THURSDAY, Sept. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Multiple sclerosis (MS) patients diagnosed with colon cancer may have a greater risk of dying from cancer or other causes in the next six months to year than colon cancer patients without MS, a Canadian stu...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Many parents hoping for COVID-19 vaccines for their children younger than 12 years may get their wish this fall, according to Anthony Fauci, M.D., director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Inf...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- In Africa, only 4 percent of people have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.Leaders had once hoped to have 60 percent of people living on the continent vaccinated this year. That now appears unlikely. ...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- One out of every 500 U.S. residents has lost their lives to COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic last year, statistics show.COVID has killed more than 664,500 people in the United States as of Wednesda...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- During the next few weeks or months, you might find yourself dropping by the doctor's office or pharmacy to get your annual flu shot along with a dose of COVID vaccine.Unfortunately, you'll have to get two...
MARTES, 14 de septiembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- El trastorno de déficit de atención e hiperactividad (TDAH) parece vincularse de alguna forma con el riesgo de demencia y de enfermedad de Alzheimer, encontró un nuevo estudio multigeneracional.Los ...
MARTES, 14 de septiembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Es justo decir que la mayoría de los jefes desean que sus empleados tengan una alta productividad.Lamentablemente, el aire que respiran los empleados de oficina podría frenar el pensamiento y el tra...
MARTES, 14 de septiembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Las personas que comen muchas frutas y verduras quizá tengan un riesgo un poco más bajo de COVID-19 que las que tienen unas dietas malsanas, sugiere un estudio reciente.De los más de 590,000 adultos...
MARTES, 14 de septiembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Una vacuna experimental contra el ébola pareció ser efectiva en niños y adultos en un ensayo clínico.Dos dosis de la vacuna contra el ébola de Johnson & Johnson parecen ser seguras, se toleran bien ...
MARTES, 14 de septiembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Unos datos recientes de Israel, que se publicarán esta semana, podrían reforzar la idea de que una tercera dosis de refuerzo de las vacunas contra la COVID-19 reduce de forma significativa las proba...
MARTES, 14 de septiembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- La aprobación en EE. UU. de Aduhelm, un medicamento para el Alzheimer, ya está inmersa en la controversia. Ahora, un nuevo estudio encuentra que la mayoría de los pacientes con Alzheimer no podrían ...
MARTES, 14 de septiembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Su gato atigrado favorito quizá parezca tener pocas similitudes con sus primos salvajes, pero todos comparten un gen clave que resulta en su distintivo aspecto.El motivo de que el pelaje de los gato...
MARTES, 14 de septiembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Tener contacto visual hace que las conversaciones sean más atractivas, encuentra un estudio reciente."El contacto visual es de verdad envolvente y poderoso", aseguró la investigadora Sophie Wohltjen...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Getting prior authorizations to see a specialist, dealing with errors on medical bills and even scheduling appointments can be a big hassle. That's clear to anyone who has spent time on the phone handling ...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 15, 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- From the start, Norma Cavazos was surrounded by friends and family who were vaccine skeptics: "No one was going to take it, including myself. That was something that we were all adamant ab...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- It's hard to resist those big, pleading eyes in the pet store window. But buyer beware. Pet store puppies may infect people with a bacteria for which no common antibiotic treatment exists, a new study war...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Many parents hoping for COVID-19 vaccines for their children younger than 12 may get their wish this fall, according to Dr. Anthony Fauci.The vaccines could be authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administ...
MIÉRCOLES, 15 de septiembre de 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- Desde el principio, Norma Cavazos estuvo rodeada de amigos y familiares que eran escépticos de las vacunas: "Nadie se iba a vacunar, y yo tampoco. Era algo en lo que todos estába...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- In Africa, only 4% of people have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Leaders had once hoped to have 60% of people living on the continent vaccinated this year.That now appears unlikely.The World Healt...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Jeff Bridges has had a rough year. Almost a year ago, the actor was diagnosed with lymphoma. Then in January, he was exposed to the COVID-19 virus while receiving chemotherapy. "Covid kicked my (expletive)...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The heart rates of people sync up when listening to a story, a new study finds."There's a lot of literature demonstrating that people synchronize their physiology with each other. But the premise is that s...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Older adults who are socially isolated are more likely to experience serious disability or die after a stay in the intensive care unit (ICU), new research reveals."This important research finding sheds lig...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with B-cell blood cancers who did not make antibodies to COVID-19 after two shots of vaccine may find that a third shot does the trick, new research finds.More than half the patients who had faile...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- When Americans are eligible for Medicare at age 65, they see a significant drop in their out-of-pocket medical costs.Lowering the eligibility age would save even more, especially for people with the highes...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Colon cancer risk runs in families, and it's not just a parent or sibling having had the disease that should concern you.If you have a second- or third-degree relative who had colon cancer at an early age,...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- College students who vape appear to be at higher risk of having an eating disorder, a new study suggests."The study's findings are especially relevant as we have seen a surge in referrals for eating disord...
TUESDAY, Sept. 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) – New data out of Israel, to be published this week, could bolster the notion that a third booster shot of the COVID-19 vaccine significantly lowers a recipient's odds for severe illness.The data are scheduled ...
TUESDAY, Sept. 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- While in the United States preteens and teens aged 12 to 15 years have been eligible for COVID-19 vaccines since the spring, the vaccines are only now becoming available for that age group in the United King...
TUESDAY, Sept. 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) appears to be somehow linked to risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease, a new multigenerational study has found.Parents and grandparents of people with ADHD ...
TUESDAY, Sept. 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) appears to be somehow linked to risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease, a new multigenerational study has found.Parents and grandparents of people with ADHD ...