MONDAY, May 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- About one-third of fatal unintentional drownings in Canada occur in individuals with a preexisting medical condition, according to a study published online May 9 in CMAJ, the journal of the Canadian Medical Asso...
The annual meeting of the American College of Physicians (ACP) was held from April 28 to 30 in Chicago and attracted participants from around the world, including internists, adult medicine specialists, subspecialists, medical students, and allied he...
MONDAY, May 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Implementation of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 may have reduced the trajectory toward obesity among low-income children, according to a study published online May 5 in JAMA Network Open.Andrea S. Richardson, Ph.D., from RAND Corporation in Pittsburgh, and colleagues evaluated whether
MONDAY, May 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Initiation of lower gastrointestinal endoscopy before 50 years of age is associated with a reduced risk for colorectal cancer (CRC) in women, according to a study published online May 5 in JAMA Oncology.Wenjie M...
MONDAY, May 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Black children with type 1 diabetes (T1D) experience disparities in health outcomes compared with other racial and ethnic groups with similar neighborhood opportunity profiles, according to a study published onl...
MONDAY, May 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Stroke survivors who participate in a comprehensive stroke recovery program that incorporates modified cardiac rehabilitation have decreased all-cause mortality at one year, improved overall function, and better...
MONDAY, May 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The first year of surgical internship is associated with an increased risk for new-onset depression, according to a research letter published online April 27 in JAMA Surgery.Tasha M. Hughes, M.D., from the Unive...
MONDAY, May 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Many state laws on consent and privacy for adolescents do not reflect pediatric professional standards of care, according to a study published online May 9 in Pediatrics.Marianne Sharko, M.D., from Weill Cornell...
LUNES, 9 de mayo de 2022 (American Heart Association News) --Tener un bebé, especialmente un primer hijo, viene con muchas expectativas. Pero además de sentir alegría, muchas mujeres pueden sentir algo más de lo que tal vez no quieran hablar: ansiedad...
MONDAY, May 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common and often easily managed, yet some women are plagued by one infection after another. Now, a new study hints at a culprit: the antibiotics used to treat them.UTIs can af...
MONDAY, May 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- With summer comes warm weather and swimming. But for some people, knowing how to swim may not be enough to ensure their safety.That's because certain medical conditions bump up the risk for drowning in a big way...
MONDAY, May 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Being overweight or obese is never good for one's health, but now a new study suggests it increases a woman's risk of broken bones.For the study, researchers followed 20,000 women and men, aged 40 to 70, in the...
MONDAY, May 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Ohio State University is warning students to be wary of fake Adderall pills after two students died last week.University officials said that Columbus Public Health has warned the community about the counterfeit A...
Some health conditions greatly raise drowning risks. In a new Canadian study, about 1 in 3 adults and children over age 10 who drowned there between 2007 and 2016 had a chronic health condition. Read moreWhat's the role of antibiotics in recurrent UTI...
MONDAY, May 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Do you have a child who refuses to eat anything green? Rewarding them for trying new vegetables may make them more willing to eat them, a new study claims."It's important to start eating vegetables from a young ...
MONDAY, May 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- If you get infected with COVID-19, there may be a sliver of a silver lining: COVID may help protect you against the common cold, researchers say.The SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 belongs to a large and d...
MONDAY, May 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists have unearthed new details about how astronauts' brains are affected by extended trips in space."These findings have important implications as we continue space exploration," said study co-author Dr....
MONDAY, May 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- It might seem like an unlikely connection at first, but a new study finds that infants and toddlers suffer sleep issues -- and maybe other problems --- when their parents can't afford diapers."Sleep promotes bra...
No matter what time you set on your alarm clock, you keep pounding the snooze button until 8:30 every morning. Barreling out of bed in a panic, you hit the shower, race out the door, and clock into work just 10 minutes late with a coffee and giant muf...
What is bulimia nervosa?Although this eating disorder is less well-known than anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa is actually more common among American teenage and young women -- and just as serious. Bulimia nervosa, or simply "bulimia," is often refer...
Giving a 6-year-old a shot of insulin every morning is hard. Putting her on a school bus afterwards is even harder. Every weekday for years, Mary Schuh (pronounced "shoe") of Beaver Creek, Oregon, entrusted her daughter's life to the staff of Beaver C...
Once upon a time not so long ago, in a land very close to home, children faced bleak prospects when it came to learning about and coping with type 1 diabetes. Stern lectures from clinicians and educators, do's and don'ts imposed by parents, secrecy bo...
Although the number of children with type 2 diabetes is growing, type 1 is still the most prevalent form of disease in people younger than 18. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease, which means the body's own immune system, designed to attack infec...
If you find that you're not immediately overwhelmed with love with your newborn, don't worry. Like any other emotional relationship, developing a connection with your child can take time. Similarly, as with any other relationship, this one will have i...
SUNDAY, May 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- As summer approaches, you may be planning a big trip for the first time since the pandemic began -- but be sure to make and follow a health checklist if you are traveling to another country, an expert advises.Th...
The biggest shortfall in most Americans' diets isn't vitamins or minerals. It's fiber. Experts say adult women should get 25 grams a day while men should get 38 grams. Yet we average a paltry 15 grams. Our kids aren't doing any better. The American He...
SATURDAY, May 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- If you're one of the estimated one million Americans having total hip or knee replacement surgery this year, some lifestyle changes might improve your chances of a good outcome, an expert says.Lose weight safe...
FRIDAY, May 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Five children have died in a mysterious wave of acute hepatitis that has sickened dozens of children across the United States during the past seven months, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ann...