Tally of Infant SIDS Deaths Shows Many Unsafe Sleep Practices
MONDAY, March 25, 2024 -- Babies who die unexpectedly in their sleep often are subjected to many hazards that could have contributed to their deaths, a new study reports.
Multiple unsafe sleep practices are at play in three-quarters (76%) of Sudden... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 25, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Do You Need to Take Supplements If You Eat a Healthy Diet?
MONDAY, March 25, 2024 -- Vitamin supplements are a big business, with Americans spending roughly $45 billion out of more than $177 billion worldwide on pills, gummies and powders meant to boost health.
About 59 million Americans regularly use some... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 25, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Mouse Study Yields Clues to Why Psoriasis Worsens
MONDAY, March 25, 2024 -- Australian researchers say they have identified a gene mutation that causes the skin disease psoriasis.
A chronic inflammatory condition, psoriasis causes red, scaly, itchy patches on the skin. Some patients also develop... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 25, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Your Dog May Understand Words for Certain Objects
MONDAY, March 25, 2024 -- It’s well-known that dogs can learn words for spoken commands like“sit,”“stand” and“heel.”
But a new study has found they also can tell their“ball-ball” from their... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 25, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Many Kids Worry About Missing School Due to Illness: Poll
MONDAY, March 25, 2024 -- Most parents are torn about letting their middle or high school students take a sick day. " In some cases, the decision to keep kids home from school is clear, such as if the child is vomiting or has a high fever, " said... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 25, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Most New Doctors Have Faced Sexual Harassment, Study Shows
MONDAY, March 25, 2024 -- The #MeToo movement has done little to blunt sexual harassment among health care professionals, a pair of new studies report.
More than half of all new doctors are subjected to sexual harassment during their first year on... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 25, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Survey Finds Americans Conflicted About Plant-Based Diets
MONDAY, March 25, 2024 -- Most folks know they’d be healthier if they ate more plant-based foods, but only a quarter are willing to follow through and do it, a new study shows.
Surveys reveal that Americans ' beliefs about eating more plants... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 25, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Even Slight Rise in One Gut Microbe Might Keep You Out of the Hospital
MONDAY, March 25, 2024 -- Even a slight rise in a specific type of beneficial gut bacteria can help people ward off serious infections, a new study reports.
For every 10% increase in butyrate-producing bacteria in a patient’s gut, their risk... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 25, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Helping Poorer Patients Pay for Prostate Cancer Meds Keeps Them on Treatment
MONDAY, March 25, 2024— Men with prostate cancer treated at hospitals participating in a special drug-pricing program were more likely to stick to their therapy than patients elsewhere, new research reveals.
The federal 340B Drug Program... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 25, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Catherine, Princess of Wales, Announces She Has Cancer
FRIDAY, March 22, 2024 -- Catherine, Princess of Wales, announced Friday that she has been diagnosed with cancer and has begun chemotherapy treatments.The news, which she disclosed in a video released by Kensington Palace, came after days of... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 22, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Medicare to Cover Wegovy When Patients Also Have Heart Disease
FRIDAY, March 22, 2024 -- Medicare will now cover the popular weight-loss drug Wegovy if patients using it also have heart disease, U.S. officials announced Thursday.The move comes after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved drugmaker Novo... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 22, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Nerve Treatment Could Help Ease Diabetic Neuropathy
FRIDAY, March 22, 2024 -- A surgical treatment used to treat conditions like carpal tunnel syndrome and back sciatica might also help relieve the pain of patients with diabetic neuropathy, a new study finds.Surgical nerve decompression... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 22, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Rare Condition Makes Others' Faces Appear'Demonic '
FRIDAY, March 22, 2024 -- Some people diagnosed with schizophrenia might instead be suffering from a rare visual condition that can cause other people ’s faces to appear “demonic,” a new study argues.The condition, called prosopometamorphopsia... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 22, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Drug Could Extend Survival for Uterine Cancer Patients
FRIDAY, March 22, 2024 -- An already approved cancer drug could be an effective treatment for women with advanced, recurring uterine cancer, a new clinical trial shows.Rucaparib, which belongs to a class of drugs called PARP inhibitors, extended... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 22, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Working-Age Americans Are Dying at Much Higher Rates Than Peers in Other Wealthy Nations
FRIDAY, March 22, 2024 -- Working stiffs in the United States are dying at higher rates than those in other wealthy nations, a new study finds.Death rates among working-age Americans are 2.5 times higher than the average of other high-income... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 22, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
