TUESDAY, Sept. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Curcumin and omeprazole have similar efficacy for functional dyspepsia, according to a study published online Sept. 11 in BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine.Pradermchai Kongkam, M.D., from the Chulalongkorn Univers...
TUESDAY, Sept. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Children with Down syndrome experience more medical imaging and higher radiation exposure compared with other children, according to a study published online Sept. 6 in PLOS ONE.Emily C. Marlow, Ph.D., from ...
TUESDAY, Sept. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Fewer than one in 20 patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer (CRC) in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) receive guideline-concordant treatment, according to a study published in the September issue of the Journal o...
TUESDAY, Sept. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Antipsychotics are more often used by older adults receiving home health care (HHC) services with Alzheimer disease and related dementias (ADRD) versus those without ADRD, and their use is associated with wo...
TUESDAY, Sept. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- ChatGPT provides accurate but sometimes incomplete answers to questions around vaccine hesitancy and safety, according to a study published online Sept. 3 in Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics.Antonio Salas...
TUESDAY, Sept. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Increased readiness of emergency departments to handle pediatric patients is associated with lower in-hospital mortality, according to a study published online Sept. 5 in JAMA Network Open.Peter C. Jenkins, ...
TUESDAY, Sept. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Many Americans are behind on recommended colon cancer screenings -- and their doctors often fail to remind them, a new study suggests.The study, by the American Cancer Society, focused on a nationwide sample...
TUESDAY, Sept. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Objective measurements of social visual engagement through eye tracking-based measures can be used to aid in autism diagnosis and assessment, according to a study published online Sept. 5 in JAMA Network Ope...
TUESDAY, Sept. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Bolstering the notion that a strong body equals a strong mind, new research indicates that the more inactive seniors are, the higher their risk for dementia.The finding stems from a look at the onset of deme...
TUESDAY, Sept. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- It’s possible that the cause of spontaneous, recurring brain hemorrhages can be passed through blood transfusion, researchers say. The likelihood of this happening is very slim, however.Still, “blood transfu...
TUESDAY, Sept. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The singer Paul Simon is coping with hearing loss in his left ear, something he told an audience Sunday he’s starting to accept. “I haven’t accepted it entirely, but I’m beginning to,” Simon told an audience...
TUESDAY, Sept. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Certain combinations of bacteria found in dust in children’s day care settings may have an impact on their young lungs. Researchers are trying to understand whether attending day care can affect children’s l...
TUESDAY, Sept. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- So much for the powerful feminist messaging in the new Barbie movie.Director Greta Gerwig’s feminist interpretation of Barbie depicted the fashion dolls as judges, surgeons, naval officers, astronauts and U....
TUESDAY, Sept. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Staying up late comes naturally to some folks, whether they’re working or relaxing deep into the night.But being a night owl might come at a cost to one’s health.People who are night owls have a higher risk ...
TUESDAY, Sept. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Seniors, pick up those knitting needles, some paintbrushes or that favorite novel, because new research suggests that having a hobby is linked to having lower depression in older people.Hobbies might include...
TUESDAY, Sept. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- When you have COVID-19, when are you most infectious? Researchers are getting closer to an answer, with a new study finding that folks exhale the highest amounts of virus during the first eight days of their...
TUESDAY, Sept. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Young people who vape are more likely to experience chronic stress, though it isn’t clear whether it was the stress that brought on the vaping or the vaping that caused the stress, investigators say.“Researc...
MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Among middle-aged female nurses, those reporting an evening chronotype are more likely to have an unhealthy lifestyle, with an increased risk for type 2 diabetes, even after accounting for lifestyle variables...
MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Among middle-aged female nurses, those reporting an evening chronotype are more likely to have an unhealthy lifestyle, with an increased risk for type 2 diabetes, even after accounting for lifestyle variables...
MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Influenza vaccination reduced the risk for influenza-associated hospitalizations by 52 percent in the March to September Southern Hemisphere 2023 influenza season, according to research published in the Sept...
MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday gave the green light to new COVID-19 boosters for Americans, setting the stage for the updated vaccines to become available within days.The COVID-19 shots from ...
MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The American Red Cross said Monday that it urgently needs blood donations because the national blood supply has dropped nearly 25 percent since early August.Back-to-back climate-related disasters have hampere...
MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. government's 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is expanding its reach to help more people. The crisis line has now launched services in American Sign Language (ASL) to help callers who are deaf or hard...
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is an infectious respiratory disease that can look and sound a lot like a cold, with coughing, sneezing and a runny nose. But RSV can turn serious and send some patients to the hospital, particularly infants and young...
MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday gave the green light to new COVID boosters for Americans, setting the stage for the updated vaccines to become available within days.The COVID-19 shots from Pfi...
VIERNES, 8 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Existe un dicho que sostiene que en las relaciones románticas, los opuestos se atraen. Ahora, un nuevo estudio extenso confirma que, como muchos viejos refranes, es incorrecto.En un análisis de apro...
VIERNES, 8 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Las terapias basadas en una hormona que las personas producen al hacer ejercicio, podrían ser la próxima frontera en el tratamiento de la enfermedad de Alzheimer, según un nuevo estudio.Los investig...
VIERNES, 8 de septiembre de 2023 (Noticias HealthDay) -- El fabricante del "Desafío de un solo chip" ha retirado el producto de los estantes de las tiendas después de que una madre de Massachusetts afirmara que el súper picante, empacado en un contene...