FDA Says No to Regulating CBD Products as Supplements
FRIDAY, Jan. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Thursday it can’t regulate CBD supplements because there isn’t enough evidence on their safety. The agency also called on Congress to create new rules for what has be…
Learn MoreUpdated Booster Shots, Not Original COVID Vaccines, Should Be Standard: FDA Panel
THURSDAY, Jan. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine advisory panel on Thursday voted unanimously to recommend that the agency phase out original versions of COVID vaccines for use in the unvaccinated, in favor o…
Learn MoreRisks for Heart Failure Rise in Rural America
FRIDAY, Jan. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Adults who live in rural areas, and Black men in particular, are at much higher risk for developing heart failure.Heart failure is a chronic, progressive condition that develops when the heart fails to pump en…
Learn MoreWintertime Wandering: A Real Danger for People With Alzheimer’s
FRIDAY, Jan. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Winter weather can add a layer of danger to the wandering behavior common in people with dementia.The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) offers some suggestions to help prevent wandering and prepare folks…
Learn MoreBivalent Vaccine Provides Added Protection Against BA.5, XBB/XBB.1.5
THURSDAY, Jan. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Bivalent vaccines seem to provide additional protection against symptomatic BA.5 and XBB/XBB.1.5 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) omicron sublineages, according to research publi…
Learn MoreTop FDA Official Involved in Baby Formula Debacle Resigns
THURSDAY, Jan. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A U.S. Food and Drug Administration official who has led the agency’s food policy efforts since 2018 announced his resignation on Wednesday.Frank Yiannas was also among the top officials leading the agency r…
Learn MoreUn récord de 16.5 millones de estadounidenses se inscribieron en Obamacare
MIÉRCOLES, 25 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Más de 3 millones de personas nuevas se inscribieron en un seguro de salud bajo la Ley del Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio (Affordable Care Act, ACA), u Obamacare, este año, lo que llevó el número de i…
Learn MoreUno de cada 3 trabajadores de salud pública de EE. UU. se siente amenazado durante la pandemia
MIÉRCOLES, 25 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Un tercio de los trabajadores de salud pública han soportado las amenazas, la rabia y la agresividad del público durante la pandemia, y esto se ha cobrado un alto costo en cuanto a su salud mental, en…
Learn MoreAhora es el momento de frenar las alergias primaverales
MIÉRCOLES, 25 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Este día de San Valentín, dedíquese el amor a usted mismo y programe un recordatorio para comenzar a tomar sus medicamentos contra las alergias primaverales.Es importante iniciar los antialérgicos dos…
Learn MoreAbout 1 in 3 American Adults Has an Allergy
THURSDAY, Jan. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — If it seems as though everyone you know struggles with some sort of allergy, new research suggests you are not mistaken.As many as 1 in 3 adults and 1 in 4 kids suffers from a seasonal allergy, a food allerg…
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