FRIDAY, Dec. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly half of 12- to 17-year-olds in the United States have had at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot, but the initial rush to get teens immunized has stalled, a new survey of parents shows.Only 1% of parents no...
FRIDAY, Dec. 10, 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- The holidays are a time to share home-cooked meals, reconnect with far-away loved ones and contemplate what the next year has in store.But for nearly two years, the coronavirus pandemic has af...
VIERNES, 10 de diciembre de 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- Las fiestas de fin de año son una temporada excelente para compartir comidas caseras, reencontrarse con seres queridos lejanos y contemplar lo que nos depara el próximo año.Sin emba...
FRIDAY, Dec. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The Omicron variant could prompt a reshuffling of the way doctors treat COVID infections in the United States, and antiviral pills will likely lead the way in that redoubled effort, Harvard experts say.New ant...
FRIDAY, Dec. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Cutting-edge mRNA technology brought safe, effective COVID-19 vaccines to a world in crisis -- could it do the same for a much older foe, HIV?An experimental HIV vaccine that uses the same mRNA platform techn...
Potent new antivirals may hold steady against Omicron. New antiviral pills developed by Merck and Pfizer are expected to remain effective against the mutation-heavy variant, because they interfere with the ability of the coronavirus to replicate itsel...
FRIDAY, Dec. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The world isn't ready to prevent or deal with another pandemic because many nations aren't taking the necessary steps to prepare for what is likely an inevitable future scenario, a new report shows.The Global ...
FRIDAY, Dec. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- “Fight off tumors and alleviate symptoms of chemotherapy," one vape's advertising claims, while another is touted as an "asthma remedy, ADHD remedy, and dementia treatment."Don't believe the hype.Despite claim...
FRIDAY, Dec. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Cancer patients are at risk for serious COVID-19 illness, but some are still afraid to get vaccinated against the virus, new research shows.Study authors surveyed nearly 200 high-risk cancer patients at the Ma...
FRIDAY, Dec. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. operating rooms got busy once again soon after the first round of pandemic shutdowns, according to a study that challenges the widely held belief that operations have been curtailed indefinitely during t...
FRIDAY, Dec. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- An overactive bladder isn't just a nuisance and a source of embarrassment. For the elderly, it can also trigger a potentially fatal fall, a Canadian study says. “Falls are the leading cause of accidental deat...
Greater adherence to a sulfur microbial diet is associated with an increased risk for colorectal cancer (CRC) in both men and women, according to a study published online Nov. 12 in JAMA Network Open.Diet and Colorectal Cancer RiskYiqing Wang, Ph.D., ...
THURSDAY, Dec. 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the emergency use of the Pfizer COVID-19 booster shots for Americans aged 16 and 17 years old.The move comes as the delta variant is fueling surges i...
THURSDAY, Dec. 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The United States reached a vaccine milestone Wednesday as health officials reported that 200 million Americans are now fully vaccinated. However, that news came as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are spi...
THURSDAY, Dec. 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday granted emergency approval of a new antibody cocktail to prevent COVID-19 infection in people who have weakened immune systems or who cannot tolerate COVID-1...
MIÉRCOLES, 8 de diciembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Primero, la pandemia de COVID-19 trajo el pánico, con las sucesivas olas de infección y muerte, lo que incluyó la aparición de la variante delta este año.Entonces, las vacunas ofrecieron la promesa...
MIÉRCOLES, 8 de diciembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Pfizer/BioNTech señaló el miércoles que aunque dos dosis de su vacuna contra el coronavirus quizá no ofrezcan una buena protección contra la variante ómicron, y añadió que una dosis de refuerzo sí ...
MIÉRCOLES, 8 de diciembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Los niños pueden ser crueles, y con frecuencia los acosadores se concentran en los niños que consideran débiles o distintos, entre ellos los que tienen asma.Uno de cada 10 niños con asma afirma que...
MIÉRCOLES, 8 de diciembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Un nuevo estudio encuentra que uno de dos anticoagulantes que se utilizan comúnmente es más seguro y efectivo que el otro para las personas que sufren coágulos en las piernas.Un tromboembolismo ven...
MIÉRCOLES, 8 de diciembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Si piensa que está en condiciones de conducir después de consumir alcohol, hay muchas probabilidades de que se equivoque, muestra una investigación reciente.El estudio encontró que a pesar de super...
MIÉRCOLES, 8 de diciembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Ahora mismo, una devastadora afección cerebral vinculada con las conmociones, conocida como encefalopatía traumática crónica (ETC), solo se puede diagnosticar tras la muerte, mediante una autopsia....
MIÉRCOLES, 8 de diciembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Cuando los periodos de una mujer comienzan a hacerse menos frecuentes y por último paran, con frecuencia comienzan unos problemas digestivos, y una nueva investigación sugiere que la raza y la etni...
MIÉRCOLES, 8 de diciembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Las dosis de refuerzo de la vacuna contra el coronavirus de Pfizer preparan a quienes las reciben para que soporten de forma efectiva los estragos tanto de la variante delta como de la ómicron, sug...
THURSDAY, Dec. 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Children with hard-to-control asthma may get relief from adding an injectable antibody drug to their standard treatment, a clinical trial has found.The drug, called dupilumab (Dupixent), has been available fo...
THURSDAY, Dec. 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- What do all the microbes living rent-free in your gut have to do with disease risk? Perhaps a lot.A groundbreaking analysis of decades-old stool and blood samples from the early AIDS epidemic suggests that me...
THURSDAY, Dec. 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the emergency use of Pfizer's coronavirus booster shots for Americans aged 16 and 17.The move comes as the Delta variant is fueling surges in infecti...
THURSDAY, Dec. 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday granted emergency approval of a new antibody cocktail to prevent COVID infection in people who have weakened immune systems or who can't tolerate COVID vacc...
THURSDAY, Dec. 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Children at risk for multiple sclerosis (MS) might find some protection from the disease by spending more time in the sun, a small study suggests.Although MS is rare in children and young adults, those with r...