Las autoridades advierten a los padres que no usen tumbonas para bebés La-La-Me, debido al riesgo de asfixia
VIERNES, 11 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Se está aconsejando a padres y cuidadores que dejen de utilizar de inmediato las tumbonas (o hamacas) para bebés La-La-Me Infant Loungers, porque plantean un riesgo de asfixia y caídas para los bebés. …
Learn MoreEducation on Approval Process May Increase Acceptance of New RSV Vaccines
MONDAY, Aug. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — People are more likely to recommend that a pregnant family member or friend get vaccinated to protect the infant from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) if they are shown information about the rigorous process …
Learn MoreRacial Discrimination Linked to Increased CRP in Black Women With Lupus
MONDAY, Aug. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For Black women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), incident racial discrimination is associated with elevated C-reactive protein (CRP), according to a study published in the August issue of Brain, Behavi…
Learn MoreMore Americans Than Ever Believe Marijuana Smoke Is Safer Than Cigarette Smoke. They’re Wrong
MONDAY, Aug. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — As cannabis use has become legal in many U.S. states for medical or recreational use, Americans’ views on the drug may have gotten rosier.In fact, a new report finds that over 44% of adults now believe smoking…
Learn MoreNew Lawsuit Filed by Family of Henrietta Lacks Over Unauthorized Use of Her Cells
MONDAY, Aug. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) – The family of Henrietta Lacks has filed another in a series of planned lawsuits over the use of Lacks’ cells without her knowledge or consent. Known as the HeLa cell line, it has changed modern medicine because…
Learn MoreDon’t Use Certain Tests for Pregnancy, Ovulation, UTIs, FDA Warns
MONDAY, Aug. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned that consumers should not use certain pregnancy, ovulation, urine, UTI and breast milk test kits over concerns that the tests may not be safe and effective.The t…
Learn MorePost-Pandemic End to Food Assistance Programs Meant 2 Million More Americans Went Hungry
MONDAY, Aug. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The federal government recently stopped pandemic-related emergency food aid, leaving perhaps 2 million more Americans without enough to eat.Emergency allotments in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program…
Learn MoreSupreme Court Temporarily Blocks Oxycontin Maker’s Bankruptcy Deal
FRIDAY, Aug. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A bankruptcy deal that would have shielded the family behind the company that makes Oxycontin from civil lawsuits was temporarily blocked by the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday. President Joe Biden had asked fo…
Learn MoreRecommendations Developed for Acetaminophen Poisoning
THURSDAY, Aug. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In a consensus statement published online Aug. 8 in JAMA Network Open, recommendations are presented for the management of patients with acetaminophen poisoning.Richard C. Dart, M.D., Ph.D., from the Univers…
Learn MoreModerna COVID-19 Vaccine Tied to Lower Adverse Event Risk in Older Adults
FRIDAY, Aug. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The mRNA-1273 (Moderna) vaccine against COVID-19 is associated with a slightly lower risk for several adverse events in older adults compared with BNT162b2 (Pfizer), according to a study published online Aug. …
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