COVID Infection Disrupts the Gut’s Microbiome
TUESDAY, Nov. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 is known to mess with a person’s lungs, and can have long-term effects on the brain.Now doctors have found another way COVID harms your health — through your gut.A COVID infection can reduce the numb…
Learn MoreHeart’s Electrical Signals Changed in First Pig-to-Human Cardiac Transplant
MONDAY, Oct. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Less than a year after the first-ever transplant of a pig heart into a human patient, doctors are reporting that the heart showed unexpected changes in its electrical system before the recipient ultimately die…
Learn MoreTrajectories of CKD Symptoms May Predict Later Health Outcomes
MONDAY, Oct. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Distinct trajectories of chronic kidney disease (CKD) may predict subsequent health outcomes, according to a study published online Oct. 28 in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.Moustap…
Learn MoreDo Fasting Diets Affect a Woman’s Hormones?
MONDAY, Oct. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Intermittent fasting has taken off as a way to lose weight without having to limit types of a food a person eats.But there was little research on how eating only during a few hours of the day and then only dri…
Learn MoreLa ventaja oculta de las ‘quemas controladas’: menos garrapatas
MIÉRCOLES, 26 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Una herramienta que se utiliza para restaurar los ecosistemas forestales también podría ser clave en la batalla contra las enfermedades transmitidas por las garrapatas, señalan unos investigadores.L…
Learn More‘Prescribed’ Fires’ Hidden Bonus: Fewer Ticks
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A tool used to restore forest ecosystems could also be key to the battle against tick-borne disease, researchers say.Forest managers and land owners use prescribed fire to combat invasive species, improve w…
Learn MoreAlcohol Intake Tied to Fertility Treatment Outcomes
TUESDAY, Oct. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Higher alcohol intake is associated with reduced odds of pregnancy or live birth after in vitro fertilization (IVF) and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) treatment, according to a systematic review and …
Learn MoreRegular Aerobic Exercise May Improve Chronic Kidney Disease Outcomes
TUESDAY, Oct. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Regular aerobic exercise is associated with significant improvements in chronic kidney disease (CKD) measures, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published online Sept. 26 in Frontiers in Phys…
Learn MoreTopical Cream May Restore Skin Pigmentation in People With Vitiligo
MONDAY, Oct. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For the millions of people who live with vitiligo, a disease that robs the skin of its natural color, a newly approved cream called ruxolitinib (Opzelura) is quickly becoming a game changer.The U.S. Food and D…
Learn MoreMild Eczema in First Grade Likely to Resolve by Sixth Grade
MONDAY, Oct. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The severity of children’s atopic dermatitis (AD) in first grade may predict its persistence in sixth grade, according to a study published online Sept. 19 in the Journal of Dermatology.Akio Tanaka, M.D., Ph.D…
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