Biden Administration Launches Office for Long COVID Research
TUESDAY, Aug. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — As Americans continue to grapple with the effects of long COVID, the Biden administration on Monday announced the creation of a new office focused on research about the condition that will be part of the U.S. …
Learn MoreCould Cold Air Help Settle a Case of Croup? New Study Says Yes
TUESDAY, Aug. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Pediatricians have suspected it for years, and now a new study may be proving them right: Cold air really can help ease children’s croup symptoms.Croup is a common childhood illness that usually starts as an o…
Learn MoreNew Clues to Treating a Disease That Prevents Children From Swallowing, Eating
TUESDAY, Aug. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Children who have a chronic immune system disease that can prevent them from eating may eventually have a new treatment, decades after the condition was first identified.“Parents and doctors may not be aware o…
Learn MoreVaping Might Beat Nicotine Patches in Helping Pregnant Women Quit Smoking
TUESDAY, Aug. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) – It’s well known that smoking in pregnancy can harm a developing baby’s growth.Now, a new study suggests that using e-cigarettes may be more effective that traditional nicotine replacement therapy, such as patch…
Learn MoreKey Ingredient in Breast Milk Could Do Wonders for Baby’s Brain
TUESDAY, Aug. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A micronutrient in human breast milk may provide significant benefit to developing newborn brains, according to new research that sheds light on the link between nutrition and brain health.Scientists looked at…
Learn MoreFamilies With Multiple Cases Give Clues to Autism’s Origins
TUESDAY, Aug. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In a study of families that have multiple children with autism, researchers have unearthed new insights into genes that might drive the disorder.“Study design is critical, and not enough attention has been pai…
Learn MoreACP: Screening Average-Risk Adults for Colorectal Cancer Should Start at 50 Years
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For asymptomatic average-risk patients, clinicians should start screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) at age 50 years, according to updated guidance from the American College of Physicians (ACP) published onli…
Learn MoreMore Parents Are Introducing Peanuts Early
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Early peanut feeding practices are gaining traction among U.S. parents/caregivers, according to a study published online July 21 in Pediatrics.Waheeda Samady, M.D., from the Northwestern University Feinberg Sc…
Learn MoreAlmost Linear Association Seen Between Alcohol Intake, Blood Pressure
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There is an almost linear association between alcohol intake and blood pressure (BP) in healthy adults, according to a review published online July 31 in Hypertension.Silvia Di Federico, from the University of…
Learn MoreOdds of Gabapentin Rx Down for Adults With LBP Receiving Spinal Manipulation
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Adults receiving chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy (CSMT) for newly diagnosed radicular low back pain (rLBP) have significantly reduced odds of receiving a gabapentin prescription during one-year follow…
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