Pandemic Had Only Minor Effect on Young Kids' Development
MONDAY, April 22, 2024 -- The pandemic caused only“modest” delays in developmental milestones for infants and toddlers, a new study has found.
Previous research has reported that pandemic-related lockdowns disrupted the lives of many... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 22, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Few Young Adults Could Administer Naloxone to Reverse Fentanyl Overdose
MONDAY, April 22, 2024 -- Even though fentanyl-linked fatal overdoses are soaring among young adults, a new survey of American college students found that just 1 in 7 knew how to administer the overdose antidote drug naloxone.
Many who took the... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 22, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
A-Fib More Common in Middle-Aged Folk Than Thought
MONDAY, April 22, 2024 -- The dangerous heart rhythm disorder called atrial fibrillation is becoming more common in middle-aged people, a new study warns.More than a quarter of patients at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) seeking... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 22, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
What Folks Consider'Old Age' Is Getting Older
MONDAY, April 22, 2024 -- People ’s idea of “old age” is aging itself, with middle-aged folks and seniors believing that old age starts later in life than did peers from decades ago, a new study finds.The study revolves around the question... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 22, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
U.S. Measles Cases Reach 125, Surpassing Recent Peak in 2022
MONDAY, April 22, 2024 -- Measles infections continue to spread across the country, with 125 cases now reported in 18 states, new U.S. government data shows.That is more cases than were reported in all of 2022, the most recent annual peak... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 22, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
WHO Chief Sounds Alarm on Bird Flu Circulating in U.S. Cattle
MONDAY, April 22, 2024 -- The H5N1 avian flu virus that ' s infecting U.S. cattle is increasingly showing up in mammals -- a dangerous sign that it could someday easily infect people.That ' s the warning issued late last week by World Health... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 22, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
EPA Designates Two'Forever Chemicals' as Hazardous
MONDAY, April 22, 2024 -- Two common PFAS " forever chemicals " have been deemed hazardous substances by the Environmental Protection Agency.The new designation, enacted under the country ' s Superfund law, will let the EPA investigate and clean up... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 22, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Many Parents Cook Special Meals for Little Picky Eaters: Poll
MONDAY, April 22, 2024 -- Parents too often wave the white flag when it comes to young picky eaters, a new survey finds.Three out of five parents say they ’re willing to play personal chef and cobble up a separate meal for a child who balks at the... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 22, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Relationship With Partner Affects Outcomes for Breast Cancer Survivors
MONDAY, April 22, 2024 -- A strong relationship can help a breast cancer survivor thrive in the aftermath of their terrible ordeal, a new study finds.Diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer places tremendous stress on the women and their partners,... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 22, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Parents, Coaches: Help Young Athletes Avoid Summer Heat Hazards
SATURDAY, April 20, 2024 -- Another broiling summer looms, along with another season of kids ' summer sports.It ' s a potentially harmful, even lethal combination. But experts at Nationwide Children ' s Hospital (NCH) have advice for kids, parents and... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 20, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Hoping to Conceive? Experts Offer Tips to Better Female Fertility
MONDAY, April 22, 2024 -- Women hoping to get pregnant sometimes wonder if there ’s anything they can do to make it easier to conceive.Those questions might take on an added edge if a couple has been having unprotected sex for at least a year with... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 19, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Stigma, Shame Hit Many Gay Men Affected by Mpox Outbreak
FRIDAY, April 19, 2024 -- A British study finds that beyond the physical pain and turmoil of an mpox diagnosis, many of the mostly gay and bisexual men infected during the 2022 outbreak faced stigma, homophobia and shame. Mpox is spread largely... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 19, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Calories, Not Meal Timing, Key to Weight Loss: Study
FRIDAY, April 19, 2024 -- A head-to-head trial of obese, pre-diabetic people who ate the same amount of daily calories -- with one group following a fasting schedule and the other eating freely -- found no difference in weight loss or other health... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 19, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Dietary Changes May Beat Meds in Treating IBS
FRIDAY, April 19, 2024 -- The right diet may be the best medicine for easing the painful symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), new research shows. In the study, two different eating plans beat standard medications in treating the debilitating... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 19, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Screen Pregnant Women for Syphilis, Ob-Gyn Group Advises
FRIDAY, April 19, 2024 -- All expecting mothers should get a blood test for syphilis three times during pregnancy, new guidance issued by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommends.The practice advisory calls on doctors to... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 19, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
