Are Big Breakfasts Really the Key to Weight Loss?
FRIDAY, Sept. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Dieters who believe that eating a big breakfast followed by a small dinner is the surest way to lose weight will likely be very disappointed by the findings of a new, small study.What did the researchers disco…
Learn MoreDogs Have Died After Licking a Common Chemotherapy Cream, FDA Warns
FRIDAY, Sept. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Your dog may like to lick your hand or face, but if you’re using a chemotherapy cream that treats certain skin conditions, you should not allow it, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration advises.The medication …
Learn MoreCT Lung Cancer Screening Catches More Tumors Early
FRIDAY, Sept. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Lung cancer CT screening scans can catch tumors at an earlier and more treatable stage, a new study indicates.The number of stage 1 lung cancers detected by doctors increased 8.4% after low-dose CT screening …
Learn MoreIn Rare Move, FDA Panel Gives Support to Controversial ALS Drug in Second Review
THURSDAY, Sept. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In a rare second review, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration panel on Wednesday recommended approval for an experimental drug for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The FDA is not obligated to follow its a…
Learn MoreTexas Judge Says ACA Cannot Require Coverage for PrEP
THURSDAY, Sept. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Hundreds of thousands of Americans take medications intended to prevent infection with HIV, but a federal judge in Texas ruled Wednesday that a provision in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that requires free c…
Learn MoreUna prueba sanguínea se muestra promisoria para un diagnóstico rápido de la ELA
MIÉRCOLES, 7 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los pacientes con sospecha de esclerosis lateral amiotrófica (ELA) quizá puedan pronto recibir un diagnóstico con mucha más rapidez, y no desperdiciar el valioso tiempo que les queda, sugiere una …
Learn MoreCasi dos tercios de las mujeres tienen unos síntomas premenstruales problemáticos
MIÉRCOLES, 7 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Una mayoría de las mujeres experimentan unos cambios en el estado de ánimo y ansiedad premenstruales, lo que lo convierte en un “problema clave de salud pública en todo el mundo”, encuentra un nue…
Learn MoreDo Taxes on Soda Really Lower Sugar Intake?
THURSDAY, Sept. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — New research suggests that good intentions may not always be enough when it comes to public health.According to the study of the consequences of Philadelphia’s 2017 tax on sugar-sweetened drinks, people boug…
Learn MoreReduction in Swollen, Tender Joints Greater With Litifilimab in Lupus
THURSDAY, Sept. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) receiving litifilimab, a humanized monoclonal antibody that binds to blood dendritic cell antigen 2, versus placebo have a greater reduction in the number of …
Learn MoreEHR-Based Food Insecurity Screening Process Feasible
THURSDAY, Sept. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — An electronic health record (EHR)-based food insecurity screening process can be implemented and increases screening and identification of food-insecure patients, according to a study published in the Septem…
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