Quizá pronto haya una vacuna contra el letal fentanilo
JUEVES, 17 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Unos investigadores informan que han creado una vacuna para luchar contra la adicción al fentanilo, un avance potencial en la epidemia de opioides.La vacuna bloquearía la capacidad del fentanilo de l…
Learn MoreDurante la pandemia, hubo un gran aumento en las muertes de milénicos, por múltiples causas
MIÉRCOLES, 16 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los estadounidenses de 25 a 44 años (los milénicos) tienen unas tasas significativamente más altas de mortalidad por las tres principales causas que las personas de edad similar hace apenas 10 año…
Learn MoreLa FDA convertirá un antídoto para las sobredosis en un medicamento de venta libre
MIÉRCOLES, 16 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA) de EE. UU. parece estar a punto de aprobar ciertos productos de naloxona para su uso sin receta, una medida que ayudaría a combatir la epidemia …
Learn MoreA Vaccine Against Deadly Fentanyl Might Be Near
THURSDAY, Nov. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Researchers report they have created a vaccine to fight fentanyl addiction, in a potential breakthrough in the opioid epidemic.The shot would block the ability of fentanyl to enter the brain and cause the “h…
Learn MoreFDA Moves Toward Making Overdose Antidote an Over-the-Counter Drug
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration appears poised to approve certain naloxone products for over-the-counter use, a move that would help fight the nation’s opioid epidemic.On Tuesday, the FDA issued a Fed…
Learn MoreFDA Moves Toward Making Overdose Antidote an Over-the-Counter Drug
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration appears poised to approve certain naloxone products for over-the-counter use, a move that would help fight the nation’s opioid epidemic.Naloxone (Narcan, Evzio) can sav…
Learn MorePandemic Saw Big Rise in Deaths to Millennials From Multiple Causes
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Americans aged 25 to 44 — so-called millennials — are dying at significantly higher rates from three leading killers than similarly aged people just 10 years ago, the latest government data shows.Looking at…
Learn MoreNiños en peligro: casi la mitad de los padres tienen medicamentos sobrantes en casa
LUNES, 24 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Tener acceso a los medicamentos recetados o de venta libre en casa es una importante fuente de intoxicación accidental entre los niños pequeños.Aun así, casi la mitad de los padres señalan que tienen me…
Learn MoreChild Danger: Almost Half of Parents Have Leftover Meds at Home
MONDAY, Oct. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Getting into prescription or over-the-counter medicines at home is a major source of accidental poisoning for young children.Yet, nearly half of parents say they have leftover prescriptions at home, a new poll…
Learn MoreAllergy Meds in Street Opioids Make Overdoses More Deadly
THURSDAY, Oct. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A new study is sounding the alarm about the addition of antihistamines to street forms of opioids — and how they might make a fatal overdose more likely.The prime drug in question is diphenhydramine, found c…
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