Moderate-to-Heavy Drinking Linked to Stroke Risk in Young Adults
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For young adults, moderate-to-heavy drinking is associated with an increased risk for stroke, according to a study published online Nov. 2 in Neurology.Jae-wook Chung, M.D., from Seoul National University Ho…
Learn MoreMental Health Needs High Among Young Adults With Autism
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Autistic young adults, particularly women, have high mental health needs, according to a study published online Oct. 26 in JAMA Psychiatry.Miriam I. Martini, from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, and …
Learn MoreBMI Declines Seen Seven Years Before Cognitive Impairment Diagnosis
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Significantly lower body mass index (BMI) occurs beginning approximately seven years before a diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), according to a study published online Oct. 26 in JAMA Psychiatry.Ji…
Learn MoreOlder Adults With Poor-Prognosis Cancers Commonly Have Preexisting Conditions
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Preexisting conditions that affect physical function and quality of life are common among older adults with poor-prognosis cancers, according to a study published online Oct. 19 in the Journal of the America…
Learn MoreTelehealth Tied to Higher Buprenorphine Retention
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Among Veterans Health Administration patients receiving buprenorphine for opioid use disorder (OUD), telehealth is associated with increased retention for both new and continuing patients, according to a stu…
Learn MoreTop Medical Groups, Hospitals Urge Better Access to Lung Cancer Screening
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Screening tests routinely catch cases of breast and colon cancer early, but a screening test for lung cancer is sorely underused in high-risk people and that needs to change, more than 50 cancer organization…
Learn MoreCVS, Walgreens Announce $10 Billion Opioid Settlements
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Years of litigation over the opioid epidemic could end soon, as the national pharmacy chains CVS and Walgreens announced Wednesday that each company has agreed to a nearly $5 billion settlement.
While neithe…
Beber incluso un poco de café en el embarazo podría atrofiar el crecimiento de un niño
MARTES, 1 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — A la mayoría de las mujeres embarazadas les dicen que es seguro tomar una taza de café al día, porque no provoca pérdidas del embarazo ni partos prematuros, pero una nueva investigación sugiere un vín…
Learn MoreEste noviembre, reciba una prueba de memoria gratis de la Alzheimer’s Foundation
MARTES, 1 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La detección temprana de los problemas de memoria es importante.Puede descartar una variedad de problemas de la salud, entre ellos las deficiencias vitamínicas, una afección de la tiroides, la apnea d…
Learn MoreEsta temporada de caza, sepa RCP
MARTES, 1 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Podría parecer que las armas de fuego serían el mayor riesgo de seguridad para los cazadores, pero hay otro peligro real.La posibilidad de sufrir un ataque cardiaco o accidente cerebrovascular (ACV) d…
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