CDC Raises Alarm About Meningitis Threat to Patients Visiting Mexican Surgical Clinics
THURSDAY, June 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — U.S. health officials are urgently trying to reach people who’ve recently had medical procedures at clinics in Matamoros, Mexico, because they may be at risk of potentially fatal fungal meningitis. Those at r…
Learn MoreYour Guide to Hepatitis C Medications
THURSDAY, June 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Hepatitis C is a serious viral infection that can scar your liver, cause your liver to fail and raise your risk for liver cancer, but there are a multitude of medications that can treat it.According to the U….
Learn More3 Men Rid Themselves of a Deadly Heart Condition. Finding Out How Might Help Others
THURSDAY, June 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Patients who develop a devastating heart condition have new reason to hope after a study identified three men whose condition spontaneously reversed.The condition is called transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis. …
Learn MoreRecalled Newborn Loungers Tied to 2 More Infant Deaths
THURSDAY, June 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — After two more infant deaths, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is are urging parents and caregivers to stop using recalled Boppy Newborn Loungers, which are now linked to 10 deaths in all. T…
Learn MoreSemaglutide Reduces BMI Category for Adolescents With Obesity
WEDNESDAY, June 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For adolescents with obesity, semaglutide is effective for reducing body mass index (BMI) category, according to a study published online May 17 in Obesity.Aaron S. Kelly, Ph.D., from the University of Minne…
Learn MoreFDA Finalizes Limit on How Much Arsenic Can Be in Apple Juice
WEDNESDAY, June 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Federal regulators have finalized new guidance on how much inorganic arsenic can be present in apple juice, in an effort to limit the exposure of infants and young children to this environmental contaminant….
Learn MoreSmoke From Canadian Wildfires Blackens Skies, Prompts Air Quality Alerts in Much of U.S.
WEDNESDAY, June 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Wildfires that have been spreading throughout Canada in recent weeks are now spewing tons of smoke southward into the United States.The smoke was so thick on Tuesday that New York City’s skyline could not be…
Learn MoreMove to ‘Zero-Emission’ Vehicles Would Save 90,000 U.S. Lives by 2050
WEDNESDAY, June 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Electric cars can save millions of lives and reduce health care costs by improving air quality so people can breathe better and freer, according to a new report by the American Lung Association.If all new ca…
Learn MoreSpironolactone Found to Improve Acne in Adult Women
WEDNESDAY, June 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Spironolactone improves acne compared with placebo, with greater differences seen at week 24 than week 12, according to a study published online May 17 in The BMJ.Miriam Santer, M.B., B.Chir., from the Unive…
Learn MoreUn fármaco dirigido podría reducir el riesgo de recurrencia de un cáncer de mama en algunas pacientes
MARTES, 6 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Buenas noticias para las mujeres con el tipo más común de cáncer de mama: añadir un medicamento dirigido para el cáncer de mama a la terapia hormonal redujo el riesgo de que el cáncer recurriera en un 25 …
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