WEDNESDAY, June 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A new study warns that the social media giant TikTok is filled with confusing and wrong information about the heart-healthy, plant-based approach to eating dubbed the Mediterranean diet.For the study, resea...
WEDNESDAY, June 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- There was a significant rise in both the number and rate of abortions in the United States between 2017 and 2020, the Guttmacher Institute reported Wednesday.The research group, which supports the right to ...
WEDNESDAY, June 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- As a bill that would expand Medicare coverage for telehealth services makes its way through the U.S. Senate, a new study of people with advanced cancer suggests the practice could improve the lives of pati...
WEDNESDAY, June 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- An emergency committee of independent experts will meet next week to determine whether the growing monkeypox outbreak that's spread to dozens of countries should be declared an international health emergenc...
WEDNESDAY, June 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Cancer clinical trials in the United States appear to be rebounding after a significant slowdown during the pandemic, researchers say.For the study, the investigators analyzed data from the Dana-Farber Canc...
WEDNESDAY, June 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's vaccine advisory panel voted unanimously on Tuesday to recommend the agency approve the emergency use of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine in children aged 6 to 17.Despite t...
Want reliable diet advice? Don't go to TikTok. In a new study, folks who went to the popular social media site asking about the Mediterranean diet got very little reliable information or even healthy advice. Read moreTelemedicine can really help peop...
WEDNESDAY, June 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- English bulldogs are plagued by health problems due to their breeding, which needs to be changed to improve their well-being, British researchers say.The short skull, protruding jaw, skin folds and squat, h...
WEDNESDAY, June 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Overall use of insulin pumps among U.S. youngsters with type 1 diabetes has climbed in recent decades, but those who are poor or from minority groups are less likely to have the devices, a new study finds.I...
WEDNESDAY, June 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Catnip may do more than give cats a wicked buzz: A new study finds it may also help protect them from pests such as mosquitoes. The leaves of catnip and its Asian counterpart, silvervine, contain nepetalac...
TUESDAY, June 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's vaccine advisory panel will decide on Tuesday whether to recommend the agency approve the emergency use of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine in children aged 6 to 17.The panel...
TUESDAY, June 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- One person has died and 27 people have been hospitalized in a multistate Salmonella outbreak linked to backyard poultry, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.Even if they appear healthy an...
TUESDAY, June 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Early identification and treatment of patients with spinal muscular atrophy can reduce the total associated financial costs, according to a study published online June 8 in Developmental Medicine & Child Neur...
TUESDAY, June 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For men, smoking is associated with increased fracture risk, according to a meta-analysis published online June 3 in Scientific Reports.Yingke Xu, M.P.H., from the University of Nevada in Las Vegas, and colle...
TUESDAY, June 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The first pill to treat adults with severe alopecia areata was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday.Olumiant (baricitinib) is the first FDA-approved alopecia therapy that treats the ent...
LUNES, 13 de junio de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Los sofocos, que son uno de los síntomas más conocidos de la menopausia, pueden ser intensos y frecuentes, y ocurrir durante el día y la noche a lo largo de varios años.Los investigadores afirman que han ...
LUNES, 13 de junio de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Muchos quizá crean que un episodio de atracón de bebida, que se define como 5 o más copas de alcohol en una ocasión, es solo una diversión inocua. Pero un nuevo estudio sugiere que incluso las personas qu...
LUNES, 13 de junio de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Otro estudio muestra que la ivermectina no ofrece ningún beneficio para los pacientes con COVID-19, pero los investigadores señalan que seguirán estudiando una dosis más alta del fármaco.Aunque el medicam...
LUNES, 13 de junio de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Se conocen como "compuestos permanentes" porque persisten en el ambiente, y una nueva investigación sugiere que las mujeres de mediana edad con unos niveles altos de sustancias perfluoroalquiladas y polif...
LUNES, 13 de junio de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- El "radical" método de una ciudad estadounidense para gestionar las llamadas al 911 de bajo nivel, enviar profesionales de la salud mental en lugar de policías, quizá haya reducido el crimen, encuentra un...
LUNES, 13 de junio de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Una nueva investigación encuentra que la temperatura normal del cerebro es más alta, y varía mucho más, de lo que se pensaba.Los hallazgos podrían conducir a investigaciones futuras sobre si las alteracio...
LUNES, 13 de junio de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Un estudio reciente muestra que Texas y Florida son grandes centros en EE. UU. para los estadounidenses que se enfrentan a las complicaciones de la diabetes a corto y largo plazo. Los hallazgos podrían ay...
MARTES, 14 de junio de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Saltar en un trampolín siempre es resgoso, pero los niños son más propensos a sufrir lesiones graves en un centro de trampolines que en casa, según unos investigadores que piden unos estándares de seguri...
TUESDAY, June 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- People who have never outgrown an aversion to broccoli, or an addiction to potato chips, can place part of the blame on their genes, preliminary research suggests.The study, of over 6,200 adults, turned up co...
TUESDAY, June 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Many people think they make healthy food choices, but they may be viewing their diet through rose-colored glasses.That's the main finding of a new study that aimed to identify disconnects between how healthfu...
TUESDAY, June 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The first reported case of a cat giving COVID-19 to a person shouldn't alarm pet owners, but a Canadian expert says it's a reminder to take precautions."I think it's important for us to recognize this virus s...
TUESDAY, June 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Consumption of one or more sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) per day is associated with increased risk of liver cancer, according to a study presented during NUTRITION 2022, the annual meeting of the American ...
TUESDAY, June 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- An updated Endocrine Society clinical practice guideline for the management of hospitalized patients with diabetes or newly recognized or stress-induced hyperglycemia was published online June 12 in the Journ...
TUESDAY, June 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Adherence to a healthful plant-based food diet is associated with reduced risk of breast cancer for postmenopausal women, according to a study presented during NUTRITION 2022, the annual meeting of the Americ...