THURSDAY, Feb. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The risk for tinnitus is not increased in association with frequent low-dose aspirin use, but it is increased with moderate-dose aspirin and with frequent nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) and acet...
THURSDAY, Feb. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Thirty-two percent of adults aged 65 years and older have one or more persistent or new clinical sequelae after acute infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), according to...
THURSDAY, Feb. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is associated with an increased risk for diverse cardiovascular outcomes later in life, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fe...
THURSDAY, Feb. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A high-quality diet in late pregnancy is associated with a lower risk for fetal growth restriction (FGR), according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, held...
THURSDAY, Feb. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with previously untreated stage II or III triple-negative breast cancer, the rate of event-free survival is higher for those receiving neoadjuvant pembrolizumab combined with chemotherapy versus...
THURSDAY, Feb. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The difference in health-related quality of life is modestly improved and statistically significant for patients aged 60 years or older with an intracapsular hip fracture who receive a cemented versus an unc...
THURSDAY, Feb. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The addition of subcutaneous tirzepatide versus placebo to titrated insulin glargine results in significant improvements in glycemic control among patients with type 2 diabetes and inadequate glycemic contro...
THURSDAY, Feb. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the continuum of cancer care, according to a report from the American Association of Cancer Research published online Feb. 9.Researchers from the AACR evaluated the impact ...
THURSDAY, Feb. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Proposed changes to voluntary federal guidelines for prescribing opioid painkillers emphasize that doctors should first try other treatments for acute and chronic pain.The non-opioid treatment options sugges...
THURSDAY, Feb. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The fossilized bones of a young dinosaur show evidence of a respiratory infection that may have caused familiar flu-like symptoms — fever, coughing and trouble breathing.Dolly, as she's been dubbed by resear...
THURSDAY, Feb. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The mononucleosis virus, Epstein-Barr, has become a major suspect in the search for what causes multiple sclerosis.Now researchers are raising the next logical question -- can we stop both MS and mononucleos...
THURSDAY, Feb. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly all men see their hairline recede or a bald spot emerge at some point in their life. For those looking to slow the march of time, a new study helps sort out which hair-loss medications work best.The a...
THURSDAY, Feb. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- An indoor mask mandate in New York State will end on Thursday, but masks will still be required in schools and for everyone using public transit.For the last two months, customers and workers statewide have ...
THURSDAY, Feb. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- To live healthier and longer in the United States, it helps to have money and education -- and if you live in Hawaii or California, your odds are even better, according to a new government report.Life expect...
THURSDAY, Feb. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Four Canadian provinces said this week that they'll lift their COVID-19 restrictions as the wave of cases caused by the Omicron variant has crested nationwide.The moves come in the midst of ongoing protests ...
THURSDAY, Feb. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly one-third of older COVID-19 survivors develop new health problems in the months after their infection, a new study finds. Those conditions involve a number of major organs and systems, including the ...
THURSDAY, Feb. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Combined use of opioids and stimulant drugs like cocaine and methamphetamine can be deadly, and in the United States Black communities have been hit especially hard by this lethal combo, new research indica...
THURSDAY, Feb. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- New research supports the notion that COVID-19 can cause long-term heart problems.The analysis of U.S. health data found COVID patients are at increased risk of heart complications for at least a year after ...
THURSDAY, Feb. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Babies whose moms were vaccinated during pregnancy against COVID-19 have long-lasting antibody protection, a new study finds."Many interested parties from parents to pediatricians want to know how long mater...
THURSDAY, Feb. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- One in three Americans is exposed to a common and potentially harmful weed killer called 2,4-D, and children may be especially at risk, new research suggests.Exposure to high levels of the chemical has been ...
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Fertility treatment is associated with an increased risk for preterm birth, according to a study published online Feb. 8 in JAMA Network Open.Ran Wang, M.D., from the National Children's Medical Center in Shanghai, and colleagues examined the association between fertility treatment and preterm
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The Ponseti method is the most effective and accepted treatment for idiopathic congenital clubfoot, and every infant born with clubfoot should have access to it, according to a clinical report published onli...
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Having two or more chronic conditions in middle age is associated with an increased risk for dementia later in life, according to a study published online Feb. 2 in The BMJ.Céline Ben Hassen, Ph.D., from Uni...
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Rural residents show higher levels of cancer fatalism and cancer information overload than urban residents, according to a study published online Jan. 28 in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.Jakob...
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Many states are already dispensing with mask mandates, but the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says COVID-19 case and hospitalization numbers in the United States remain too h...