Muchos recurren a la marihuana para el alivio del dolor crónico en los estados donde es legal
LUNES, 9 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las personas que usan la marihuana medicinal para tratar su dolor crónico tienden a reducir su uso de opioides y otros analgésicos, pero la tendencia también podría tener un aspecto negativo, muestra una n…
Learn MoreAdults May Be Losing Immunity to Mumps. Are Boosters Needed?
TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Despite routine use of a childhood vaccine, the United States still sees outbreaks of mumps. Now, a new study reinforces the belief that it’s due to waning immunity post-vaccination.Mumps is a viral infection…
Learn MoreFederal Agency Mulls Ban on Gas Stoves Due to Health Concerns
TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Gas stoves could face new emissions standards or even be banned because of their link to indoor air pollutants and childhood asthma, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).The federal…
Learn MoreRAND Report Addresses Updated Evidence Regarding Gun Policies
TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New evidence relating to gun policies is presented in an updated RAND Corporation report published online Jan. 10.Rosanna Smart, from the RAND Corporation in Santa Monica, California, and colleagues updated t…
Learn MoreThree in 10 Adults With Chronic Pain Use Cannabis to Manage Condition
TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Three in 10 adults with chronic pain in states with medical cannabis laws report using cannabis to manage their pain, according to a study published online Jan. 6 in JAMA Network Open.Mark C. Bicket, M.D., Ph…
Learn MoreWaning Immunity Most Consistent With Recent Mumps Outbreaks
TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A waning immunity model is most consistent with recently observed resurgent outbreaks of mumps in countries with high vaccine coverage, according to a study published online Jan. 9 in the Proceedings of the N…
Learn MoreU.S. Birth Rates Continue to Fall
TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Continuing a decades-long trend, the percentage of American women who’ve ever had a child declined again in the latest figures from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.”A lower percentage of w…
Learn More5.4 Million Baby Sleepers Recalled After More Than 115 Infant Deaths
TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Two companies are issuing new recalls on Monday for millions of previously recalled rocking sleepers for infants, with about 115 infant deaths possibly linked to use of the sleepers so far reported.With both …
Learn MoreEPA Proposes Tougher Rules on Air Pollution
MONDAY, Jan. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For the first time in a decade, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed strengthening standards on fine soot in the air, a known contributor to serious health issues.Under the new proposal, standa…
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