Eye Scans Could Spot Parkinson’s in Earliest Stages
TUESDAY, Aug. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — British researchers may have found a way to diagnose Parkinson’s disease several years sooner.Researchers at University College London and Moorfields Eye Hospital say that eye scans may be able to detect sign…
Learn MoreBudesonide Yields Durable Reduction in eGFR for IgA Nephropathy
MONDAY, Aug. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with immunoglobulin A (IgA) nephropathy, nine months of treatment with targeted-release formulation of budesonide (Nefecon) yields a greater reduction in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR…
Learn MoreLos estadounidenses de mediana edad usan marihuana y se dan atracones de bebida a niveles récord
VIERNES, 18 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los atracones de bebida y el consumo de marihuana han alcanzado niveles históricamente altos entre los adultos de EE. UU. de 35 a 50 años, anunciaron el jueves los Institutos Nacionales de la Salud (NI…
Learn MoreUno de cada 10 pacientes cardiacos de la UCI tiene drogas ilícitas en el sistema
VIERNES, 18 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Más de 1 de cada 10 pacientes que acaban en la UCI con una emergencia cardiaca potencialmente letal arrojan resultados positivos de uso de una droga recreativa, informa un nuevo estudio francés. Alrede…
Learn MoreFirearms Continue to Be Leading Cause of Death in U.S. Children
MONDAY, Aug. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In 2021, firearms continued to be a leading cause of death among U.S. children, with a 41.6 percent increase in the firearm death rate from 2018 to 2021, according to a study published online Aug. 21 in Pediat…
Learn MorePerioperative Vaginal Estrogen Does Not Reduce Prolapse Recurrence
MONDAY, Aug. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Following native tissue transvaginal prolapse repair, perioperative vaginal estrogen does not reduce prolapse recurrence, according to a study published in the Aug. 15 issue of the Journal of the American Medi…
Learn MoreAugmented Reality Reduces Preoperative Anxiety
MONDAY, Aug. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Use of augmented reality (AR) reduces preoperative anxiety but does not affect postoperative anxiety, pain levels, or narcotic use when compared with a standard education packet, according to a study published…
Learn MoreRates of Primary Care Physician Vision Testing Examined in Children
MONDAY, Aug. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The rate of primary care physician (PCP) vision testing is about 30 percent for children aged 3 to 17 years and is lower for uninsured and publicly insured children, according to a research letter published on…
Learn MoreUrine-Based DNA Methylation Test Can Detect Bladder Cancer
MONDAY, Aug. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A urine-based DNA methylation test can accurately detect bladder cancer in patients with hematuria, according to a study published online June 14 in The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics.Tae Jeong Oh, from Geno…
Learn MoreExposure to Low-Dose Ionizing Radiation Linked to Solid Cancer Mortality
MONDAY, Aug. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Protracted exposure to low-dose ionizing radiation is associated with an increased risk for solid cancer mortality, according to a study published online Aug. 16 in The BMJ.David B. Richardson, Ph.D., from the…
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