Hay señales de que un fármaco experimental podría frenar una forma de ELA
VIERNES, 23 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Las personas con una rara forma genética de la ELA quizá se beneficien del uso extendido de un medicamento bajo investigación, muestra un estudio reciente.El fármaco, tofersen, benefició a los paci…
Learn MoreFreezing Eggs Doesn’t Make Future Pregnancy a Done Deal
MONDAY, Sept. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — While an increasing number of women are freezing their eggs with the hope of having a baby later, a new study shows there are no guarantees. Being younger when having the egg retrieval procedure and freezing …
Learn MoreUse of Frozen Embryos Tied to Higher Odds for Dangerous Complication of Pregnancy
MONDAY, Sept. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Frozen embryos appear to be linked with a significantly higher risk of dangerously high blood pressure for the woman in pregnancies achieved through in vitro fertilization, a major new study reports.Expectant…
Learn MoreCKD Risk Up for Metabolically Healthy Overweight, Obese People
MONDAY, Sept. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Metabolically healthy overweight and obese individuals may have an increased risk for chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published online Sept. 19 in the European Journal of Clinical Investiga…
Learn MoreAllostatic Load May Affect Woman’s Ability to Conceive
MONDAY, Sept. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Women with a higher allostatic load score may have lower fecundability, according to a study published online Sept. 21 in Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica.Xiang Hong, Dr.P.H., from Southeast Univ…
Learn MoreWhat Is Hepatitis C?
Many people have heard of the type of hepatitis that is spread by water or food contaminated with the hepatitis A virus. A diagnosis of hepatitis C, however, is often more puzzling. Your doctor has probably given you some basic facts about hepatitis C…
Learn MoreUn mundo más caliente podría empeorar la insuficiencia cardiaca
JUEVES, 22 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — El cambio climático podría acarrear problemas para las personas con insuficiencia cardiaca, sugiere un estudio reciente.Cuando las temperaturas se dispararon en Francia en 2019, la ola de calor pare…
Learn MoreMI Outcomes May Be Worse in Patients With Rheumatic IMID
FRIDAY, Sept. 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The risks for mortality, heart failure, and recurrent myocardial infarction (MI) and the need for coronary reintervention are increased for patients with MI and rheumatic immune-mediated inflammatory diseases…
Learn MoreHints That Experimental Drug Might Curb a Form of ALS
FRIDAY, Sept. 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — People with a rare genetic form of ALS may benefit from extended use of an investigational drug, a new study shows.The medication, tofersen, benefited patients with mutations of the gene SOD1. These mutations…
Learn MoreA Good Night’s Sleep Recharges Immune System
THURSDAY, Sept. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If you want to stay well, make sure you’re getting enough sleep.That’s the conclusion of a new study that found that good sleep helps regulate a key component of the body’s immune system. Specifically, it i…
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