Manténgase en forma, y su vacuna contra la COVID podría funcionar incluso mejor
MARTES, 25 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Mientras mayor sea la frecuencia con que hace ejercicio, más efectiva será su vacuna contra la COVID-19, sugiere un estudio reciente.Las personas vacunadas del todo que hacían unos niveles altos de act…
Learn MoreRetiran los champús en seco de Dove y Tresemme debido a un posible carcinógeno
MARTES, 25 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Unilever anunció el lunes que ha retirado ciertos aerosoles de champú en seco, porque podrían contener unos niveles elevados de benceno.El propelente utilizado en los productos, que se venden bajo las …
Learn MoreEs frecuente que no se informe a las mujeres sobre los efectos sexuales del tratamiento para el cáncer
MARTES, 25 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Cuando un hombre tiene un cáncer en un área que afecta a la función sexual, es probable que su médico lo hable con él.Pero lo mismo no sucede cuando una mujer tiene un cáncer en un órgano sexual, según…
Learn MoreNew TikTok Trend of Mouth Taping During Sleep Carries Dangers
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A new trend promoted on the social media platform TikTok has people taping their lips shut at bedtime — a practice that could be dangerous, an expert warns.The purpose of mouth taping is to keep from breat…
Learn MorePain Relief in a FLASH: Radiation Treatments Lasting Seconds May Advance Cancer Care
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Flash radiotherapy, a new technology that uses targeted proton beams, is safe and effective in relieving pain for terminal cancer patients, a new, small study suggests. Flash radiotherapy delivers radiation…
Learn MoreCOVID Vaccine Inhaled Through the Mouth Launched in China
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — China announced Wednesday that it has started giving its citizens a COVID booster that can be inhaled through the mouth.The oral vaccine was distributed in Shanghai. A video appeared on Chinese state media,…
Learn MoreIDSA: Three-Dose Hepatitis B Vaccine Highly Protective in Persons With HIV
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For persons living with HIV (PLWH), a three-dose hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccine adjuvanted to a TLR-9 agonist (HepB-CpG) yields 100 percent seroprotection, according to a study presented at the annual meet…
Learn MoreFemale Med Students Publish Less, Despite Higher Number of Research Experiences
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Among medical school students, there are significant disparities in publication rates across sex and race and ethnicity, according to a study published online Oct. 25 in JAMA Network Open.Mytien Nguyen, fro…
Learn MoreVADs, Transplant Used Less in Black Patients With Heart Failure
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Among heart failure patients with high-risk features, there is less utilization of ventricular assist devices (VADs) and transplant among Black patients, with no increase in mortality, according to a study …
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