¿Pollo al NyQuil? Cómo ayudar a los niños a evitar los ‘desafíos con fármacos’ en las redes sociales
LUNES, 16 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — El mal uso de los medicamentos de venta libre puede tener unas peligrosas consecuencias, pero unas tendencias recientes en las redes sociales que lo fomentan podrían resultar de verdad letales para l…
Learn MoreLa depresión afecta a casi 1 de cada 10 estadounidenses
LUNES, 19 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Casi un 10 por ciento de los estadounidenses sufren de depresión, y el trastorno del estado de ánimo está aumentando con la mayor rapidez entre los adolescentes y los adultos jóvenes.Entre 2015 y 202…
Learn MoreTask Force Recommends Anxiety Screening for All Adults Under 65
TUESDAY, Sept. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In what amounts to a public acknowledgement that anxiety disorders have run rampant during the pandemic, an influential expert panel is recommending for the first time that all American adults under the age …
Learn MoreDeer Are Spreading Lyme Ticks in Suburban Backyards
TUESDAY, Sept. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — They look so cute, grazing quietly in your backyard. But the overpopulation of white-tailed deer across the Northeastern United States could help spread Lyme disease and another tick-borne illness, anaplasmo…
Learn MoreUSPSTF Recommends Depression Screening for All Adults
TUESDAY, Sept. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends screening for depression and anxiety in adults, including pregnant and postpartum persons, and screening for depression in older adults. These find…
Learn MoreResponse to Neoadjuvant Endocrine Therapy for Breast Cancer May Vary by Race
TUESDAY, Sept. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The response to neoadjuvant endocrine therapy (NET) for hormone receptor-positive breast cancer (HR+BC) may vary by race, according to a study presented at the 15th AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer H…
Learn MoreTake Care When Handling, Storing Your Contact Lenses
TUESDAY, Sept. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Contact lenses can be indispensable for those with poor vision, but if they aren’t properly cleaned and stored you run the risk of serious eye infections, experts say.Up to one out of every 500 contact lens …
Learn More‘Life Changing’: New Drug Eases Severe Eczema in Young Kids
TUESDAY, Sept 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Sonia Dhaliwal knows exactly how bad childhood eczema can get.That’s because her young daughter, Ariah Khan, has struggled with a severe case of the skin condition ever since she was a baby.Ariah’s symptoms w…
Learn MoreIn Canada, Program That Supplies Safe Opioids to Addicts Is Saving Lives
TUESDAY, Sept. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — As opioid overdose deaths continue to soar, a Canadian program points to one way to save lives: providing “safer” opioids to people at high risk of overdose.That’s the conclusion of a study evaluating Canada…
Learn MoreHow to Spot — Or Prevent — Dangerous Aortic Dissection
TUESDAY, Sept. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Sudden severe chest or upper back pain are possible signs of an aortic dissection. Your first thought might be “heart attack” but an aortic dissection is very different. Vascular and cardiac surgeons are wel…
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