Valbenazine Yields Improvement in Chorea in Huntington Disease
MONDAY, June 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Valbenazine results in improvement in chorea compared with placebo for patients with Huntington disease, according to a study published in the June issue of The Lancet Neurology.Erin Furr-Stimming, M.D., from …
Learn MorePreterm Birth, Low Birth Weight Linked to Lower Incidence of Fracture
MONDAY, June 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Very preterm infants and those with low birth weight have a lower incidence of fractures during childhood, according to a study published online May 23 in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.Ilari Kuitune…
Learn MoreLower Limb Spasticity Linked to Orchidopexy Risk in Cerebral Palsy
MONDAY, June 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For boys with cerebral palsy (CP), the presence of lower limb spasticity (LLS) is associated with orchidopexy risk, according to a study published online June 7 in Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology.Eric…
Learn MoreRecommendations Updated for Nonhormonal Management of Vasomotor Symptoms
MONDAY, June 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In a position statement issued by the North American Menopause Society and published online June 1 in Menopause, updated recommendations are presented for the nonhormonal management of menopause-associated vas…
Learn MoreThere’s No Hepatitis C Vaccine, But You Can Still Prevent Infection
MONDAY, June 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Hepatitis C can ruin your liver, and there’s no vaccine to prevent it, but you can take steps to lower your chances of infection.According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over 2 million…
Learn MoreIs There a Cure for Hepatitis C Infection?
MONDAY, June 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Hepatitis C is a serious viral infection that can damage your liver over time, but is there a cure for this insidious disease?Over 2 million adults in the United States are infected with hepatitis C, according…
Learn MoreMen’s Mental Health: Warning Signs & Where to Go for Help
MONDAY, June 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Men typically don’t want to discuss mental health issues, much less get treatment for one.That’s a problem, given how many males struggle with mental health problems: Six million American men suffer from depre…
Learn MoreAHA News: Teen Had Cardiac Arrest in a Snowstorm. Communities Worked Together to Save His Life.
MONDAY, June 12, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Not long after the snow started falling on a Friday morning in January, Ethan Rutherford went door-to-door in his Wooster, Ohio, neighborhood and offered to shovel snow for the neighbors. The …
Learn MoreGoing to Bed a Little Earlier Greatly Increases Total Sleep Time for Teens
MONDAY, June 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Going to bed earlier is one way for teens to get the sleep they need, new research suggests.That may be easier said than done, the researchers admitted. But their study shows that if you can get teens to go to…
Learn MoreAntibody Treatment Could Fight Rare But Deadly Bile Duct Cancers
MONDAY, June 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Patients with bile duct cancer might soon have an additional treatment available to them, thanks to a newly discovered tumor target.Some bile duct cancers are driven by a mutated HER2 gene, which has also been…
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