Tough to Get Your Kid to Take Medicine? An Expert Offers Tips
SUNDAY, July 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Sometimes it’s difficult for parents to get their child to take necessary medication.One expert who spends part of her workday guiding parents through this challenge offers some suggestions to make the ordeal …
Learn MoreSmoking Tied to Higher Risk for Severe COVID-19
FRIDAY, July 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Smoking is associated with a higher risk for severe COVID-19, including death, independent of sociodemographic characteristics and medical history, according to a study published online July 15 in PLOS ONE.Ram…
Learn MoreMás de la mitad de los adultos jóvenes de EE. UU. tienen una afección de salud crónica
JUEVES, 28 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Obesidad, depresión, hipertensión, asma: estas son solo algunas de las afecciones de salud crónicas que afectan ahora a casi 40 millones de estadounidenses de entre 18 y 34 años, muestran unos nuevos dat…
Learn MoreMás estadounidenses jóvenes mueren de insuficiencia cardiaca
JUEVES, 28 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Un creciente número de adultos jóvenes estadounidenses están falleciendo de insuficiencia cardiaca, y los afroamericanos son los más afectados, encuentra un nuevo estudio. La insuficiencia cardiaca es un…
Learn MoreADT Use for Prostate Cancer Linked to Increased Risk for CVD Death
FRIDAY, July 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with prostate cancer, use of androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) is associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) death, according to a study published online July 26 in The Ag…
Learn MoreHormone Therapy Not Tied to Breast Cancer Recurrence, Mortality
FRIDAY, July 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In postmenopausal women treated for early-stage estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer, neither vaginal estrogen therapy (VET) nor menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) is associated with an increased risk for …
Learn MoreEffect of Noradrenergic Drugs Explored in Alzheimer Disease
FRIDAY, July 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Noradrenergic drugs seem to have a positive effect for general cognition and apathy in Alzheimer disease, according to a review published online July 5 in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry….
Learn MoreWave of Opioid Overdoses Expected to Hit U.S. Rural, Urban Areas
FRIDAY, July 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Experts predict opioid overdoses will climb in both rural and urban areas because of the lethal practice of mixing the highly addictive narcotics with other drugs. The coming wave of opioid overdoses “will be …
Learn MoreLas PFAS, unos ‘compuestos permanentes’, cuestan miles de millones a EE. UU.
MIÉRCOLES, 27 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Se conocen como “compuestos permanentes” porque persisten en el cuerpo humano, y pueden contribuir al riesgo de muchas cosas, desde el cáncer hasta la obesidad infantil. Ahora, una nueva investigación…
Learn MoreEven Chores, Socializing Might Lower Your Odds for Dementia
THURSDAY, July 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Your daily walk, cleaning the house and lunch with friends could together be keys to staving off dementia, according to researchers.A new study looked at lifestyle habits that could help lower risks, instead…
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