Could High-Dose Folic Acid Raise COVID Risks?
TUESDAY, Sept. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Folic acid, a B vitamin that’s used widely to fortify foods and lower the risk of birth defects, may carry a hidden risk for those who have to take huge quantities of it: A new study shows those folks were mo…
Learn MoreLow Testosterone Levels Tied to More Severe COVID in Men
MONDAY, Sept. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Men with low testosterone levels may be more likely to have more severe illness when infected with COVID-19, according to a new study.Treating men who have low testosterone with hormone therapy may reduce thei…
Learn MoreMonkeypox Can Harm the Heart
MONDAY, Sept. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Monkeypox, the contagious virus that causes a blister-like skin rash, may also cause heart problems, according to a new case study.In findings published Sept. 2 in JACC: Case Reports, doctors in Portugal descr…
Learn MoreUna dermatóloga explica cómo reconocer el sarpullido de la viruela del simio
JUEVES, 1 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Cualquiera que desarrolle un nuevo sarpullido sin explicación en la piel debe llamar al médico y recibir atención médica, por si acaso se trata de viruela del simio, aconsejan las autoridades de salu…
Learn MoreUna dermatóloga explica cómo reconocer el sarpullido de la viruela del simio
JUEVES, 1 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Cualquiera que desarrolle un nuevo sarpullido sin explicación en la piel debe llamar al médico y recibir atención médica, por si acaso se trata de viruela del simio, aconsejan las autoridades de salu…
Learn MoreDaily Step Counts Still Down Versus Prepandemic Levels
FRIDAY, Sept. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Worldwide daily step counts have not returned to prepandemic levels, according to an article published online Aug. 31 in The Lancet Global Health.Geoffrey H. Tison, M.D. M.P.H., from the University of Californ…
Learn MoreU.S. Monkeypox Cases Are Declining
FRIDAY, Sept. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — While the number of Americans with known monkeypox infections is dropping, that may signal what is happening in big cities, experts say. However, it is not the end of the outbreak, they warn.Cases are down abo…
Learn MoreMore Cases in E. Coli Outbreak Tied to Wendy’s Restaurant Lettuce
FRIDAY, Sept. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A total of 97 people across six states have now been made ill by Escherichia coli in an outbreak possibly tied to contaminated lettuce used in sandwiches sold at Wendy’s restaurants.”Since the last update on A…
Learn MoreCDC Expert Panel OKs Omicron-Specific Boosters From Pfizer, Moderna
FRIDAY, Sept. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A vaccine advisory panel to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted on Thursday to recommend updated boosters from Pfizer and Moderna that target omicron variants, paving the way for the shot…
Learn MoreRisks for Neurologic, Psychiatric Sequelae Persist After COVID-19
FRIDAY, Sept. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Risk for certain neuropsychiatric sequelae remains increased up to two years after COVID-19 infection, according to a study published online Aug. 17 in The Lancet Psychiatry.
Maxime Taquet, Ph.D., from the…
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