In Public Spaces, Women Less Likely to Get CPR If Cardiac Arrest Strikes
MONDAY, Sept. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — CPR could save your life if you suffer cardiac arrest in a public place, but you’re less likely to receive it if you’re a woman, a new study finds.The findings were presented Monday at the European Emergency …
Learn MoreStudy Debunks Notion That Antidepressant Might Ease COVID Symptoms
MONDAY, Sept. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A clinical trial designed to test repurposed medications for their impact on fighting COVID-19 has found no benefit to taking the antidepressant fluvoxamine (Luvox) to ease coronavirus symptoms.The study, led…
Learn MoreDoctors Often Wary of Asking Patients About Guns in the Home
MONDAY, Sept. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — It’s an important health topic, but both adult patients and their primary care doctors shy away from discussing firearms and gun safety, a new survey finds.While they may discuss a variety of health risks, fi…
Learn MoreUsing a CBD Product? Be Sure to Tell Your Doctor
SUNDAY, Sept. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cannabinoid products may interfere with some prescription medications, so people who use them should add these to the list of supplements they tell their doctors about.This interference could have serious hea…
Learn MoreMelasma: New Dark Patches or Freckling — A Dermatologist Offers Tips on Dealing With It
SATURDAY, Sept. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Dark patches or freckle-like spots on the face are melasma, and it’s possible both to prevent them and make them less noticeable, according to a skin expert.Dr. Rebecca Kazin, a Rockville, Md., dermatologis…
Learn MoreConcurrent Use of Fentanyl, Stimulants Common in Overdoses
FRIDAY, Sept. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — By 2021, stimulants were the most common drug class found in fentanyl-involved overdoses, according to a study published online Sept. 13 in Addiction.Joseph Friedman, Ph.D., and Chelsea L. Shover, Ph.D., from…
Learn MoreE-Cigarettes, Cytisine, Varenicline Most Effective to Help Stop Smoking
FRIDAY, Sept. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Electronic cigarettes and the medicines cytisine and varenicline appear to help the most people to quit smoking, according to a review published online Sept. 12 in the Cochrane Library.Nicola Lindson, Ph.D., …
Learn MoreRates of Sexual Dysfunction High in Patients With Schizophrenia
FRIDAY, Sept. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There is a high prevalence of sexual dysfunction among individuals with schizophrenia, according to a review published online Sept. 13 in JAMA Psychiatry.Théo Korchia, M.D., from Aix-Marseille University in F…
Learn MoreHRQoL Consistently High for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Survivors
FRIDAY, Sept. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, long-term health-related quality of life is consistently high up to 20 years after the event, according to a study published online Sept. 13 in JAMA Cardiology…
Learn MoreDiet, Exercise Intervention May Aid Chemotherapy Outcomes in Breast Cancer
FRIDAY, Sept. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A home-based diet and exercise intervention could improve outcomes for women undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer, according to a study published online Sept. 1 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.Tara S…
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