Una nueva legislación federal podría reducir los costos de los medicamentos
VIERNES, 12 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Se anticipa que la Ley de la Reducción de la Inflación (Inflation Reduction Act) reduzca los gastos de desembolso por los medicamentos de muchos adultos mayores de EE. UU., pero la mayoría de sus benef…
Learn MoreCuando la audición de los perros mayores se reduce, el riesgo de demencia aumenta
VIERNES, 12 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Cuando el oído de los perros desaparece, sus habilidades mentales son las siguientes en hacerlo, revela una investigación reciente.En el estudio, los investigadores examinaron la pérdida auditiva en pe…
Learn MoreNerve Block Plus Lidocaine Clears Psoriasis in Small Study
MONDAY, Aug. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Spinal injections of a common anesthetic may help clear the inflammatory skin condition psoriasis, a small pilot study suggests.The study involved four patients with severe psoriasis, and researchers are descr…
Learn MoreMethamphetamine, Opioid Co-Use Tied to More Nonfatal Overdoses
MONDAY, Aug. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Methamphetamine and opioid co-users are more likely to have nonfatal overdoses compared with users of either drug alone, according to a study published online Aug. 15 in JAMA Network Open.
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Learn MoreMepolizumab Cuts Exacerbations in Children With Severe Asthma
MONDAY, Aug. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Asthma exacerbations are reduced for children and adolescents with exacerbation-prone eosinophilic asthma who are living in socioeconomically disadvantaged urban neighborhoods and receive mepolizumab therapy…
Learn MoreScotland Becomes 1st Country to Provide Free Period Products
MONDAY, Aug. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — On Monday Scotland became the world’s first country to help its residents with what activists supporting the move call “period poverty.”The country now offers free period products for anyone who needs them, a …
Learn MoreU.S.-Russia Nuclear War Could Leave 5 Billion Dead Due to Famine
MONDAY, Aug. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Even a “small” nuclear war, far short of a global conflict, could kill much of the world’s population due to starvation, a new study projects.Any nuclear war would have obviously devastating effects in the pla…
Learn MoreProgram Cuts Opioid Use in Teens After Spinal Surgery for Scoliosis
MONDAY, Aug. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — An intervention that involves preoperative patient education and smaller prescription quantity successfully reduces opioid use while maintaining pain control following posterior spinal fusion for adolescent id…
Learn MorePlaying Football, Hockey in High School Ups Odds for Stimulant Abuse
MONDAY, Aug. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Taking part in certain sports in high school may lead to misuse of prescription stimulants in the years after graduation, a new study finds.It reported that high school seniors who play contact sports are 50% …
Learn MoreThree At-Home COVID-19 Tests Needed to Confirm Negative Result, FDA Says
FRIDAY, Aug. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — People who test at home after being exposed to COVID-19 should take the test three, not two, times to make sure they are not infected, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Thursday.
In issuing its ne…
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