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Banning Flavored Vapes Can Get Teens Quitting

FRIDAY, May 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — While public health officials have expressed concerns about teens vaping, a new study suggests getting more to quit may be simple.Eliminating flavored e-cigarettes may reduce the use of vapes altogether in teens…

Teen Dating Violence Is Risk Factor for Negative Long-Term Outcomes

THURSDAY, May 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Teen dating violence (TDV) in adolescence is a risk factor for negative long-term outcomes, according to a review published online May 2 in Pediatrics.Antonio Piolanti, Ph.D., from the University of Klagenfurt…

FDA Approves Lumryz for Narcolepsy

THURSDAY, May 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food & Drug Administration has approved Lumryz for the treatment of cataplexy or excessive daytime sleepiness in adults with narcolepsy. Lumryz is an extended-release formulation of sodium oxybate to…

Las búsquedas en internet relacionadas con el aborto se dispararon tras la anulación de Roe contra Wade

MIÉRCOLES, 3 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cuando la Corte Suprema derogó el derecho constitucional de una mujer al aborto en junio, las búsquedas en internet de información relacionada con el aborto y la anticoncepción se dispararon.Las búsqued…

Los programas estatales contra la pobreza ayudan a los cerebros de los niños a mantenerse sanos

MIÉRCOLES, 3 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — En los estados de EE. UU. que proveen asistencia financiera a las familias con unos ingresos bajos, la diferencia es evidente en los cerebros de los niños, informan unos investigadores. Su estudio encon…

Un fármaco experimental para el Alzheimer ralentiza el declive del pensamiento en un ensayo avanzado

MIÉRCOLES, 3 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Otro medicamento experimental para la enfermedad de Alzheimer parece tan promisorio que Eli Lilly, la compañía farmacéutica, planifica solicitar a la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA) de …

Radiologists’ Group Pushes for Breast Cancer Risk ‘Assessment’ by Age 25

THURSDAY, May 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — While the typical recommendation is for women to start getting mammograms at age 40, the American College of Radiology has released new guidelines that call for all women to have a breast cancer risk assessmen…

Medical Marijuana Safe and Effective for Cancer Pain Relief, Study Finds

How Fibroids, Endometriosis Affect a Woman’s Odds for Ovarian Cancer

THURSDAY, May 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Having uterine fibroids or endometriosis can increase a woman’s risk of developing ovarian cancer, but a new study finds that a hysterectomy can lower that risk for both Black and white women with fibroids.“Co…

Medical Marijuana Can Safely Control Cancer Patients’ Pain: Study

WEDNESDAY, May 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Medical marijuana can safely reduce cancer pain, and is apparently so effective that patients wind up taking lower amounts of opioids and other pain meds, a new study reports.Weed produced clinically signific…