Some Donor Livers Keep Working for 100 Years: Study
TUESDAY, Oct. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Some human livers are tougher than others, lasting more than 100 cumulative years between the organ’s original host and a transplant recipient, a new study discovers.Understanding what makes these livers so r…
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Over 1 million Americans ration insulin due to high cost. Many people delayed picking up their prescription, while others took lower doses than they needed, researchers found. Read moreAlong Eastern Seaboard, hurricanes getting bigger, wetter. Fast-bu…
Learn MoreEarly Elementary School Start Times May Not Harm Kids’ Grades
TUESDAY, Oct. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — While later school start times can benefit middle and high school students, elementary school kids do just fine with an earlier wake-up call, according to new research.An earlier bell in elementary school may…
Learn MoreAlong Eastern Seaboard, Hurricanes Getting Bigger, Wetter
TUESDAY, Oct. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The Atlantic seaboard could be in for faster-forming and wetter hurricanes, new research warns.Climate change is the overarching cause, experts say.As parts of the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico recove…
Learn MoreNot Just for Glasses: Eye Exams Could Save Your Life
TUESDAY, Oct. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Eyes may be your window to good health.Patient Barbara Krupar, a 65-year-old Ohio retiree, learned this firsthand.Krupar made an appointment with her ophthalmologist after experiencing disturbing vision chang…
Learn More片頭痛は心・脳血管疾患発症のリスク上昇と関連
女性の片頭痛患者では心・脳血管疾患（CCD）の発症リスクが高まる可能性のあることが、「Journal of Clinical Neurology」5月号に掲載された論文において明らかにされた。 片頭痛は一部のCCDと関連することが知られており、特に若年女性や前兆のある片頭痛患者でその傾向が強いとされている。また、片頭痛が一般に思春期以降に発症するのに対し、CCDの多くが高齢者で発症することから、この隔たりが両者の関係性の評価を難しくしており、片頭痛の診断からCCDの発症まで長期間にわたる研究が望…
Learn MoreMenopausal Vasomotor Symptoms Tied to White Matter Hyperintensity
MONDAY, Oct. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Menopausal vasomotor symptoms (VMS), particularly occurring during sleep, are associated with greater white matter hyperintensity volume (WMHV), according to a study published online Oct. 12 in Neurology.Rebec…
Learn MoreNew Omicron Variants Gaining Foothold in United States
MONDAY, Oct. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) – New, more contagious omicron variants are starting to spread across the United States, new government data show.Luckily, these variants are related to the Omicron variant BA.5, so recently updated booster shots…
Learn MoreAbbott Announces Recall of Infant Formula Over Defective Caps
MONDAY, Oct. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Abbott Inc. has announced that it is again recalling some of its infant formula products, though the company said this latest recall is small and should not significantly impact nationwide supply.The recall wa…
Learn MoreMajor Trial of Monkeypox Treatment TPOXX to Launch in Africa
MONDAY, Oct. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The ability of TPOXX to treat people infected with monkeypox is being directly tested in a new clinical trial in Central Africa, U.S. health officials have announced.TPOXX — the antiviral drug tecovirimat — …
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