FRIDAY, Nov. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- From 2019 to 2020, the age-adjusted rate of alcohol-induced deaths increased 26 percent, according to a November data brief published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for ...
FRIDAY, Nov. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Once-weekly semaglutide plus lifestyle intervention results in a greater reduction in body mass index (BMI) than lifestyle intervention alone among obese adolescents, according to a study published online Nov. ...
FRIDAY, Nov. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Electroacupuncture (EA) is effective in promoting gastrointestinal function recovery following laparoscopic resection of colorectal cancer, according to a study published online Nov. 2 in JAMA Surgery.Yu Wang, ...
FRIDAY, Nov. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Systemically administered hormone therapy (HT) during menopause is associated with a higher risk for depression, according to a study published online Nov. 1 in JAMA Network Open.Marie K. Wium-Andersen, M.D., P...
FRIDAY, Nov. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Many patterns of poor sleep quality are associated with an increased risk for glaucoma, according to a study published online Nov. 1 in BMJ Open.Cun Sun, from Beijing Huimin Hospital, and colleagues examined th...
FRIDAY, Nov. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has proposed limiting the amount of nicotine in cigarettes to minimally addictive levels, but there's been concern that the drop in nicotine could exacerbate anxieties in s...
FRIDAY, Nov. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- While it isn't possible to tell parents how long their child will need to remain in intensive care with a serious case of RSV, new research has unearthed clues that may make it easier to predict which kids will...
FRIDAY, Nov. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- New drugs that could slow or prevent the start of dementia would be groundbreaking, but a new poll suggests many middle-aged adults may be reluctant to take part in the studies that test those medications.Only ...
FRIDAY, Nov. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Infant head-shaping pillows are not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and should not be used, the agency warned Thursday.The pillows can create an unsafe sleep environment for infants, potentiall...
Low-nicotine cigarettes won't leave smokers agitated. Cigarettes with nicotine at 5% of the normal dose can help anxious or depressed smokers quit, without adding to the mood or anxiety problems that led them to smoke in the first place, a new study f...
FRIDAY, Nov. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- When preteen children or very young teenagers become pregnant, they face higher rates of complications and a greater risk of winding up in the intensive care unit than older teens do, a new study finds.The ques...
FRIDAY, Nov. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A new study has shown the blood pressure drug telmisartan may offer new hope as an Alzheimer's treatment in Black patients. It did not show the same benefit in white people.Learning how people from different et...
THURSDAY, Nov. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- In a clinical practice guideline issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and published in the Nov. 4 issue of the agency's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, updated recommendations ...
THURSDAY, Nov. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Substantial monkeypox transmission occurs before symptoms appear or are detected, according to a study published online Nov. 2 in The BMJ.Thomas Ward, from the U.K. Health Security Agency in London, and colle...
THURSDAY, Nov. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The prevalence of arthritis is higher among caregivers than noncaregivers, and caregivers with arthritis are more likely to report disabilities, according to research published in the Nov. 4 issue of the U.S...
THURSDAY, Nov. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Routine vaccination coverage decreased worldwide in 2021, according to research published in the Nov. 4 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.Audr...
THURSDAY, Nov. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For individuals with hypertension, worsening blood pressure (BP) outcomes were seen during the first eight months of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published online Nov. 1 in Hypertension.Hiroshi...
THURSDAY, Nov. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- One in eight total deaths among U.S. adults aged 20 to 64 years was attributable to excessive alcohol use, according to a study published online Nov. 1 in JAMA Network Open.Marissa B. Esser, Ph.D., from the U...
THURSDAY, Nov. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Faulty readings by pulse oximeters may have resulted in more COVID-19 deaths among minorities, doctors warned in testimony before a U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel this week.The devices appea...
THURSDAY, Nov. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Monkeypox spreads even before a person shows any telltale lesions or other symptoms, a new study suggests.More than half of monkeypox transmission in the United Kingdom occurred in the pre-symptomatic phase, ...
THURSDAY, Nov. 3, 2022 -- U.S. doctors prescribing opioids for pain relief now have a new -- and more nuanced -- set of guidelines from the federal government.Issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday, the new recommend...
MIÉRCOLES, 2 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Para las mujeres, la clave para avanzar en el trabajo podría ser dormir más.Un sueño de calidad mejoró el estado de ánimo de las mujeres, lo que hizo que se enfocaran más en los logros laborales, e...
MIÉRCOLES, 2 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Una nueva investigación revela que el cerebro es mucho más flexible de lo que se pensaba, y que puede cambiar con rapidez durante el tratamiento para la depresión mayor.Unas personas que recibían t...
MIÉRCOLES, 2 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Es probable que una terapia hormonal de uso común para prevenir los nacimientos prematuros no sea efectiva, informa un nuevo estudio. Los médicos recetan tratamientos de progesterona vaginal para a...
MIÉRCOLES, 2 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- La mayoría de las personas piensan que conducir con sueño es peligroso, pero un estimado de 37 millones de estadounidenses de cualquier forma se ponen al volante al menos una vez al año mientras es...
MIÉRCOLES, 2 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- La obesidad nunca es saludable, y esto podría ser particularmente cierto para las personas que también desarrollan esclerosis múltiple (EM).Las personas obesas que tienen EM son propensas a experim...
MIÉRCOLES, 2 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Años de litigio sobre la epidemia de opioides podrían acabar pronto: dos cadenas nacionales de farmacias, CVS y Walgreens, anunciaron el miércoles que cada compañía ha aceptado un acuerdo de casi 5...
MIÉRCOLES, 2 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Los adultos mayores que desean ralentizar la pérdida de la memoria podrían encontrar ayuda en un clásico entretenimiento: el crucigrama.Esta es la sugerencia de un pequeño estudio que dio seguimien...