MONDAY, April 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Need to get your shut-eye on time? What you eat could make a difference, according to a new study.Researchers found that college athletes who ate more carbohydrates and vitamins B12 and C tended to go to slee...
MONDAY, April 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers studying how tiny plastic particles can breach the protective blood-brain barrier report they have found that answer, thanks to mice and computer modeling."With the help of computer models, we dis...
MONDAY, April 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Most people have heard of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. But for some, psoriatic arthritis is the new kid on the block. Here’s what you need to know about psoriatic arthritis, including symptoms, ty...
SUNDAY, April 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) – It’s important to find the right OB-GYN to guide you through some of life’s greatest joys and troubles.An obstetrician-gynecologist works with women through family planning, pregnancy, childbirth, aging, menop...
FRIDAY, April 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the abortion pill mifepristone can remain widely available while litigation over its fate winds its way through the court system.In the meantime, the order effectiv...
FRIDAY, April 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- In a report published online April 19 in JAMA Network Open, evidence-based race-adapted starting ages are suggested for breast cancer screening to address mortality due to early-onset disease.Tianhui Chen, M....
FRIDAY, April 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Depression in prior generations is associated with lower cognitive performance in offspring, according to a study published online April 19 in JAMA Psychiatry.Breda Cullen, Ph.D., from the University of Glasg...
FRIDAY, April 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Traffic deaths are down on U.S. roadways, but the small drop pales in comparison to the surging rate of recent years.Deaths in traffic crashes fell 0.3 percent last year compared with 2021, according to the U...
FRIDAY, April 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- While overall support for childhood vaccines remains strong, a new UNICEF report documents a significant decline in the public's faith in the importance of these vaccines.Confidence in childhood immunizations...
FRIDAY, April 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The company that makes the opioid overdose nasal spray Narcan plans to have it available in pharmacies and online by late summer for a price of less than $50.Emergent sent a response letter Thursday to Sen. R...
JUEVES, 20 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Un nuevo estudio australiano encontró que los niños que tuvieron COVID-19 durante el primer par de años de la pandemia pudieron ser tratados de forma segura en casa, lo que alivia la carga de los hospita...
JUEVES, 20 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Muchos estadounidenses pasaron hambre en 2021, entre ellos una cantidad desproporcionada de personas con discapacidades y padres solteros, muestra un nuevo informe del gobierno.A los expertos les preocup...
JUEVES, 20 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Unos científicos afirman que su nuevo estudio ha dado la vuelta a la ciencia establecida, y que encontró una nueva causa de una enfermedad metabólica que provoca daño neurológico, y a veces la muerte, en...
JUEVES, 20 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Unos investigadores reportan progresos en el proceso hacia una vacuna "universal" contra la gripe, es decir, que luche contra todas las cepas del virus y ofrezca al mundo un arma contra las futuras pande...
JUEVES, 20 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- ¿Ha escuchado la antigua idea de que tronarse los dedos hace que los nudillos se agranden? ¿Y que tronarse los dedos provoca artritis?Hay muchas creencias sobre esta conducta común, pero ha llegado el mo...
JUEVES, 20 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- ¿Hay una forma sencilla de evaluar el riesgo de demencia de las personas mayores años antes de que haya señales de pérdida de la memoria o deterioro en el pensamiento?Sí, informan unos investigadores.Se ...
JUEVES, 20 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Este invierno pasado hubo un aumento en las infecciones por estreptococos, lo que incluyó más casos graves, muestra un nuevo análisis.Tras dos años de unos niveles muy bajos de infecciones por estreptoco...
JUEVES, 20 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Suelte ese refresco con azúcar. Podría resultar letal, sobre todo si usted tiene diabetes tipo 2.Un estudio de casi dos décadas de duración vinculó el consumo de bebidas endulzadas con azúcar (refrescos,...
FRIDAY, April 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The company that makes the opioid overdose nasal spray Narcan plans to have it available in pharmacies and online by late summer for a price of less than $50. Emergent sent a response letter Thursday to Sen. ...
FRIDAY, April 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For adults with episodic migraine who have previously failed two to four classes of oral preventive medications, the oral calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor antagonist atogepant is efficacious for preve...
FRIDAY, April 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For adults with radiologically isolated syndrome (RIS), teriflunomide is associated with a reduction in the first clinical demyelinating event compared with placebo, according to a study presented at the annu...
FRIDAY, April 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Cancer patients referred for radiotherapy with a psychiatric disorder (PD) receive similar radiotherapy schedules as those without PD but have worse overall survival, according to a study published in the May...
FRIDAY, April 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Experts recommend that women at least consider starting breast cancer screening once they turn 40. Now a new study suggests that is especially critical for Black women.Looking at data on U.S. breast cancer de...
FRIDAY, April 21, 2023 (American Heart Association News) -- Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Hispanic population faced disproportionately high case numbers. As the coronavirus crisis enters its fourth year, and with some federal resources set ...
FRIDAY, April 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) have longer length of stay, incur greater health care costs, and have an increased risk for complications during the perioperat...
FRIDAY, April 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For veterans with peripheral artery disease, health care utilization, distance to primary care, and geographic region are associated with receipt of vascular assessment prior to lower-extremity amputation (LE...
FRIDAY, April 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For adolescents aged 12 to 17 years, most reported adverse events following BNT162b2 vaccination are mild and self-limited, according to a study published online April 21 in Pediatrics.Elizabeth M. Hesse, M.D...
FRIDAY, April 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For cognitively normal individuals, the Stages of Objective Memory Impairment (SOMI) system predicts the transition to cognitive impairment, according to a study published online April 19 in Neurology.Ellen G...