FRIDAY, Dec. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- If you're getting together with others outdoors, a windy day might be best, researchers say.The investigators found that when people socialize outside, the risk of coronavirus infection is as much as 45% greate...
THURSDAY, Dec. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Just one day after the first omicron case was reported in the United States, federal officials announced a second case on Thursday, this time in a Minnesota man who had traveled to an Anime convention in New ...
THURSDAY, Dec. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Racism is "a public health threat" that must be tackled to end the global HIV/AIDS epidemic, the Biden administration said Wednesday in announcing its new strategy to fight the disease.Over generations, "stru...
MIÉRCOLES, 1 de diciembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- El primer caso confirmado de EE. UU. de la variante ómicron se reportó en California, anunciaron el miércoles los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC) de EE. UU.El paciente...
MIÉRCOLES, 1 de diciembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- El VIH continúa siendo una amenaza para la salud de las mujeres, y la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) aprobó el primer dispositivo de acción prolongada para proteger a las mujeres del VIH se...
MIÉRCOLES, 1 de diciembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Vapear puede ser malo para los pulmones, pero una nueva investigación advierte sobre otro posible peligro para los hombres: podría multiplicar por más de dos el riesgo de disfunción eréctil (DE)Tra...
MIÉRCOLES, 1 de diciembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Los padres que desean leerles a sus hijos pequeños y ofrecerles una ventaja en el desarrollo deberían optar por los libros tradicionales de papel, en lugar de un libro electrónico o una tableta, in...
MIÉRCOLES, 1 de diciembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Los golpes en la cabeza son comunes entre los niños de EE. UU., y casi un 7 por ciento muestran señales de una lesión cerebral en algún momento de la niñez, informan las autoridades de salud de EE....
MIÉRCOLES, 1 de diciembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Gestionar bien el asma es difícil para los niños y sus padres, pero no mantenerlo bajo control podría hacer que estos niños tengan hasta seis veces más probabilidades de acabar en el hospital con u...
MIÉRCOLES, 1 de diciembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- ¡Detengan ese alboroto!Un pollo de goma que chilla encabeza la lista de juguetes ruidosos que representan una amenaza para la audición de los niños.La lista de juguetes ruidosos de 2021 de la Asoci...
JUEVES, 2 de diciembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- ¿Cuál vacuna contra el coronavirus es mejor para vencer a la COVID-19, la de Moderna o la de Pfizer? Una nueva investigación le da el primer lugar a la de Moderna. En lo que se ha dicho que es la prim...
THURSDAY, Dec. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Just one day after the first Omicron case was reported in the United States, federal officials announced a second case on Thursday, this time in a Minnesota man who had traveled to an Anime convention in New ...
THURSDAY, Dec. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Autism may be more prevalent among American children than believed, a new U.S. government study shows.One in 44 children at age 8 in the United States have been diagnosed with the developmental disorder, a j...
THURSDAY, Dec. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Children and teenagers vaccinated against the mumps virus have accounted for one-third of infections in recent years, a new U.S. government study finds.The reasons are unclear, and experts stressed that routi...
THURSDAY, Dec. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- With HIV a continuing threat to women's health, the World Health Organization has approved the first long-acting device to protect women from sexually transmitted HIV.The device is a vaginal ring made of sili...
THURSDAY, Dec. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- President Joe Biden plans to announce a new round of measures to protect Americans against the spread of coronavirus variants on Thursday. The strategy will include making rapid at-home COVID-19 tests free fo...
THURSDAY, Dec. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- College students are not bouncing back from the changes brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, a troubling new study finds.Researchers were surprised to find that one year after the start of the pandemic, colle...
THURSDAY, Dec. 2, 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- To occupy his mind during long-distance trail runs, Philip Stark started noticing the variety of plants in the fields around him, then the way they changed with the seasons. As the plants blo...
JUEVES, 2 de diciembre de 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- Para ocupar su mente durante las carreras de larga distancia, Philip Stark empezó a fijarse en la variedad de plantas de los campos que le rodeaban y en cómo cambiaban con las estacio...
THURSDAY, Dec. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- People who recovered from a severe case of COVID-19 may have more to worry about: New research finds that patients hospitalized with COVID are 2.5 times more likely to die within the year than people who neve...
THURSDAY, Dec. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- A diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) might worry an older adult, who could see it as a stepping stone to dementia. But a new study suggests one does not necessarily lead to the other.In fact, nearly...
THURSDAY, Dec. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- President Joe Biden plans to announce a new round of measures to protect Americans against the spread of coronavirus variants on Thursday.The strategy will include making rapid at-home COVID-19 tests free for...
THURSDAY, Dec. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Racism is "a public health threat" that must be tackled to end the global HIV/AIDS epidemic, the Biden administration said Wednesday in announcing its new strategy to fight the disease.Over generations, “stru...
White House announces measures to fight COVID-19 this winter. Making rapid at-home coronavirus testing free for more people, maintaining masks on planes, and launching campaigns to increase vaccination and booster shots were steps were to be announced...
THURSDAY, Dec. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Which coronavirus vaccine is best at beating COVID-19 -- Moderna or Pfizer?New research hands that honor to Moderna: In what is billed as the first head-to-head comparison of the two shots, researchers analyz...
THURSDAY, Dec. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Quitting smoking is especially important during pregnancy, and now a new study suggests that when it comes to kicking the habit, cash may be just the incentive some women need.The study results suggest progre...
THURSDAY, Dec. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Hearing dogs make a huge difference in deaf people's lives, a new British study shows.The dogs are trained to alert deaf people to everyday sounds such as doorbells, human voices, baby monitors and alarm cloc...
THURSDAY, Dec. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The pandemic is taking a toll on health care workers' sleep, which can put both their mental health and patient care at risk, researchers warn. Their study of more than 800 New York City health care workers...