MONDAY, Oct. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Walmart has recalled an aromatic room spray sold nationwide after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identified the presence of a "rare and dangerous" bacteria in the spray that's linked to four ill...
MONDAY, Oct. 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Not only are people vaccinated against COVID-19 less likely to die of that disease, they're also less likely to die from any cause, a new study shows.Researchers compared 6.4 million people who were fully vacc...
COVID vaccination won't raise risk of miscarriage. The new findings add to prior research showing the vaccines are safe for pregnant women. Read more'Brain fog' can plague those with long COVID. Even months after beating COVID-19, many people still s...
MONDAY, Oct. 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- COVID-19 vaccines don't increase the risk of miscarriage in early pregnancy, according to a study that adds to previous research showing the vaccines are safe for pregnant women.An international team analyzed ...
MONDAY, Oct. 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- A significantly increased risk of self-harm and suicide among people with autism shows the need for programs to reduce that risk, researchers say.For their study, the investigators analyzed 31 studies on the l...
MONDAY, Oct. 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- In yet another example of the cost of the pandemic, a new study finds there were significant increases in bicycle- and gun-related injuries during coronavirus lockdowns in the United States, but a decrease in ...
MONDAY, Oct 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- You can ride a rocket into space to escape Earth, but one thing you might not escape is back pain. Back pain could turn out to be a major problem for the growing number of space travelers, and learning more a...
MONDAY, Oct. 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. nurses think about suicide more often than other workers do, but are less likely to tell anyone about it, new research reveals. For the study, the researchers analyzed the responses of more than 7,000 nu...
SUNDAY, Oct. 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- As COVID-19 continues to grip the United States, parents need to plan ahead to keep their children safe on Halloween, experts say.Kids aged 12 and older are eligible for COVID shots, but many haven't been vacc...
SATURDAY, Oct. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is nearly 91% effective in preventing symptomatic illness in young children and brings no unexpected safety issues, according to a study posted Friday by the...
SATURDAY, Oct. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Your Jack-o'-Lantern may be more than scary — it could be dangerous.Pumpkin carving is the leading cause of injuries associated with Halloween, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Betwe...
Here is what the editors at Physician's Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of Oct. 18 to 22, 2021. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal studies and other trusted sou...
FRIDAY, Oct. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- A subtype of the delta variant of the coronavirus is causing a growing number of infections in the United Kingdom and is being closely monitored there and in other countries.During the week of Sept. 27, the AY...
FRIDAY, Oct. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- A lower dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is 90.7 percent effective in preventing symptomatic COVID-19 in children aged 5 to 11 years, according to new clinical trial data from the company.The data were give...
JUEVES, 21 de octubre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- La vacuna de refuerzo de Pfizer-BioNTech restauró una protección casi completa contra la COVID-19 en un ensayo en etapa avanzada en que participaron 10,000 personas, anunció el jueves la compañía.Afirm...
JUEVES, 21 de octubre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Requerir las vacunas contra la COVID-19 para el trabajo, la escuela o los viajes mejora las tasas de vacunación sin las reacciones negativas ni las huelgas masivas que muchos han predicho, vaticina una...
JUEVES, 21 de octubre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Es un medicamento que algunas figuras mediáticas conservadoras han respaldado, pero tomar ivermectina para tratar o prevenir la COVID-19 podría hacer que acabe en el hospital, advierte un nuevo estudio...
JUEVES, 21 de octubre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Las infusiones de anticuerpos ayudan a evitar que los pacientes con COVID-19 de alto riesgo tengan que ir al hospital, pero recibir la terapia puede ser difícil. Un sistema de salud de EE. UU. encontró...
JUEVES, 21 de octubre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Aunque la mayoría de los dentistas de EE. UU. afirman que los analgésicos no opioides gestionan el dolor dental de forma efectiva, casi la mitad siguen recetando analgésicos opioides potencialmente adi...
JUEVES, 21 de octubre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Unas cebollas de México se han vinculado con un brote de salmonella que ha enfermado a 652 personas en 37 estados, anunciaron el miércoles las autoridades de salud federales.Hasta ahora, ha habido 129 ...
JUEVES, 21 de octubre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Estados Unidos ya ha donado 200 millones de dosis de vacunas contra la COVID-19 a más de 100 países y territorios, lo que lo convierte en el mayor donante del mundo.Estas donaciones incluyen a más de 1...
JUEVES, 21 de octubre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Los pacientes con cáncer de EE. UU. que viven en las áreas pobres y rurales son más propensos a suicidarse que los que viven en áreas ricas y urbanas, encuentra un estudio reciente."Las personas que ha...
FRIDAY, Oct. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday gave its blessing to booster shots of the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines for tens of millions of Americans.The CDC approval mirr...
FRIDAY, Oct. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- A lower dose of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine is 90.7% effective in preventing symptomatic COVID-19 in children aged 5 to 11, according to new clinical trial data from the company.The data was given to the U.S....
FRIDAY, Oct. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Gun violence sky-rocketed by more than 30% across the United States during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.Almost 39,000 injuries and deaths nationwide involved a gun in the year starting in February 2...
FRIDAY, Oct. 22, 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- The notion of biting into a bug or chewing on a cricket might make some people a bit squeamish.Don't squash the idea until giving this food some thought.Some 2 billion people around the world ...
FRIDAY, Oct. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday gave its blessing to booster shots of the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccines for tens of millions of Americans.The CDC approval m...
FRIDAY, Oct. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Liver disease is usually associated with alcoholism or hepatitis, but obesity and diabetes are becoming an even more dire threat for potentially fatal liver damage, a new study reveals.In fact, advanced fatty...