Mom’s Pre-Pregnancy Weight Could Affect Odds for Child’s Asthma, Allergies
FRIDAY, Nov. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Can your weight before pregnancy determine your baby’s chances of developing asthma or allergies?Yes, claims a study that looked at that question, as well as whether weight gain during pregnancy might have an …
Learn MorePandemic Curbed Kids’ Efforts to Lose Excess Weight
FRIDAY, Nov. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A new study is highlighting yet another consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic: It has likely made it even harder for kids with obesity to manage their weight.The findings, researchers said, are no surprise. Man…
Learn MoreAmerican Society of Nephrology, Nov. 4 to 7
The annual meeting of the American Society of Nephrology was held virtually this year from Nov. 4 to 7 and attracted participants from around the world, including nephrology specialists, researchers, scientists, and other health care professionals. Th…
Learn MoreFDA OKs Both Pfizer, Moderna Boosters for All Adults
FRIDAY, Nov. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday granted emergency use of both the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 booster shots for all adults, clearing the way to additional vaccine protection for tens of million…
Learn MoreAHA News: Getting Better Overall Sleep Might Be the Key to Better Health
FRIDAY, Nov. 19, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Improving your overall sleep health could help lower your risk for high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity and other cardiovascular threats, according to new research.Experts already knew a lac…
Learn MoreAHA News: He Went for Knee Surgery and Wound Up Getting a New Heart
FRIDAY, Nov. 19, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Just before Mike Wigal was put under for arthroscopic knee surgery, the anesthesiologist stopped the procedure. He needed to check something he saw on a heart monitor.After the procedure, the …
Learn MoreAdvances in Care, Impact of COVID Highlights of Latest Cardiologists’ Meeting
FRIDAY, Nov. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The COVID-19 pandemic, heart-healthy eating, and better ways to treat and prevent heart disease were among the hot topics that emerged during the American Heart Association’s annual meeting this week.”I was at…
Learn MoreNew Review Claims First COVID Patient was Wuhan Market Vendor
FRIDAY, Nov. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The first known person with COVID-19 was a vendor in a large seafood market in Wuhan, China, claims an American scientist whose findings challenge the World Health Organization’s conclusion that the first pati…
Learn MoreVials Found in Lab Contained Vaccine, not Smallpox Virus: CDC
FRIDAY, Nov. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — There was no smallpox virus in frozen vials recently discovered at a vaccine research facility in Pennsylvania, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.Instead of the variola virus th…
Learn MoreHealth Highlights, Nov. 19, 2021
Cardiologists’ meeting brings new insights, advances. The COVID-19 pandemic, heart-healthy eating, and better ways to treat and prevent heart disease were among the hot topics that emerged during the American Heart Association’s annual meeting this we…
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