THURSDAY, Sept. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Metformin, a commonly prescribed diabetes drug, may help stave off preterm birth among women who develop pregnancy-related high blood pressure.Preeclampsia is marked by a sudden spike in blood pressure, pro...
THURSDAY, Sept. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for people older than 65 years and for those at high risk for severe COVID-19. Under the emergency use autho...
THURSDAY, Sept. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Certain changes in a part of the brain stem, visible in scans, might be a potential early indicator of Alzheimer's disease, a new study suggests.Using different brain imaging techniques, researchers found t...
THURSDAY, Sept. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- In a move to combat global warming, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Thursday that it will restrict U.S. production and use of hydrofluorocarbons by 85% over the next 15 years.Hydrof...
THURSDAY, Sept. 23, 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- On a morning this past February, 16-year-old Carson Cathey got up, went downstairs and scarfed down a donut and glass of milk. His father, Patrick, also was awake, and they had a conversati...
THURSDAY, Sept. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved Pfizer booster shots for people over 65 and for those at high risk of severe COVID-19.Under the emergency use authorization, the booster shots sho...
THURSDAY, Sept. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- You remember the ad. It asked if you've "got milk?" and said that "milk does a body good." So, does it? New research suggests it might. In the study, people who consumed more dairy fat actually had a lower ...
THURSDAY, Sept. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Hispanic people in the United States have lower cancer rates than white people, but they are much more likely to develop certain preventable cancers."The good news is that overall cancer rates are lower in ...
Here are some of HealthDay's top stories for Thursday, Sept. 23:FDA approves Pfizer booster shot for seniors, high-risk folks: Under the emergency use authorization, the booster shots should be given at least six months after a person is fully vaccina...
THURSDAY, Sept. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The future of COVID-19 treatments might include a tiny antibody made by llamas.British researchers credit a llama named Fifi with their finding.The investigators said these llama nanobodies, which are also ...
THURSDAY, Sept. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Parents and their children often share numerous traits -- including a dislike for broccoli and other veggies in the same family.Noxious enzymes from bacteria in saliva may be the reason why, a new study sug...
THURSDAY, Sept. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Do migraines cause poor sleep or does poor sleep cause migraines? Though it's hard to say, it does appear that there's a difference in how well people with migraine think they sleep and how well they really...
THURSDAY, Sept. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Deaths from methamphetamine overdoses in the United States nearly tripled between 2015 and 2019, health officials report in a new study. While the number of methamphetamine users did not increase as steepl...
THURSDAY, Sept. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Treating polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) — the most common hormone disorder in women of child-bearing age — is costly.In 2020, diagnosing and treating this disorder cost an estimated $8 billion in the Unit...
THURSDAY, Sept. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Kids who suffer abuse, neglect or household dysfunction are more likely to have neurological problems like stroke or headaches as adults, researchers report. "Traumatic events in childhood have been linked ...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- An advisory panel to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will meet on Wednesday to discuss which Americans, if any, should get Pfizer booster shots to rev up their immunity to COVID-19. The...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The United States will buy 500 million more doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine that it will donate to countries in need, President Biden announced at a virtual summit on the pandemic Wednesday.The United...
MARTES, 21 de septiembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Recibir una dosis adicional de la vacuna contra la COVID-19 de Johnson & Johnson aumentó de forma sustancial su protección, anunció la compañía el martes.Según los resultados de un nuevo ensayo clín...
MARTES, 21 de septiembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Muchos adultos de mediana edad con corazones aparentemente sanos tienen una acumulación "silenciosa" de depósitos de grasa en las arterias, muestra un nuevo estudio de gran tamaño.Los investigadores...
MARTES, 21 de septiembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Los niños mayores y los niños con enfermedades crónicas tienen las mayores probabilidades de acabar en el hospital con la COVID-19, encontraron unos investigadores.Afecciones como la obesidad, la di...
MARTES, 21 de septiembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Mientras la altamente contagiosa variante Delta asola a Estados Unidos, el país ha alcanzado un trágico hito.La COVID-19 ya ha acabado con las vidas de más estadounidenses que la gripe española de 1...
MARTES, 21 de septiembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- En el último año y medio, la pandemia de coronavirus ha transformado gran parte de nuestras vidas, e incluso los alimentos que las familias comen.En muchas familias, esto ha sido algo bueno, ya que ...
MARTES, 21 de septiembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- La xilacina, un tranquilizante para los animales, se relaciona cada vez más con las muertes por sobredosis de drogas en Estados Unidos, afirman las autoridades sanitarias. Según un nuevo informe de ...
MARTES, 21 de septiembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Un nuevo informe de The Humane League afirma que un 99 por ciento de los pollos de los supermercados contienen aglomeraciones de grasa, llamadas vetas blancas.El grupo sin fines de lucro señaló que ...
MARTES, 21 de septiembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Vivir a unas manzanas de un tiroteo aumenta el riesgo de que un niño acabe visitando el departamento de emergencias por problemas relacionados con la salud mental, señalan unos investigadores.El nue...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The United States will buy 500 million more doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine that it will donate to countries in need, President Biden announced at a virtual summit on the pandemic Wednesday.The Uni...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- As many as 18 million Americans can't afford their prescribed medications, a new nationwide poll finds.That's 7% of the adult population in the United States. But when it comes to households making less th...