More Than One in Four Older Adults Report Falling in the Previous Year
TUESDAY, Sept. 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — More than one-quarter of older U.S. adults report falling during the previous year, according to research published in the Sept. 1 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Morbidity …
Learn MoreHalf as Many Internal Medicine Residents Pursuing General Internal Medicine
TUESDAY, Sept. 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The percentage of graduating internal medicine residents planning a career in general internal medicine decreased by almost half for 2019 to 2021 versus 10 years earlier, according to a research letter publis…
Learn MoreMost of the Effect of Paroxetine for Treating Hot Flashes May Be Placebo Effect
TUESDAY, Sept. 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Most of the efficacy of paroxetine to treat hot flashes may be a placebo effect, according to a review published online Aug. 4 in Frontiers in Psychiatry.Joshua R. Rhodes, Ph.D., from Abilene Christian Univer…
Learn MoreEASD: Low-Dose Aspirin Tied to Lower Risk for New Diabetes in Older Adults
TUESDAY, Sept. 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Aspirin treatment reduces the risk for incident diabetes in older adults, according to a study to be presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, held from Oct. 2 to …
Learn MoreOveractive Bladder Symptoms Common With Pelvic Organ Prolapse
TUESDAY, Sept. 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Seven in 10 women with pelvic organ prolapse (POP) report overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms, according to a study published online July 13 in the International Journal of Women’s Health.Komkrit Aimjirakul, M….
Learn MoreAlterations in Infant Gut Microbiota Precede Development of Eczema
TUESDAY, Sept. 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The gut microbiome may play a role in development of eczema in infancy, according to a study published online Aug. 30 in mSystems.Man Kit Cheung, Ph.D., from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and colleague…
Learn MoreMitotane Not Needed With Low- to Intermediate-Risk Adrenocortical Carcinoma
TUESDAY, Sept. 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Mitotane does not show a significant improvement in the relapse rate and is associated with adverse events in patients with adrenocortical carcinoma considered to be at low-to-intermediate risk for recurrenc…
Learn MoreEye-Tracking Device Could Be More Accurate Test for Autism in Toddlers
TUESDAY, Sept. 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Just 1 in 4 children with autism is diagnosed before age 3, but a new eye-tracking technology may allow for earlier diagnosis and intervention, according to three clinical studies of more than 1,500 kids.Auti…
Learn MorePsilocybin Tied to Fewer Symptoms With Major Depressive Disorder
TUESDAY, Sept. 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Psilocybin treatment is associated with a clinically significant sustained reduction in depressive symptoms and functional disability in individuals with major depressive disorder (MDD), according to a phase …
Learn MoreYoung Smokers Report More Ocular Symptoms
TUESDAY, Sept. 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Adolescents and young adult users of both electronic cigarettes and cigarettes have a higher likelihood of experiencing severe and frequent ocular symptoms, according to a study published online Aug. 31 in JA…
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