Dos tercios de los estadounidenses dicen que una adicción ha afectado sus vidas, según una encuesta
MARTES, 15 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Millones de estadunidenses son adictos a las drogas o al alcohol, y millones más tienen dificultades con un familiar o un amigo adicto, encuentra una nueva encuesta. Dos tercios de los encuestados dijer…
Learn MoreAAP Addresses Management of Pediatric Mental, Behavioral Health Emergencies
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In a policy statement issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and published online Aug. 16 in Pediatrics, recommendations are presented for improving emergency care for pediatric mental and behav…
Learn MoreGains in Colorectal Cancer Outcomes Slowing, Reversing
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Decreases in colorectal cancer (CRC) diagnoses and deaths among adults in their 50s and 60s have slowed compared with previous decades, according to a study recently published in Clinical Gastroenterology a…
Learn MoreInsomnia Partially Explains Link Between Psychotic‑Like Experiences, Suicidal Ideation
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Insomnia might be an important risk factor for suicide in people with psychotic-like experiences (PLEs), according to a study published online July 30 in the European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neu…
Learn MoreNew Eligibility Criteria May Increase Endovascular Thrombectomy Rates
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New eligibility criteria may increase rates of endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) in the United States, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery, held …
Learn MoreERs Are Flooded With Kids in Mental Health Crisis, U.S. Doctors’ Groups Warn
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — America’s emergency rooms are being flooded by children suffering from psychiatric emergencies like anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts or attempts, a new joint report from three leading medical assoc…
Learn MoreWho’s Got COVID? Dogs Can Quickly Tell
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Do you have COVID-19? With a little training, your dog might be more effective at figuring that out than even at-home antigen or sophisticated hospital tests.Dogs are so good at it, according to a new resea…
Learn MoreNeighborhood Disadvantage Not Tied to Severe Sleep Apnea in Children
TUESDAY, Aug. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Neighborhood-level social disadvantage is not significantly associated with severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in children, according to a study published online June 20 in Laryngoscope Investigative Otolar…
Learn MoreLa psilocibina, la droga de los ‘hongos mágicos’, muestra un potencial temprano para aliviar las migrañas
LUNES, 14 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Se renueva el interés en la psilocibina, el ingrediente activo de los hongos “mágicos”, como tratamiento potencial para varias afecciones de la salud. Ahora, una nueva revisión de la investigación plante…
Learn MoreEncuentran PFAS, unos ‘químicos eternos’, en algunos productos menstruales
LUNES, 14 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Algunos productos menstruales (toallas, tampones, copas y ropa interior) contienen unos nocivos “químicos eternos”, según una nueva investigación sobre los contenidos de estos artículos esenciales. Los i…
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