What do corn silk, banana skins, and weeds have in common? People desperate for a smoke have used them all in improvised cigarettes. If something can be rolled up and smoked, you can bet somebody, somewhere, has rolled it up and smoked it. Most of the...
Your pregnancy may not even have been confirmed yet, but while you wait to find out, a miracle is occurring inside your body. One single sperm out of millions of competitors has joined together with an egg. Under normal circumstances, fertilization oc...
If you’re pregnant and your due date is fast approaching, it’s important to be able to recognize the signs that you’re dilating and in labor.To help you better understand the stages of labor, the signs of early and true labor and the differences betwe...
MARTES, 12 de octubre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Los pacientes que se someten a una cirugía para ciertos tipos de cáncer quizá tengan una mejor supervivencia a corto plazo si reciben un medicamento contra las náuseas (antiemético) en particular, sugi...
MARTES, 12 de octubre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Merck & Co. anunció el lunes que presentó una solicitud a la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA) de EE. UU. para la aprobación del uso de emergencia de su primera pastilla antiviral dirigi...
MARTES, 12 de octubre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- El cambio climático es la "amenaza de salud singular más grande a la que se enfrenta la humanidad", y los gobiernos deben "actuar con urgencia" para resolver la crisis, advierte un informe especial de ...
MARTES, 12 de octubre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Los carritos de golf ya no solo se utilizan para jugar al golf. También abundan en las comunidades de jubilados, las granjas y en los eventos deportivos y de otros tipos.Pero la desventaja de esta popu...
MARTES, 12 de octubre de 2021 (HealthDay News) --Los expertos están advirtiendo que la próxima temporada de gripe podría ser grave, mientras las medidas de distanciamiento social se relajan en todo Estados Unidos, pero una encuesta reciente encuentra ...
MARTES, 12 de octubre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Las probabilidades de contraer la COVID-19 de las superficies de un supermercado son mínimas, asegura un estudio canadiense.Los investigadores, de la Universidad de Guelph, en Ontario, recolectaron 957...
MARTES, 12 de octubre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Un niño que se ahoga tiene un riesgo mucho más bajo de una discapacidad grave o la muerte si un transeúnte interviene, incluso sin reanimación cardiopulmonar (RCP), encuentra una investigación reciente...
MARTES, 12 de octubre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Los trombolíticos quizás sean seguros para algunos pacientes con accidente cerebrovascular (ACV) con aneurismas cerebrales que no se han roto, afirman los investigadores.Un aneurisma es una dilatación ...
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- In a development that could mean Johnson & Johnson might encounter resistance over its application for authorization of a booster shot of its coronavirus vaccine, a new analysis filed by the U.S. Food and D...
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- When you're putting on a brave face to mask disappointment or shedding tears of joy, kids with autism are likely to misunderstand how you're really feeling.That's because they don't use context to identify ...
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- A new study confirms that fish oil supplements may raise the risk of a common heart-rhythm disorder -- particularly when doses top 1 gram per day.At issue are medications and supplements containing omega-3 ...
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday that it is lowering the recommended levels of sodium in processed, packaged and prepared foods.The goal of the new, voluntary guideline is to help r...
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- What launches guys on serial sexual conquests and prompts solo activity among women?It's testosterone, of course. As the primary male sex hormone, it plays a leading role in the sexual development of guys. ...
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 13, 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- The viruses that cause the flu and COVID-19 are not the same, and the diseases are different, too. But they have a lot in common, including the ways you can protect yourself.You can imagine...
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 13, 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- Broken heart syndrome, a life-threatening condition whose symptoms mimic a heart attack, is on the upswing, according to new research that shows the sharpest increases among women 50 and ol...
MIÉRCOLES, 13 de octubre de 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- Los virus que causan la gripe y COVID-19 no son los mismos, y las enfermedades también son diferentes. Sin embargo, tienen mucho en común, incluidas las formas de protegerse.Se pued...
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Maple Island Inc. announced Friday that it has recalled three lots of Parent's Choice Rice Baby Cereal because of elevated levels of arsenic in the products.A sample from the three lots, which were sold onl...
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Millions of Americans who got the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccines have had to watch those who received the Pfizer vaccine roll up their sleeves for a booster shot, wondering when they wil...
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Beginning in November, the United States will reopen its borders to fully vaccinated travelers from Canada and Mexico for the first time since pandemic closures began 19 months ago, the Biden administration...
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) – When Brooklyn-based mom and fashion designer Suzanne Weiner began treatment for breast cancer three years ago, her medical marijuana card was her best friend."Pot helped me tremendously with the anxiety and ...
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday announced its first authorization of an electronic cigarette.The permission to sell was granted to R.J. Reynolds for three of its Vuse tobacco-flavored vapin...
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The length of a woman's menstrual cycle as she nears menopause could reflect her future risk of heart disease, researchers report.Some women's menstrual cycles become longer as they approach menopause, whi...
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Urban dwellers around the globe are sweating through three times as many "extreme heat" days as their counterparts did in the 1980s, a new study suggests.The study is the latest to chart humans' growing exp...
U.S. will reopen its borders to vaccinated travelers from Canada, Mexico. After 19 months of pandemic closures, those who can show proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 can enter the country, starting in November. Read moreFDA gives its first a...
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Older adults are more likely than younger ones to give to charity, but are more likely to support ones in their own country, an international study reveals."As countries, including the U.K., are announcing ...
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Private insurers paid out about $156.2 billion in 2018 for U.S. patients with the 15 most common cancers.Medication was the largest expense and drugs for breast, lung, lymphoma and colon cancers accounted f...
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- New research provides further proof that helmets are essential for young users of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and dirt bikes.Wearing a helmet significantly reduces their risk of moderate or severe head inju...