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Poor Sleep Quality Tied to Higher Risk for Glaucoma

FRIDAY, Nov. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Many patterns of poor sleep quality are associated with an increased risk for glaucoma, according to a study published online Nov. 1 in BMJ Open.Cun Sun, from Beijing Huimin Hospital, and colleagues examined th…

Según un estudio, aumentan las enfermedades oculares que amenazan la vista en los estadounidenses mayores de 40 años

Sight-threatening Eye Disease on the Rise in Americans 40+, Study Finds

Low-Nicotine Cigarettes Won’t Leave Smokers Agitated, Study Finds

FRIDAY, Nov. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has proposed limiting the amount of nicotine in cigarettes to minimally addictive levels, but there’s been concern that the drop in nicotine could exacerbate anxieties in s…

Simple Nose Swab Test Might Gauge Severity of Child’s RSV

FRIDAY, Nov. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — While it isn’t possible to tell parents how long their child will need to remain in intensive care with a serious case of RSV, new research has unearthed clues that may make it easier to predict which kids will…

Clinical Trials Could Help Stop Alzheimer’s. But Who Will Join Them?

FRIDAY, Nov. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — New drugs that could slow or prevent the start of dementia would be groundbreaking, but a new poll suggests many middle-aged adults may be reluctant to take part in the studies that test those medications.Only …

Infant Head-Shaping Pillows Are Useless and Dangerous to Baby, FDA Warns

FRIDAY, Nov. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Infant head-shaping pillows are not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and should not be used, the agency warned Thursday.The pillows can create an unsafe sleep environment for infants, potentiall…

Health Highlights: Nov. 4, 2022​

Low-nicotine cigarettes won’t leave smokers agitated. Cigarettes with nicotine at 5% of the normal dose can help anxious or depressed smokers quit, without adding to the mood or anxiety problems that led them to smoke in the first place, a new study f…

Pregnancy Is Most Dangerous for the Very Young

FRIDAY, Nov. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — When preteen children or very young teenagers become pregnant, they face higher rates of complications and a greater risk of winding up in the intensive care unit than older teens do, a new study finds.The ques…

Common Blood Pressure Drug Might Prevent Alzheimer’s in Black Patients

FRIDAY, Nov. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A new study has shown the blood pressure drug telmisartan may offer new hope as an Alzheimer’s treatment in Black patients. It did not show the same benefit in white people.Learning how people from different et…