Este verano, distinga los mitos de las verdades sobre los mosquitos
MARTES, 15 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los mosquitos pueden ser una molesta plaga, que provocan bultos y picazón, y que potencialmente propagan enfermedades graves, como el virus del Nilo Occidental. Sam Telford III es un profesor de enferm…
Learn More¿Podría el aloe ser también un insecticida?
MARTES, 15 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Aunque a lo largo de los años se han tirado inmensas cantidades de cáscaras de aloe como desechos agrícolas, este ingrediente natural tiene el potencial de ser un poderoso insecticida, sugiere una nueva…
Learn MoreVivir con la contaminación atmosférica aumenta las probabilidades de demencia, encuentra un estudio
MARTES, 15 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las personas que respiran contaminación atmosférica a diario, en particular de los incendios forestales o de fuentes agrícolas, quizá deban añadir un aumento en el riesgo de demencia a su lista de probl…
Learn MoreUnos medicamentos inmunitarios ofrecen esperanzas contra los cánceres de pene
MARTES, 15 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los hombres que tienen un raro cáncer de pene quizá cuenten con una nueva opción de tratamiento, según unos investigadores que encontraron potencial en la inmunoterapia. Este nuevo estudio se enfocó en …
Learn MoreRace, Income Big Factors in Deaths After U.S. Hurricanes
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Death rates skyrocket during extreme weather events among the most vulnerable Americans, especially those from minority groups. A study looking at hurricanes over more than three decades showed that their i…
Learn MoreVaping Can Hamper Breathing in the Young
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When teens vape, their lungs pay a price, researchers report.The warning stems from a detailed analysis of smoking habit histories shared by just over 2,000 U.S. teens during a series of recent annual surve…
Learn MoreFracking Tied to Lymphomas, Asthma in New Study
WEDNESAY, Aug. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Research into a possible link between childhood health problems and natural gas wells in western Pennsylvania is wrapping up with some answers.Children who lived near these wells were more likely to develop …
Learn MoreAAP Addresses Management of Pediatric Mental, Behavioral Health Emergencies
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In a policy statement issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and published online Aug. 16 in Pediatrics, recommendations are presented for improving emergency care for pediatric mental and behav…
Learn MoreGains in Colorectal Cancer Outcomes Slowing, Reversing
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Decreases in colorectal cancer (CRC) diagnoses and deaths among adults in their 50s and 60s have slowed compared with previous decades, according to a study recently published in Clinical Gastroenterology a…
Learn MoreInsomnia Partially Explains Link Between Psychotic‑Like Experiences, Suicidal Ideation
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Insomnia might be an important risk factor for suicide in people with psychotic-like experiences (PLEs), according to a study published online July 30 in the European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neu…
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