About 1 in 3 American Adults Has an Allergy
THURSDAY, Jan. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — If it seems as though everyone you know struggles with some sort of allergy, new research suggests you are not mistaken.As many as 1 in 3 adults and 1 in 4 kids suffers from a seasonal allergy, a food allerg…
Learn MoreEmergency Department Screening Program Can ID Undiagnosed Prediabetes, T2DM
THURSDAY, Jan. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An emergency department type 2 diabetes (T2D) screening program can identify patients with undiagnosed prediabetes and diabetes, according to a research letter published online Jan. 26 in JAMA Network Open.K…
Learn MoreCDC Reports on Prevalence of Seasonal and Food Allergies, Eczema
THURSDAY, Jan. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In two January data briefs published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Health Statistics, data are presented regarding the prevalence of seasonal allergy, eczema, and…
Learn MoreCystatin C-Based Equation Accurate for Estimating Glomerular Filtration Rate
THURSDAY, Jan. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A cystatin C (cys)-based European Kidney Function Consortium (EKFC) equation has similar accuracy to the creatinine (cr)-based equation for estimating glomerular filtration rate (GFR), according to a study p…
Learn MorePreeclampsia in Pregnancy a Bad Sign for Women’s Future Heart Health
THURSDAY, Jan. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new study finds troubling information about a link between the pregnancy complication preeclampsia and future heart attack, even in younger women.Danish researchers found a fourfold higher risk of heart at…
Learn MoreUna enfermedad recién descubierta quizá afecte a más de 15,000 estadounidenses
MARTES, 24 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los investigadores están aclarando una misteriosa afección médica conocida como síndrome VEXAS, que se cree que afecta a más de 15,000 personas en Estados Unidos.El síndrome VEXAS se identificó en 2020, …
Learn MoreIs Your State Among the Worst for Tobacco Control?
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When it comes to tobacco control, some states do a far better job than others of preventing and reducing smoking.A new report from the American Lung Association (ALA) notes that California, Maine, Massachus…
Learn MoreUptake Low for COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters in Immunocompromised Adults
TUESDAY, Jan. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For immunocompromised adults, adherence to U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention mRNA monovalent COVID-19 booster dose recommendations is low, according to a study published online Jan. 20 in JAMA N…
Learn MoreLaser Treatment Might Help Prevent Common Forms of Skin Cancer
TUESDAY, Jan. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A cosmetic laser treatment that promises to erase wrinkles, scars, age spots and sun damage may also prevent the return of some skin cancers, a new, small study suggests. Researchers found that in patients wh…
Learn MoreNewly Discovered Disease May Affect Over 15,000 Americans
TUESDAY, Jan. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Researchers are shedding light on a mystery medical condition called VEXAS syndrome that’s believed to affect more than 15,000 people in the United States.Identified in 2020, VEXAS syndrome is a rare, genetic…
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