MONDAY, Oct. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- In a clinical practice guideline issued by the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology (BSACI) and published online Sept. 21 in Clinical & Experimental Allergy, recommendations are presented for cli...
MONDAY, Oct. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The antisense oligonucleotide tofersen reduces the concentrations of superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) associated with mutations in SOD1, but it does not improve...
MONDAY, Oct. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with type 2 diabetes receiving metformin, the addition of glargine and liraglutide is more effective than glimepiride and sitagliptin for achieving and maintaining target glycated hemoglobin levels...
MONDAY, Oct. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- In a clinical report issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics and published online Sept. 19 in Pediatrics, recommendations are presented to help guide pediatricians and other clinicians in the assessment of...
MONDAY, Oct. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- An electronic alert-triggered, patient-centered education bundle intervention or a nurse feedback intervention can improve administration of venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis, according to a study publis...
MONDAY, Oct. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Swedish scientist Svante Paabo received the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday.The 67-year-old researcher made important discoveries about human evolution and the immune system while comparing modern humans and ...
MONDAY, Oct. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For many kids with autism, Rhett, a black Labrador retriever, has been a calming and comforting influence in his seven years as a therapy dog.But parents shouldn't assume that a service pooch is the solution fo...
MONDAY, Oct. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- New research confirms that COVID-19 can be life-threatening for certain cancer patients: More than 16,500 Americans with cancer died from complications related to coronavirus infection during the first 10 month...
MONDAY, Oct. 3, 2022 (American Heart Association News) -- Marissa Fattore's graduation from Kutztown University of Pennsylvania took place on a warm spring day. For the occasion, Marissa had her nails done and wore a new dress and high heels.Despite h...
MONDAY, Oct.3 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Larry Griner resigned from his job in California and moved back to his childhood home in Baltimore nearly five years ago so he could care for his mother, Norma. She had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease alm...
MONDAY, Oct. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For older adults, getting vaccinated provides protection against COVID-19, but getting a booster is a key part of maintaining that immunity, a new study confirms."The data support the CDC guidelines for COVID-1...
MONDAY, Oct. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. health officials have warned that numerous brands of brie and camembert cheese may contain Listeria, a potentially dangerous bacteria. Old Europe Cheese Inc. has recalled more than 20 brands of cheese from...
Alzheimer's meds are mostly tested in whites. That worries Black patients, caregivers. Evidence on how drugs like Aricept and Adulhelm work for Black and Hispanic patients is sorely lacking because so few were included in clinical trials of the medica...
MONDAY, Oct. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Young women who have survived cancer are at risk of having sexual problems, such as loss of libido and discomfort, a new study finds. The quality of the survivor's sex life is also influenced by the type of can...
MONDAY, Oct. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Exposure to air pollution can impede COVID-19 recovery, whether someone is vaccinated or not, according to new research. "These findings are important because they show that, while COVID-19 vaccines are success...
MONDAY, Oct. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Birth control pills that contain both estrogen and progestin do not contribute to growth of enlarged breasts in teens and young women, a new study finds, and may actually be associated with developing less seve...
MONDAY, Oct. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- More than 160,000 people around the world have cystic fibrosis, and supplementing with vitamins C and E could help reduce the damaging inflammation in their lungs, according to new research."Cystic fibrosis is ...
SUNDAY, Oct. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Sometimes that irritated skin on your hands is more than simple dryness. Hand eczema could be the culprit, with painful dry and itchy skin on all or part of the hand and fingers."If your hands are extremely dry...
SATURDAY, Oct. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Allergy sufferers know that symptoms don’t just appear in spring or summer. Fall, too, can bring about sneezing and trouble breathing, as can volatile weather patterns.“People frequently experience allergy sy...
FRIDAY, Sept. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Rubella elimination is likely to be achievable in all countries, but measles elimination is likely in only some countries, according to a study published in the October issue of The Lancet Global Health.Amy K...
FRIDAY, Sept. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Rubella elimination is likely to be achievable in all countries, but measles elimination is likely in only some countries, according to a study published in the October issue of The Lancet Global Health.Amy K...
FRIDAY, Sept. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Rubella elimination is likely to be achievable in all countries, but measles elimination is likely in only some countries, according to a study published in the October issue of The Lancet Global Health.Amy K...
FRIDAY, Sept. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Food insecurity increased from 1999 through 2018 among patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a study published online Sept. 28 in JAMA Cardiology.Eric J. Brandt, M.D., from the University o...
FRIDAY, Sept. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Food insecurity increased from 1999 through 2018 among patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a study published online Sept. 28 in JAMA Cardiology.Eric J. Brandt, M.D., from the University o...
FRIDAY, Sept. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Food insecurity increased from 1999 through 2018 among patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a study published online Sept. 28 in JAMA Cardiology.Eric J. Brandt, M.D., from the University o...
FRIDAY, Sept. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Dupixent (dupilumab) as the first treatment for adults with prurigo nodularis, according to Regeneron Pharmaceuticals.Prurigo nodularis, a chronic, debilitating ...
FRIDAY, Sept. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Dupixent (dupilumab) as the first treatment for adults with prurigo nodularis, according to Regeneron Pharmaceuticals.Prurigo nodularis, a chronic, debilitating ...
FRIDAY, Sept. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Dupixent (dupilumab) as the first treatment for adults with prurigo nodularis, according to Regeneron Pharmaceuticals.Prurigo nodularis, a chronic, debilitating ...