Could Cold Air Help Settle a Case of Croup? New Study Says Yes
TUESDAY, Aug. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Pediatricians have suspected it for years, and now a new study may be proving them right: Cold air really can help ease children’s croup symptoms.Croup is a common childhood illness that usually starts as an o…
Learn MoreACP: Screening Average-Risk Adults for Colorectal Cancer Should Start at 50 Years
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For asymptomatic average-risk patients, clinicians should start screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) at age 50 years, according to updated guidance from the American College of Physicians (ACP) published onli…
Learn MoreAlmost Linear Association Seen Between Alcohol Intake, Blood Pressure
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There is an almost linear association between alcohol intake and blood pressure (BP) in healthy adults, according to a review published online July 31 in Hypertension.Silvia Di Federico, from the University of…
Learn MoreOdds of Gabapentin Rx Down for Adults With LBP Receiving Spinal Manipulation
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Adults receiving chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy (CSMT) for newly diagnosed radicular low back pain (rLBP) have significantly reduced odds of receiving a gabapentin prescription during one-year follow…
Learn More¿Podría la metformina ayudar a los adultos mayores a recuperarse de una cirugía?
VIERNES, 28 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — La metformina, un medicamento para la diabetes, también podría beneficiar a los pacientes mayores tras una cirugía o enfermedad, sugiere un pequeño estudio. Los investigadores encontraron que la metform…
Learn MoreZuranolone Beneficial for Treatment of Postpartum Depression
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For women with severe postpartum depression (PPD), zuranolone yields significant improvements in depressive symptoms, according to a study published online July 26 in The American Journal of Psychiatry.Kristin…
Learn MoreBreastfeeding Linked to Reduced Risk for Postperinatal Infant Death
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Breastfeeding is associated with a reduction in postperinatal infant death during the first year of life, according to a study recently published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.Julie L. Ware, M…
Learn MoreLeukemia With IKZF₁ Deletion Benefits From Prolonged Maintenance Therapy
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), cases with IKZF₁ deletion (IKZF₁del) benefit from prolonged maintenance therapy, according to a study published online July 17 in the Journal of Clinical O…
Learn MorePromising Outcomes Seen for Living Kidney Donors With HIV
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Outcomes are encouraging for the first three living kidney donors with HIV, according to research published online July 24 in The Lancet Regional Health: Americas.In a prospective study, Christine M. Durand, M…
Learn MoreIn Mice, a Preventive Vaccine Clears Brain Plaques Tied to Alzheimer’s
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Scientists have struggled for decades to come up with something that can successfully treat Alzheimer’s disease, with new drugs now showing their ability to clear the amyloid plaques that are a hallmark of the…
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