More U.S. Kids, Teens Are Getting Weight-Loss Surgeries
TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — As obesity rises among U.S. kids and teens, the number of weight-loss surgeries is growing, too.Metabolic and bariatric surgeries among 10- to 19-year-olds rose by nearly 20% between 2020 and 2021, after climb…
Learn MoreCould a Nitroglycerin Patch Ease Hot Flashes?
TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new study on using nitroglycerin patches to help women with frequent hot flashes caused by menopause has delivered mixed results. The benefits of wearing these patches — long used as chest pain medication — …
Learn MoreAnother Reason to Hate Mondays: Higher Risk for Severe Heart Attacks
TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Monday can be a downer as folks leave weekend play behind. Now, researchers say Monday might also be the most common day for deadly heart attacks.Doctors at the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust and the Roy…
Learn MoreCDC: U.S. General Fertility Rate Slightly Decreased in 2022
MONDAY, June 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The general fertility rate was 56.1 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 44 years in 2022, which was slightly lower than 2021, according to a June Vital Statistics Rapid Release report, a publication from the U.S…
Learn MoreFoodborne Illness Outbreaks Most Often Involve Norovirus
MONDAY, June 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Foodborne illness outbreaks most commonly involve norovirus, according to research published in the June 2 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.Eri…
Learn MoreFluoride Levels in Water Usually Reach Target Level
MONDAY, June 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Fluoride levels in water usually reach the target of 0.7 mg/L and rarely exceed the safety standard of 2.0 mg/L, according to research published in the June 2 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and …
Learn MoreFDA Warns Against Using Bogus Treatments for Molluscum
MONDAY, June 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Patients may be tempted to treat little skin bumps on their own, but that can delay proper diagnosis and treatment that may work better, federal regulators caution.
Products marketed as treatments for molluscum…
Chinese Company May Help Ease U.S. Shortage of Cancer Drug
MONDAY, June 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — With the United States facing a high number of drug shortages, a Chinese company may help to boost the supply of one in particular, the chemotherapy agent cisplatin.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is wor…
Unos cambios genéticos hicieron que la gripe aviar de esta temporada fuera más grave
VIERNES, 2 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Unas mutaciones genéticas hicieron que esta última temporada de gripe aviar fuera más grave, y que aumentara el riesgo que plantea para los humanos y otros mamíferos, encuentra un nuevo estudio. El virus…
Learn MoreUna de cada seis personas sin vacunar se enfrentan a síntomas dos años tras tener COVID
VIERNES, 2 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las personas sin vacunar con COVID-19 tienen unas probabilidades significativas de unos síntomas persistentes si contraen el virus, y una de cada seis sigue sufriendo síntomas dos años después, muestra u…
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