Choking Hazard Spurs Recall of Bath Toys Sold at Target
FRIDAY, Sept. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) – If you have a Chuckle & Roar Ultimate Water Beads Activity Kit, a child’s toy made by Buffalo Games and sold exclusively at Target, throw it out.The toy is being recalled due to serious ingestion, choking and …
Learn MoreParks, Playgrounds Built on Old Dump Sites Could Be Hotspots for Lead
FRIDAY, Sept. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — That beautiful park you walk through could be hiding dangerous levels of lead. So, too, could the soil under the play equipment where your children slide and swing.New research in the United States finds tha…
Learn MoreIncreasing Proportion of Visits Delivered by Nurse Practitioners, PAs
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The proportion of visits delivered by nurse practitioners and physician assistants increased from 2013 to 2019 in the United States, according to a study published online Sept. 14 in The BMJ.Sadiq Y. Patel,…
Learn MoreEl riesgo de depresión aumenta en personas que consumen tanto tabaco como marihuana
JUEVES, 14 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Consumir tabaco y marihuana simultáneamente está vinculado a riesgos significativamente más altos de sufrir depresión y ansiedad, sugiere un nuevo estudio.Entre casi 54,000 adultos estadounidenses, …
Learn MoreCalifornia es el primer estado en aprobar la prohibición de 4 aditivos alimentarios peligrosos
JUEVES, 14 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) — California está en camino de convertirse en el primer estado en prohibir cuatro aditivos alimentarios que algunos expertos han relacionado con problemas de salud que van desde trastornos del comport…
Learn MoreBúsquedas en internet sobre ‘aborto autoinducido’ aumentaron después del fallo Dobbs
JUEVES, 14 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cuando algunos estados de EE.UU. hicieron ilegal el aborto después de que la Corte Suprema anuló el histórico fallo Roe v. Wade en junio de 2022, las mujeres en esas áreas incrementaron sus búsqueda…
Learn MoreA COVID Vaccine-by-Mouth Could Be on the Way
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An oral vaccine for COVID-19 appears to produce the sort of immune response that could quickly stamp out a developing infection, according to results from a small-scale primate study.Some monkeys given an e…
Learn MoreRacial Disparities Seen in Presentation of Frontotemporal Dementia
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Racial disparities can be seen in dementia severity, functional impairment, and neuropsychiatric symptoms among patients with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), according to a study published online Sept. 11 in…
Learn MorePrescribed Medical Cannabis Use Tied to Better Health-Related Quality of Life
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There may be significant and clinically meaningful improvements in overall health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and fatigue in patients with chronic health conditions during the first three months of pres…
Learn MoreImmune Response Not Inferior With Coadministration of COVID-19, Flu Shots
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The immune response and occurrence of adverse events were similar for health care workers receiving coadministration of COVID-19 and influenza vaccines or COVID-19 vaccine alone, according to a study publis…
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