El agua es la mayor causa de brotes de enfermedades infecciosas
MARTES, 2 de noviembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) — El agua contaminada es la principal causa de brotes a gran escala de enfermedades infecciosas que se pueden transmitir de los animales a las personas, señalan unos investigadores.Estas amenazas de sal…
Learn MoreUnos ‘compuestos permanentes’ podrían aumentar el riesgo de una complicación del embarazo
MARTES, 2 de noviembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) — Los llamados “compuestos permanentes” podrían aumentar el riesgo de las mujeres de una peligrosa afección conocida como preeclampsia, advierten unos investigadores.Las sustancias perfluoroalquiladas (…
Learn MoreSupply Chain Issues Bring Shortages of Drugs, Devices to U.S. Hospitals
THURSDAY, Nov. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The word went out late last month throughout Utah — if you’ve got a spare set of aluminum crutches lying around, you should donate them to your local hospital.An international shortage of aluminum has caused…
Learn MoreFish on Your Plate May Keep Your Brain Sharp
THURSDAY, Nov. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Older folks who eat fish a couple of times a week may be doing their brains a favor.New research suggests that fish, even in moderate amounts, helps stave off vascular disease that may ultimately lead to deme…
Learn MoreUrine Test May Spot Aggressive Prostate Cancer
THURSDAY, Nov. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A urine test might one day be able to tell which prostate cancer patients need immediate treatment and which don’t, British researchers report. “Prostate cancer can be divided into low and high risk — the lo…
Learn MoreHealth Highlights, Nov. 4, 2021
Supply chain shortages are slowing U.S. health care. Experts say doctors and hospitals are increasingly scrounging for medical supplies and pharmaceuticals that are in short supply. The latest data finds virtually all U.S. hospitals and health care sy…
Learn MoreCOVID Widespread Among Iowa Deer
THURSDAY, Nov. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The discovery that up to 80% of white-tailed deer in Iowa may be infected with COVID-19 has scientists worried that the animals could become a reservoir for variants that could come back to haunt humans.In t…
Learn MoreCDC Expands Recall of Aromatherapy Sprays Tied to Rare Illness
THURSDAY, Nov. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A recall of aromatherapy sprays connected with fatal cases of a rare tropical disease called melioidosis has been expanded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.The agency previously identif…
Learn MoreHPV Vaccination When Young Cuts Cervical Cancer Risk by 87%
THURSDAY, Nov. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The sooner girls are vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV), the lower their future risk of cervical cancer, a new study finds.Compared to unvaccinated women, the risk of cervical cancer was 87% lower …
Learn MoreNearly 3 in 10 U.S. Adults Say They Have a Disability
THURSDAY, Nov. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A growing number of American adults say they have a physical or mental disability, a new study finds.Of more than 400,000 adults who responded to a 2019 U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention survey…
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