VIERNES, 24 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Las personas que viven en áreas con mucha contaminación en Estados Unidos quizá sean más vulnerables a la enfermedad de Parkinson, sugiere un nuevo estudio.En específico, el culpable podría ser un tip...
MONDAY, Feb. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A lot of people are dealing with anxiety, depression or just general unhappiness.Worry, sadness, restlessness, irritability and trouble sleeping are just a few symptoms of depression and anxiety, according to ...
MONDAY, Feb. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- An artificial sweetener commonly used in processed foods could be increasing people’s risk of heart attack and stroke, a new study argues.Erythritol is a natural sugar alcohol found in many vegetables and frui...
MONDAY, Feb. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that smoking weed is far from benign: Toking every day might raise your odds of heart disease.The increased risk is not insignificant. Daily marijuana users are about one-third more likel...
MONDAY, Feb. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Public health officials are warning about an increase in drug-resistant strains of the bacteria shigella.About 5% of shigella infections reported to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last yea...
MONDAY, Feb. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Folks who have trouble falling or staying asleep may be more likely to have a heart attack.This is the main takeaway from new research linking insomnia to heart woes. Specifically, people with insomnia were 69...
MONDAY, Feb. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- An electronic medical record (EMR) alert is effective for reducing food allergy panel ordering among pediatric and adult patients, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy o...
MONDAY, Feb. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Black children with atopic dermatitis are more likely to have asthma than non-Hispanic White children, but they are less likely to be evaluated by an allergist, according to a study presented at the annual mee...
MONDAY, Feb. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- People living in urban areas report significantly worse hay fever symptoms than those living in rural areas, according to a study published online Feb. 21 in Scientific Reports.Ann Gledson, from University of ...
MONDAY, Feb. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Young pregnant adolescents have worse outcomes than older adolescents, according to a study published in the March issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology: Maternal-Fetal Medicine.Anne M. Ambi...
MONDAY, Feb. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Patients spending the end of their lives in for-profit hospices receive substantially worse care than those who are in nonprofit hospices, a new study claims. To come to that conclusion, RAND Corp. researchers...
MONDAY, Feb. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Sustained low-wage earning is associated with elevated mortality risk and excess deaths, according to a study published in the Feb. 21 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.Katrina L. Kezios...
MONDAY, Feb. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Black women have higher odds of uncontrolled blood pressure (BP) than White women, even after accounting for social determinants of health (SDoH), according to a study published online Feb. 27 in the Journal o...
MONDAY, Feb. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The Amsler grid has a sensitivity of 67 percent for diagnosing neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) compared with healthy controls, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published on...
MONDAY, Feb. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For non-high-risk women with dense breasts and mammography negative for breast cancer, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the best supplemental imaging modality for detecting cancer, according to a review pub...
MONDAY Feb. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Transplantation of organs from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) nucleic acid test (NAT)-positive donors seems safe for short-term outcomes, according to a study published online Jan....
MONDAY, Feb. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- When depression hits, everyday activities like working, socializing, sleeping and even eating can become a daunting challenge.George Mason University clinical psychologist James Maddux treats patients with cli...
MONDAY, Feb. 27, 2023 (American Heart Association News) -- Mark Wangrin and his wife, Barbara, put on their athletic gear and drove to their Austin, Texas, fitness center for an early morning Sunday workout. Mark hopped on treadmill No. 1. Barbara cli...
MONDAY, Feb. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Many women experience blinding migraine headaches around their monthly period, and now researchers have a clue about why.Levels of the female hormone estrogen fluctuate during menstruation, which may lead to i...
MONDAY, Feb. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Certain gene mutations put women at high risk of breast cancer, and now an early study hints that obesity might make matters worse.The findings come from a study of breast tissue samples from women who carried...
MONDAY, Feb. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) – A new at-home test will help people struggling with upper respiratory symptoms figure out whether they have COVID-19 or the flu.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Lucira under an emergency use autho...
MONDAY, Feb. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Federal officials plan to tighten access to drugs that have the potential for abuse by reinstating federal prescribing requirements that were loosened during the pandemic. The Biden administration will require ...
MONDAY, Feb. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The United States is one of the few developed nations without federal paid sick leave protection, owing at least in part to concerns about potential harms to business, according to a new study.Yet, researchers...
Is obesity especially dangerous for women at genetic risk for breast cancer? After testing breast tissue from women with BRCA mutations, researchers saw more DNA damage in tissue from those who were obese. Read moreUnraveling the connection between me...
MONDAY, Feb. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Children in Sweden's capital can breathe a little easier.As Stockholm's air has gotten cleaner, young people's lungs have gotten stronger, new research shows. The findings could have implications for cities wor...
MONDAY, Feb. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Exposure to elevated levels of air pollutants is associated with bone damage in postmenopausal women, according to a new study that said the effects were most evident on the lumbar spine.High levels of niitrog...
SUNDAY, Feb. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Not all milks are created equally when it comes to nutrients.Reading the label can clue you in to what you’re getting out of the beverage, whether it be plant-based or dairy, according to the U.S. Food and Dru...
SATURDAY, Feb. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Causes of different kinds of dementia vary, but about 40% are affected by risk factors a person can influence through lifestyle choices.Two University of Michigan neurologists offer 10 tips for modifying tho...