What Causes Asthma? The 6 Most Common Causes
WEDNESDAY, May 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Understanding what causes asthma can help you better manage its causes and triggers.Whether you, your child or another loved one has asthma, you can feel more in control by knowing your options for reducing …
Learn MoreDEA Extends Telemedicine for Prescribing Controlled Meds as Pandemic Measures End
WEDNESDAY, May 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration on Wednesday issued a six-month extension for people seeking to fill controlled medication prescriptions via telehealth.That ability had been set to expire along with …
Learn MoreSmall Increase in Lymphoma Risk Seen With Crohn Disease, Ulcerative Colitis
WEDNESDAY, May 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Crohn disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are associated with a slightly increased risk for lymphoma, according to a study published online April 13 in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.Ola Olén …
Learn MoreA More Diverse Human Genome: The ‘Pangenome’
WEDNESDAY, May 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Last year, gene researchers made news by announcing the completion of the first complete sequence of the human genome.That effort has now been expanded, with researchers using that success as a springboard t…
Learn MoreToxins From Grilling, Smoking & Car Exhaust Could Raise Odds for Rheumatoid Arthritis
WEDNESDAY, May 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Toxic chemicals that develop from car exhaust, smoking and backyard grilling might increase your risk of developing the autoimmune disease rheumatoid arthritis, a new study suggests.These chemicals are calle…
Learn MoreAHA News: The ‘Hispanic Paradox’: Does a Decades-Old Finding Still Hold Up?
WEDNESDAY, May 10, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Many Hispanic people in the United States face socioeconomic disadvantages and lower access to affordable health care. Despite these and other challenges to their health, they generally tend…
Learn MoreAHA News: Former Marine Opens Up About Struggles and Feelings of Hopelessness After Stroke
WEDNESDAY, May 10, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — One hot day last June, Elmar Uy and his girlfriend, LJ Jennings, were gardening outside their home in Hudson, New Hampshire, when something strange happened. Everywhere Uy looked, he saw cre…
Learn MoreAHA News: La ‘paradoja hispana’: ¿se mantienen en pie las conclusiones de hace dos décadas?
MIÉRCOLES, 10 de mayo de 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Muchas personas hispanas en Estados Unidos están en una situación económica desventajosa y tienen menor acceso a atención médica asequible. A pesar de estos y otros desafíos a su salud…
Learn MoreSurgery Beats Targeted Radiation for Patients Battling Early Stage Lung Cancer
WEDNESDAY, May 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — More patients are choosing radiation therapy over surgery to treat their early-stage lung cancer, but a new study argues they might be making a mistake.People who are good surgical candidates for lung cancer…
Learn MoreCOPD: Causes, Symptoms & Treatments
WEDNESDAY, May 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Finding out that you or a loved one has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can be alarming and may leave you with a lot of questions.Though COPD has no cure, it’s a condition that can be managed wi…
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