Any Type of Leisure-Time Physical Activity Tied to Lower Mortality Risk
FRIDAY, Aug. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Being physically active through participation in any type of leisure-time activity is associated with lower mortality risks for older adults, according to a study published online Aug. 24 in JAMA Network Ope…
Learn MoreTecovirimat Well Tolerated for Treatment of Monkeypox
FRIDAY, Aug. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Compassionate use of tecovirimat is well tolerated for the treatment of monkeypox, according to a research letter published online Aug. 22 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Learn MoreIndustry Payments to Prescribers May Influence Choice of Eye Drops
FRIDAY, Aug. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Ophthalmologists and optometrists who receive even small transfers of value (TOV) from prostaglandin analog (PGA) manufacturers may be more likely to prescribe brand-name PGA eye drops, according to a study pu…
Learn MoreACS Issues Nutrition, Exercise Guidelines for Cancer Survivors
FRIDAY, Aug. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In a guideline issued by the American Cancer Society and published in the May/June issue of CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, recommendations are presented regarding diet and exercise for reducing the ris…
Learn MoreLa ‘adicción a las noticias’ es común, y puede dañar a la salud mental
MIÉRCOLES, 24 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La pandemia de COVID-19 y la propagación de la viruela del simio, la invasión rusa de Ucrania, los tiroteos escolares y los devastadores incendios forestales: últimamente, no han faltado las desgraci…
Learn MoreHeat Waves That Threaten Lives Will Be Common by 2100
FRIDAY, Aug. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Life-threatening heat waves will become more common by the end of this century, according to a new study.A “dangerous” heat index — what the temperature feels like when humidity and air temperature are combine…
Learn MoreToo Few U.S. Cities Have Good Hurricane Evacuation Plans
FRIDAY, Aug. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — This year’s hurricane season has been quiet so far, but if and when it cranks up many American cities won’t be prepared to execute mass evacuations, a new study finds. After Hurricane Katrina slammed into New …
Learn MoreScientists Create Synthetic Mouse Embryo With Brain, Beating Heart
FRIDAY, Aug. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Using only mouse stem cells, British researchers report they have created synthetic embryos that form a brain, a beating heart and other organs.The stem cells organized themselves until they developed beating …
Learn MoreEMS Encounters for Opioid-Involved OD Rates Up 2018 to 2022
THURSDAY, Aug. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — From January 2018 to March 2022, there was an increase in emergency medical services (EMS) encounters for nonfatal opioid-involved overdose, with increases for both sexes and most age groups, according to…
Learn MoreLa pasión de EE. UU. por las pastillas para dormir quizá esté menguando
MIÉRCOLES, 24 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Menos estadounidenses recurren a los somníferos para luchar contra el insomnio.Tras un aumento dramático en las recetas para medicamentos como Ambien, la tendencia se ha reducido, según un nuevo estu…
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