Escasea el Adderall, un medicamento para el TDAH
LUNES, 29 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La escasez de mano de obra en Teva Pharmaceuticals ha hecho que el Adderall, un medicamento de uso común para el trastorno de déficit de atención e hiperactividad (TDAH), sea difícil de encontrar en algu…
Learn MoreAumenta la frecuencia de la hipertensión en el embarazo entre las mujeres de la generación Z
LUNES, 29 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Las mujeres de la generación Z y las milénicas tienen más o menos el doble de probabilidades de desarrollar hipertensión en el embarazo que las mujeres de la generación de la postguerra, encuentra un est…
Learn MoreDrinking at Least Two Cups of Tea Daily Linked to Reduced Mortality Risk
TUESDAY, Aug. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Drinking two or more cups of tea per day is associated with lower mortality risk, regardless of genetic variation in caffeine metabolism, according to a study published online Aug. 30 in the Annals of Interna…
Learn MorePolypill Cuts Cardiovascular Event Risk in Seniors With Recent MI
TUESDAY, Aug. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The risk for major adverse cardiovascular events is reduced among patients within six months of previous myocardial infarction who receive treatment with a polypill compared with usual care, according to a …
Learn MorePathway Programs for Medical School Diversity Disrupted by Pandemic
TUESDAY, Aug. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Medical school diversity pathway programs were substantially disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published online Aug. 29 in JAMA Network Open.Sonal Batra, M.D., from George Washington Un…
Learn MoreSchool-Aged Children Can Self-Swab for COVID-19 Testing
TUESDAY, Aug. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) detection in nasal swabs that are self-collected by school-aged children and adolescents shows high agreement with results collected by health care…
Learn MorePaid Sick Leave Tied to Lower U.S. Workforce Mortality
TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — State laws that preempt local authority to enact health-promoting legislation, like raising the minimum wage or mandating paid sick leave, may contribute to increased workforce mortality, according to a stu…
Learn MoreUnderweight, Obesity May Increase Risk for Migraine
TUESDAY, Aug. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Underweight and obesity are associated with increased migraine risk, according to a review published in the July/August issue of Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain.
Fahimeh Martami, Ph.D., from the…
Learn MorePaid Sick Leave Saves Workers’ Lives: Study
TUESDAY, Aug. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Access to paid sick leave saves lives, new research shows.The U.S. study found that when local laws required employers to provide paid sick leave, lower death rates from homicide, suicide and alcohol-related …
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