MONDAY, July 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The color of the oceans has changed over the past two decades, which has scientists concerned about the impact of climate change. “I’ve been running simulations that have been telling me for years that these c...
SUNDAY, July 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Dermatologist Dr. Caroline Opene is often asked if certain types of sun blocks are better for people with darker skin.Not necessarily, says the director of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Heal...
SATURDAY, July 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- That backyard cookout can be loaded with fat and sugar, but it doesn’t have to be.It’s possible to make some simple swaps and have a meal that’s healthy and delicious, a nutrition expert at UT Southwestern M...
FRIDAY, July 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Residing in a highly segregated neighborhood is associated with significantly lower life expectancy, according to a research letter published online July 14 in JAMA Health Forum.Sadiya S. Khan, M.D., from the ...
FRIDAY, July 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Engagement in adult literacy and active mental activities is associated with reduced dementia risk, according to a study published online July 14 in JAMA Network Open.Zimu Wu, Ph.D., from Monash University in ...
FRIDAY, July 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- All types of visual impairment (VI) and contrast sensitivity (CS) are associated with increased prevalence of dementia in U.S. older adults, according to a study published online July 13 in JAMA Ophthalmology....
FRIDAY, July 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) children experience high rates of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-associated acute respiratory illness (ARI) hospitalization, according to a study published online July ...
FRIDAY, July 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- In findings that are likely to fuel the debate over the safety of aspartame, a World Health Organization agency -- the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) -- announced Thursday that the artifici...
FRIDAY, July 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Lisa Marie Presley, the daughter of Elvis Presley, died from complications of a weight-loss surgery she had several years ago, according to an autopsy report released Thursday.The singer/songwriter died Jan. ...
JUEVES, 13 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Quizá una cantidad generosa de frutas y verduras saludables sea justo lo que recomendó el médico. A lo largo de los años, unos grupos sin fines de lucro y agencias de salud pública han experimentado con ...
JUEVES, 13 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Alrededor de una quinta parte de los trabajadores estadounidenses afirman que su lugar de trabajo es tóxico, y muchos dicen que como resultado su salud mental sufre. La Asociación Americana de Psicología...
JUEVES, 13 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Es más probable que las mujeres negras mueran durante o poco después del parto, debido a un racismo y un sexismo sistémicos en el sistema médico, no a la genética ni al estilo de vida, según la Organizac...
JUEVES, 13 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Más de un tercio de los estadounidenses que tienen pareja y que desean dormir mejor optan por un "divorcio de sueño". En realidad no se divorcian, sino que duermen en otra habitación para que ambos pueda...
JUEVES, 13 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Los adultos mayores que pasan regularmente tiempo con la familia y los amigos podrían tener unos cerebros más grandes como resultado, sugiere un nuevo estudio. El envejecimiento sano del cerebro es un te...
JUEVES, 13 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- El jueves, la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA) de EE. UU. aprobó la primera pastilla anticonceptiva de venta libre del país, una medida que probablemente abra el camino a un acceso mucho ...
Un estudio amplía las evidencias de una crisis de salud mental adolescente, sobre todo en las chicas
JUEVES, 13 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- La depresión, la ideación suicida y otros problemas de la salud mental mandaron a números récord de jóvenes estadounidenses, sobre todo a chicas, a los departamentos de emergencias durante la pandemia de...
JUEVES, 13 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Más niños de Estados Unidos están recibiendo un diagnóstico de una discapacidad del desarrollo, y en 2021 la prevalencia se acercó a un 9 por ciento, informan los Centros para el Control y la Prevención ...
FRIDAY, July 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Use of strategies that require multiple visits to collect blood for hepatitis C virus (HCV) testing should be discontinued and replaced by single-visit sample collection, according to research published in th...
FRIDAY, July 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, 2021, and 2022, the mean weekly cannabis-involved emergency department visit rates among young persons were higher than the corresponding periods in 2019, according to re...
FRIDAY, July 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is associated with an increased incidence of new-onset heart failure, according to a research letter published online July 12 in JAMA Network Open.Mark Luedde, M.D., from the Unive...
FRIDAY, July 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Preoperative and postoperative models are highly accurate for predicting breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL), according to a study published online July 12 in JAMA Surgery.Danielle H. Rochlin, M.D., from M...
FRIDAY, July 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Genomic sequencing has a higher molecular diagnostic yield than targeted neonatal gene sequencing for infants suspected of having a genetic disorder, according to a study published in the July 11 issue of the ...
FRIDAY, July 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For generally healthy older adults, vitamin D3 supplementation at 1,600 IU/day or 3,200 IU/day is associated with a reduction in the incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF) during five years of follow-up, accord...
FRIDAY, July 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly half of Americans use creative activities to relieve stress or anxiety, according to the results of a recent American Psychiatric Association poll.The Healthy Minds Monthly poll, conducted by the Mornin...
FRIDAY, July 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- From 2002 to 2018, there was a global increase in the number of teenagers who underestimated their body weight, according to a study published online July 2 in Child and Adolescent Obesity.Anouk Francine Jacqu...
FRIDAY, July 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Testing positive for a COVID-19 infection during a particular phase of fertility treatment could reduce the odds for a successful pregnancy, a new study says.That phase of treatment is called controlled ovaria...
FRIDAY, July 14, 2023 (American Heart Association News) -- Technology is designed to make life easier and more efficient. People can autopay their bills, order food and download movies right on their phones or tablets. They can even ask a virtual assi...
FRIDAY, July 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with fibromyalgia have an increased risk for mortality, particularly from infections and suicide; however, they appear to have a lower risk for death due to cancer, according to a review published onl...
FRIDAY, July 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Certain occupations, industries, and occupational exposure to specific agents are associated with an increased risk for ovarian cancer, according to a study published online July 10 in Occupational & Environme...