TB Cases Declined in U.S. During Pandemic
FRIDAY, March 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Reported cases of tuberculosis (TB) dropped significantly across the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic, but delayed or missed diagnoses may have contributed to the decline.”Delayed or missed tubercul…
Learn MoreNoisy Neighborhood? It Could Raise Your Odds for Heart Attack
FRIDAY, March 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Living in a noisy neighborhood may not only cost you sleep, it could also increase your odds for a heart attack, researchers say.They concluded that 1 in 20 heart attacks in New Jersey were associated with no…
Learn MoreNot Just COVID: Humans Pass Many Illnesses to Wild Animals
FRIDAY, March 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The spread of a virus from animals to people and back again is not unique to COVID-19 and has occurred at least 100 times, according to a new study.This so-called disease “spillback” has recently attracted si…
Learn MoreYou’ve Had Foot Surgery: How Long Until You’re Active Again?
FRIDAY, March 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Most people who have had major foot surgery are able to return to the activities they enjoy, but it may take a long time, new research suggests.The study included 82 adult patients who had surgery to correct …
Learn More‘Magic Mushroom’ Therapy: Does It Interact With Other Medicines?
FRIDAY, March 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Psilocybin, the psychedelic substance in “magic” mushrooms, is generating lots of interest as a potential treatment for a host of mental ills, but new research warns there is little data on how it might inter…
Learn MoreArtificial Sweeteners Linked to Increased Cancer Risk
THURSDAY, March 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Artificial sweeteners (particularly aspartame and acesulfame-K) are associated with increased cancer risk, according to a study published online March 24 in PLOS Medicine.Charlotte Debras, from the Sorbonne…
Learn MoreAirlines Ask Biden to Drop Mask Mandates, COVID-19 Testing
THURSDAY, March 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — As COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths drop across the United States, the chief executives of the country’s largest airlines have asked President Joe Biden to let a federal mask mandate at airports and on …
Learn MoreImproved CRC Outcomes With Recent Colonoscopy in IBD
THURSDAY, March 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), colonoscopy within three years prior to colorectal cancer (CRC) diagnosis is associated with early tumor stage at diagnosis, according to a study publishe…
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