WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Persistent pain in older adults is associated with a decline in physical function, according to a study published online Dec. 7 in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.Christine Seel Ritchie, M.D.,...
The annual meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology was held from Nov. 10 to 14 in Louisville, Kentucky, and attracted approximately 3,500 participants from around the world, including allergy and immunology specialists as well...
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Consumption of more ultraprocessed foods is associated with faster cognitive decline, according to a study published online Dec. 5 in JAMA Neurology.Natalia Gomes Gonçalves, Ph.D., from the University of São...
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Hospital parking fees contribute to financial toxicity among cancer patients, according to a study published online Dec. 7 in the Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences.Noting that parking fees ca...
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Children with type 1 diabetes miss more school than their peers without this condition, but the good news is these absences don’t have to affect their grades or chances of going on to college, new research s...
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2022 (American Heart Association News) -- As she walked up to her fourth-floor apartment, Marisa MacDonnell figured something was different with this pregnancy, her second.She felt winded. She had to take deeper breaths. And when sh...
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Exposure to occupational inhalable agents is associated with an increased risk for anticitrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA)-positive rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to a study published online Dec. 6...
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A considerable proportion of the burden of ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn disease (CD) could be prevented by lifestyle modification, according to a study published online Dec. 6 in Gut.Emily W. Lopes, M.D...
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Providing an educational intervention and increasing the availability of ear pulse oximeter ear probes increases their use in the critical care setting, in accordance with manufacturer guidelines, according ...
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For veterans with pathologic stage I non-small cell lung cancer receiving surgery, more frequent surveillance after surgery is not associated with improved survival, according to a study published online Nov...
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Manufacturers make all kinds of health claims, but can taking a dietary supplement actually lower your heart disease risk?A comprehensive analysis of prior research suggests that in certain cases the answer ...
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s foods program is in “constant turmoil” and needs stronger leadership, a panel said Thursday. The Reagan-Udall Foundation, a group with close ties to the FDA, released a...
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- One of the two most common drugs used to treat age-related macular degeneration (AMD) appears better than the other, a new, small study suggests.Among 106 patients with "wet" age-related macular degeneration...
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A high number of preteens and teens in the United States have viewed pornography and many have also sent or received nude or seminude photos -- sexting -- over their smartphones, a new study reveals. “The p...
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) – How singers use their voices, including the genre of music they perform, has an impact on vocal injury, new research finds.Dr. Lesley Childs, medical director of the Voice Center at University of Texas Southw...
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have discovered a link between access to welfare payments and foster care. As many as 29,000 fewer children may have entered the foster care system during the 12-year study if U.S. states had mad...
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A facial scar may make a person self-conscious, but it doesn’t change another person’s first impressions of their attractiveness or confidence, a new survey shows.The results found that a single, well-healed...
Which micronutrients help or harm the heart? Fish oil, vitamins, beta-carotene: These and other popular supplements were put to the test in a new study and assessed for heart health value. Read moreDrug choice may matter for folks battling macular deg...
TUESDAY, Dec. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Overdose mortality among pregnant and postpartum women increased between 2017 and 2020, with a more pronounced increase observed in 2020, according to a research letter published in the Dec. 6 issue of the Jou...
TUESDAY, Dec. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration decision to approve aducanumab may have negatively impacted willingness to participate in preclinical Alzheimer disease (AD) trials, according to a study published online ...
TUESDAY, Dec. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Children with type 1 diabetes do not have worse educational attainment or entry into higher education, despite missing more school, according to a study published in the December issue of Diabetes Care.Robert ...
TUESDAY, Dec. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A single well-healed facial scar does not negatively affect first impressions of attractiveness, confidence, or friendliness, but specific scar location and orientation may result in lower perceived attractive...
TUESDAY, Dec. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Pharmacists can now prescribe hormonal contraceptives in 20 U.S. states, plus Washington, D.C., giving women easier access to birth control, a new report says. Another 10 states have legislation in the works, ...
TUESDAY, Dec. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Pregnant and postpartum women are dying of drug overdoses in record numbers, and the COVID-19 pandemic has only made things worse, a new study shows. Deaths increased about 81% over the past four years, hittin...
LUNES, 5 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Aunque las células T del sistema inmunitario de las personas todavía pueden atacar a las proteínas de pico del coronavirus de la COVID, su capacidad de hacerlo está menguando con el tiempo, informan un...
LUNES, 5 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Las niñas pequeñas tienden a balbucear hasta adquirir unos vocabularios más amplios antes que los chicos, y ahora los investigadores piensan que saben el motivo.No tiene nada que ver con el sexo, y tod...
LUNES, 5 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Las personas que han sufrido culebrilla podrían enfrentarse a un mayor riesgo de ataque cardiaco o accidente cerebrovascular (ACV) en años posteriores, sugiere un nuevo estudio de gran tamaño.Cualquier...
LUNES, 5 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) – The Laundress, una compañía de productos de lavandería y limpieza, ha retirado casi 8 millones de sus productos por preocupaciones de que pudieran estar contaminados con varias bacterias.Entre las bacte...