Las probabilidades de muerte precoz aumentan tras una lesión grave vinculada con el alcohol
LUNES, 12 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Antes de hacer ese brindis durante una celebración de fin de año con un exceso de alcohol, esta información lo dejará sobrio.Las personas que se lesionan de gravedad mientras están borrachas y requier…
Learn MoreLas temperaturas extremas del cambio climático podrían significar más muertes cardiacas
LUNES, 12 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los días tanto de calor como de frío extremos se cobran un precio a las personas que tienen una enfermedad cardiaca, sobre todo las que sufren de insuficiencia cardiaca.Un nuevo análisis multinacional…
Learn MoreUSPSTF Recommends PrEP for Reducing Risk for HIV Acquisition
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for reducing the risk for HIV infection among individuals at increased risk for HIV acquisition. This recommendation …
Learn MoreGeneral Practitioners Rarely Give Personalized Weight-Loss Advice
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Weight-loss advice from general practitioners (GPs) to patients with obesity is mainly generic and is rarely personalized, according to a study published online Dec. 13 in Family Practice.Madeleine Tremblett,…
Learn MoreRisk-Reducing Medications Can Cut Breast Cancer Death Rates
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Risk-reducing medication can reduce the risk for breast cancer death in addition to lowering the risk for invasive breast cancer, according to a study published online Dec. 1 in the Journal of Clinical Oncolo…
Learn MoreFinancial Incentives Encourage Weight Loss in Low-Income Adults
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Financial incentive strategies are more effective than providing resources only for clinically significant weight loss in low-income populations with obesity, according to a study published online Dec. 5 in J…
Learn MoreCases of Deadly Heart Infection Tied to Opioid Abuse Rose Sharply During Pandemic
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Researchers already knew that injecting drugs can lead to the dangerous and deadly heart infection called endocarditis.Now they know that also becoming infected with COVID-19 appears to increase risk for this…
Learn MoreWhat’s Driving the Ongoing Adderall Shortage — and What Parents Can Do
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Shortages of the ADHD drug Adderall are expected to continue for months, forcing families to scramble for ways to deal with their children’s attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).The shortage has ca…
Learn MoreBlack Patients More Likely to Need Emergency Surgery for Colon Cancer
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Black patients are more likely than their white peers to need emergency surgery for colon cancer, which increases their risk for complications and death, study authors say. “Overall, these results suggest tha…
Learn MoreOpioid Misuse Linked to Increased Suicide Risk in Persons With Disabilities
MONDAY, Dec. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Opioid misuse is associated with an increased risk for suicide, and people with disabilities have a further increased risk, according to a study published online Dec. 8 in Substance Use & Misuse.Keith T. Chan,…
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