THURSDAY, Feb. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Adults with asthma report being compliant with COVID-19-related masking, despite some problematic effects, according to a study published in the January issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology...
THURSDAY, Feb. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with previously untreated, advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, treatment with nivolumab plus chemotherapy or nivolumab plus ipilimumab results in significantly longer overall survival th...
THURSDAY, Feb. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Significantly faster declines in global cognition, memory, and executive function are seen following incident myocardial infarction (MI), according to a study presented at the American Stroke Association Inte...
THURSDAY, Feb. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Gum disease has been linked to an increased risk for preterm birth, and now new research suggests that chewing sugar-free gum with xylitol during pregnancy may lower this risk.The study took place in Malawi, ...
THURSDAY, Feb. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For the typical patient, COVID-19 convalescent plasma (CCP) is not associated with clinical outcomes, according to a meta-analysis published online Jan. 25 in JAMA Network Open.Andrea B. Troxel, Sc.D., from the NYU Grossman School of Medicine in New York City, and colleagues compiled
THURSDAY, Feb. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- In clinical practice guidelines issued by the Society of Thoracic Surgeons and American Association for Thoracic Surgery and published online Jan. 25 in the Annals of Thoracic Surgery and the Journal of Thora...
THURSDAY, Feb. 3, 2022 (American Heart Association News) -- Older stroke patients who had a history of COVID-19 were more likely to develop dangerous blood clots in the veins than those who did not have the coronavirus-driven disease, a new study from...
THURSDAY, Feb. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For children with a first-degree relative with chronic tic disorder (CTD), Group-A streptococcal (GAS) exposure is not associated with tic onset, according to a study published online Feb. 2 in Neurology.Anet...
THURSDAY, Feb. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A plasma assay that detects dysregulated lipids has potential as a screening method for early-stage lung cancer, according to a study published in the Feb. 2 issue of Science Translational Medicine.Guangxi Wa...
THURSDAY, Feb. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Social isolation and loneliness are independently associated with modestly higher risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) among older women, according to a study published online Feb. 2 in JAMA Network Open.Nata...
THURSDAY, Feb. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Although there's been a marked decline in rates of stroke among older adults over the past 30 years, growing numbers of young Americans are having strokes.Obesity may be one reason why, experts say."The decli...
THURSDAY, Feb. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that he is giving a new push to the cancer moonshot initiative that he first led during the Obama administration.In his announcement, Biden said the program would aim t...
THURSDAY, Feb. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Those hard-to-find COVID-19 home tests are becoming more available, particularly with the U.S. government offering four free tests for every household.So far, roughly 60 million American households have order...
THURSDAY, Feb. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Nine in 10 Americans -- 91% -- live within an hour of lifesaving stroke care, researchers say.That's up from about 80% a decade ago, due to an increase in hospitals with specialized staff, tools and resources...
THURSDAY, Feb. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Stroke is a possible complication of COVID-19, and researchers say they now know when that risk is highest.A new study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found the risk of COVID-related ...
THURSDAY, Feb. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Young adult pot smokers who've suffered a stroke are more likely to have another stroke if they keep toking, a new study finds.Research has already linked heavy cannabis use with an increased risk of stroke, ...
Good news and bad on strokes among Americans. Although there's been a marked decline in rates of stroke among older adults over the past 30 years, a growing number of young Americans are having strokes, a new report finds. Read moreBiden relaunches th...
THURSDAY, Feb. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Men compelled to find myriad new partners and ways to have sex may be driven by high levels of the so-called "love hormone," oxytocin, new research suggests.Oxytocin, which is produced by the hypothalamus and...
THURSDAY, Feb. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- With winter storms roaring through much of the United States this week, millions of Americans may face power outages that could put them at risk of carbon monoxide poisoning and fires as they try to keep warm...
THURSDAY, Feb. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Alan Holman didn't stop exercising when told he had cancer, and he's glad of it, now that U.K. researchers say moderate exercise may improve chemotherapy outcomes in esophageal cancer patients.Holman, 70, was...
THURSDAY, Feb. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Worried about losing your mental faculties as you age? Get out there and exercise, new research suggests.Physical activity helps keep the aging brain sharp, according to the latest of many studies showing a l...
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- From 2002 to 2018, there was an increase in the prevalence of comorbid chronic conditions among cancer survivors, according to a study published in the Feb. 15 issue of Cancer.Changchuan Jiang, M.D., M.P.H.,...
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Midlife cardiac structure and its change from early to middle adulthood are associated with lower midlife cognition, according to a study published online Jan. 26 in Neurology.Laure Rouch, Pharm.D., Ph.D., f...
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Recipients of mRNA-1273 versus BNT162b2 had a lower risk for breakthrough severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection during predominance of the delta variant, according to a resea...
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Guideline-concordant cervical cancer screening rates decreased between 2005 and 2019, according to a study published online Jan. 18 in JAMA Network Open.Ryan Suk, Ph.D., from University of Texas Health Scien...
TUESDAY, Feb. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- More than 10 years after Doug Olsen underwent an experimental gene therapy that turned his T-cells into cancer killers, his leukemia has vanished, University of Pennsylvania doctors report.“I’m doing great rig...
MARTES, 1 de febrero de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Los estadounidenses han tenido dificultades para dormir a lo largo de toda la pandemia, y un nuevo estudio muestra que cada vez recurren más a la melatonina en un intento por descansar bien.Pero los inv...
MARTES, 1 de febrero de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Hace mucho que tener sobrepeso o ser obeso se vincula con una mala salud cardiaca, ¿pero podría también alterar el pensamiento?Una nueva investigación canadiense sugiere que tal vez sí.El nuevo estudio,...
MARTES, 1 de febrero de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Usted está embarazada, y sufre náuseas todos los días. ¿Qué podría tener de malo fumarse un cigarrillo de marihuana para calmar su estómago?Muchas cosas, según un nuevo estudio, que sugiere que las muje...