There Might Be a Perfect Indoor Humidity to Curb COVID Spread
FRIDAY, Nov. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — It’s sort of like the Goldilocks principle — a room that’s either too dry or too humid can influence transmission of COVID-19 and cause more illness or death, Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers …
Learn MoreAs Segregation Rises in Communities, So Do Cancer Death Rates
FRIDAY, Nov. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Whether you survive a bout with cancer may depend, in part, on where you live.Researchers at the American Cancer Society and Clemson University in South Carolina found a 20% higher death rate for all cancer ty…
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 MoreLos niños nacidos mediante cesárea quizá tengan una repuesta más débil a las vacunas
MIÉRCOLES, 16 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los bebés nacidos mediante cesárea quizá no monten una respuesta inmunitaria igual de fuerte tras algunas vacunas infantiles, en comparación con los bebés que nacieron por vía vaginal, sugieren un…
Learn MoreEl plan de California de producir insulina de bajo precio podría ser un ejemplo para el país
MIÉRCOLES, 16 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — El plan de California de fabricar su propia insulina podría ser significar un inmenso ahorro de dinero para los residentes del estado que tienen diabetes, y tal vez un modelo para otros estados, s…
Learn MoreCancer Mortality Up With Residential Racial, Economic Segregation
THURSDAY, Nov. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Residential racial and economic segregation is associated with higher cancer mortality at the county level, according to a study published online Nov. 17 in JAMA Oncology.Lu Zhang, Ph.D., from Clemson Univer…
Learn MoreImpact of Climate Change on Neurologic Health Reviewed
THURSDAY, Nov. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The impact of climate change on neurologic health is explored in a review published online Nov. 16 in Neurology.Shreya Louis, M.D., from the Cleveland Clinic, and colleagues conducted a systematic literature…
Learn MoreRate of Adverse Physical Effects High With Ayahuasca Use
THURSDAY, Nov. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Use of ayahuasca, the plant-based decoction whose use has been expanding for mental health purposes and spiritual and personal growth, is associated with a high rate of adverse physical effects, according to…
Learn MoreWhen a Parent Is Jailed, Children’s Health Care Suffers
THURSDAY, Nov. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Children’s health is jeopardized when they have a parent in prison, new research finds. In the United States, 5 million kids have an incarcerated parent. Those children have worse access to primary, dental a…
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…
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