’ Health

FRIDAY, Oct. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Just about anyone who’s ever dealt with a toxic work environment can tell you about the toll it takes on your physical and mental health. Now, the U.S. government is backing that perception up with some eviden…

Add COVID Shot to Routine Vaccine Schedule: CDC Panel

FRIDAY, Oct. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) – In an unanimous vote on Thursday, a panel of U.S. vaccine experts recommended that COVID shots be added to the list of recommended vaccinations for children and adults.Now it’s up to the U.S. Centers of Disease…

Kept Home Under Lockdown, U.S. Couples May Have Spurred a ‘Baby Bump’

FRIDAY, Oct. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The pandemic brought about a lot of changes in people’s lives. For many, that included a new baby.The United States saw a “baby bump” in 2021 described in a new study as “the first major reversal in declining …