WEDNESDAY, Nov. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- An early surge in cold and flu cases has created shortages in key antiviral and antibiotic drugs needed for the annual “sick season,” pharmacists report.The antiviral flu drug Tamiflu is in short supply for...
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) – More Americans are dying from gun violence, in both homicides and suicides, than they have in decades, a new report shows.The U.S. gun death rate hit its highest level in nearly 30 years, with the sheer numb...
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The experimental Alzheimer's drug lecanemab slowed thinking declines among patients suffering the early stages of the disease in a new study, but safety concerns about brain swelling and brain bleeds remain...
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Toss out your salt shaker if you want to lower your risk of heart disease, a new study suggests.Even if you already follow a low-salt diet, sprinkling salt on your food can raise your risk for heart disease...
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Corticosteroid injections to relieve pain in patients with knee osteoarthritis could actually be setting them back.Two new studies have discovered that, despite the temporary relief of symptoms, the injecti...
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Americans are eating more whole grains than ever before -- but it's still not enough.Moreover, not everyone agrees on what whole grains actually are, according to a new study that found competing definition...
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Children exposed to the Zika virus may need more support as they start school, even if they were not diagnosed with Zika-related birth defects and congenital Zika syndrome (CZS), a new study suggests.Childr...
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers warn that high rates of cervical cancer screening in women over 65 suggest that some older Americans are being unnecessarily screened.More health data on these screenings in older women is neede...
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Olympic athletes aren't like the rest of the population -- but this time it's in a far less positive way.Two new studies show that athletes who performed at the top of their sport have a higher risk of deve...
Shortage of antibiotics, antivirals are making a bad illness season worse. The antiviral drug Tamiflu is in short supply for both adults and children, as are supplies of pediatric versions of the antibiotics amoxicillin and Augmentin. Read morePut awa...
TUESDAY, Nov. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Just over one-quarter of U.S. adults had heard of the U.S. Department of Agriculture MyPlate, which serves as the primary educational tool to communicate federal dietary guidance, during 2017 to March 2020, a...
TUESDAY, Nov. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- There are demographic disparities in firearm fatality rates, which have increased over time, according to a study published online Nov. 29 in JAMA Network Open.Chris A. Rees, M.D., M.P.H., from the Emory Univ...
TUESDAY, Nov. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Compared with 2020, in 2021, there was a 35.7 percent increase in the years of life lost (YLL) per COVID-19 death, according to a research letter study published online Nov. 29 in the Annals of Internal Medic...
TUESDAY, Nov. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For caregivers of patients with hematologic malignancies undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), coping is related to psychological distress and quality of life (QOL), according to a study ...
TUESDAY, Nov. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Two people have now died from brain hemorrhages that may be linked to an experimental drug for Alzheimer disease, calling into question the medication's safety.A 65-year-old woman with early-stage Alzheimer d...
LUNES, 28 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Las infecciones pulmonares por hongos se están propagando en partes de Estados Unidos donde antes nunca se veían, y es probable que eso sea resultado del cambio climático, señalan los expertos.A la pe...
LUNES, 28 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Cuando las mujeres embarazadas contraen la COVID-19, una de cada 10 tendrá síntomas moderados, graves o incluso críticos, encuentra un estudio reciente.Entonces, es importante que se vacunen contra la...
LUNES, 28 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Los usuarios de esteroides, en particular los chicos adolescentes y los hombres jóvenes, parecen ser indiferentes a los graves efectos secundarios y a la dependencia asociados con el uso de los fármac...
LUNES, 28 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- El ayuno intermitente (limitar el consumo de comida a una pequeña parte del día) es muy popular hoy en día. Pero esto no significa que sea saludable.Un nuevo estudio, que se publicó en línea en la rev...
LUNES, 28 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Comer más bayas y beber té podría ayudar a ralentizar el deterioro mental durante el envejecimiento, sugiere una investigación reciente.En un estudio con más de 900 adultos, los investigadores encontr...
LUNES, 28 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Los padres cuyos hijos pequeños usan ciertos biberones o tazas de Green Sprouts deben tirarlos de inmediato, debido a un riesgo de exposición al plomo, advierte la Comisión de Seguridad de los Product...
LUNES, 28 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Antes de someterse a una histerectomía debido a unos periodos intensos en noviembre, Andrea Acerra, de 45 años, recibió una transfusión de hierro para mejorar su conteo de glóbulos rojos y evitar la n...
LUNES, 28 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Tener un propósito vital claro podría reducir el riesgo de muerte prematura.Esta es la conclusión de unos investigadores que pasaron ocho años monitorizando a unos 13,000 estadounidenses de a partir d...
TUESDAY, Nov. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For health care workers providing care to patients with COVID-19, the risk for COVID-19 does not differ significantly with use of medical masks versus N95 respirators, according to a study published online No...
TUESDAY, Nov. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Teenagers and young adults who use benzodiazepines to treat insomnia may be at heightened risk of overdose, a new study finds.Benzodiazepines include anxiety medications like Ativan, Klonopin, Valium and Xana...
TUESDAY, Nov. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Two people have now died from brain hemorrhages that may be linked to an experimental Alzheimer’s drug, calling into question the medication’s safety.A 65-year-old woman with early-stage Alzheimer’s recently ...
TUESDAY, Nov. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Once a year, giant motorcycle rallies ride into places like Daytona Beach, Fla., and Sturgis, S.D., bringing hundreds of thousands of people, an economic boost -- and a wave of crash-related deaths. That mean...
TUESDAY, Nov. 29, 2022 (American Heart Association News) -- For his first 29 years, Justin Cadelago thought little about his heart. The exception was even a fun memory: he got to leave school early once a year to visit his pediatric cardiologist.Cadel...
TUESDAY, Nov. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Lower frequency of adding salt to food is associated with reduced risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a study published in the Dec. 6 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology....
TUESDAY, Nov. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Tamoxifen treatment is associated with increased risk of endometrial hyperplasia, polyps, and carcinoma, as well as other uterine cancers, according to a study published online Nov. 28 in JAMA Network Open.Ki...