Have Only Well-Off Americans Gained From Recent Strides Against Heart Disease?
FRIDAY, April 5, 2024 -- America is making headway against heart disease, with heart-related deaths declining over the past three decades.
But it appears that only the well-to-do have benefitted, a new study shows.
Heart attack rates have stayed... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Was the FDA Too Quick Approving Test for Opioid Addiction Risk?
FRIDAY, April 5, 2024 -- A test to gauge if it ' s safe to prescribe a patient an addictive opioid may have been approved too soon by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, claims a letter sent to the agency by a group of experts.
The test, called... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Antipsychotics Help Ease Episodes of Marijuana-Induced Psychosis
FRIDAY, April 5, 2024 -- Overuse of marijuana is increasingly being linked to dangerous bouts of psychosis, and a new study finds that antipsychotics may be needed to keep such patients out of the hospital.
Psychotic episodes involve a dangerous... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Nerve Zap Treatment for Sleep Apnea Less Effective in Obese People
FRIDAY, April 5, 2024 -- Obese folks are less likely to benefit from a nerve-stimulation treatment for sleep apnea that’s recently been made available to them, a new study reports.
The treatment is likely to be 75% less effective among obese... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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It May Be Fine to Exercise During Long COVID
FRIDAY, April 5, 2024 -- People with Long COVID might be able to exercise to improve their health, something that up to now has been discouraged, a new study suggests.“The World Health Organization [WHO] and other major bodies have said that... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Maker Is Pulling Controversial ALS Drug Relyvrio Off the Market
THURSDAY, April 4, 2024 (HealthDayNews) -- Following disappointing trial results, the maker of a controversial ALS drug said it is pulling the medication off the market.
In a statement issued Thursday, Amylyx Pharmaceuticals said that Relyvrio... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Too Many U.S. Women Disrespected, Mistreated During Childbirth
THURSDAY, April 4, 2024 -- Childbirth is a harrowing ordeal, and it’s being made worse by mistreatment from health care providers during labor, a new study says.
More than one in every eight women are mistreated during childbirth, researchers... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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First Pig Kidney Transplant Patient Discharged From Hospital
THURSDAY, April 4, 2024 -- Rick Slayman, the first person to receive a kidney transplant from a genetically modified pig, headed home Wednesday after faring so well that he was released from the hospital just two weeks after his groundbreaking... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Early Menopause, Heart Disease a Bad Combo for Women's Brains
THURSDAY, April 4, 2024 -- Women who enter menopause before their 50s and who also have heart disease risk factors may be at especially high risk for thinking declines and later dementia, new research shows.“While cardiovascular risk factors... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Rare Genes Can Raise Odds for Obesity 6-Fold
THURSDAY, April 4, 2024 -- Two newly discovered genetic variations can have a powerful effect on a person’s risk for obesity, a new report says.
Variants in the gene BSN, also known as Bassoon, can increase risk of obesity as much as sixfold,... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Rising Threat to Americans' Healthy Sleep: Neighborhood Gunfire
THURSDAY, April 4, 2024 -- A good night ' s sleep is often hampered by caffeine, hunger, alcohol or chronic pain.
Now, America has a new cause of poor sleep: the sound of gunfire on city streets.
New research shows that gunshots are twice as likely... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Cancer Cases Will Keep Rising Worldwide: Report
THURSDAY, April 4, 2024 -- Cancer cases will continue to climb for the next two decades, spurred on by an aging worldwide population, a new report shows.
An estimated 20 million new cancer cases were diagnosed in 2022, and 9.7 million died from... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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First Treatment Found for Rare Disease That Can Lead to Amputation
THURSDAY, April 4, 2024 -- There ' s a glimmer of hope for people afflicted by a rare artery-hardening disease than can lead to amputation.
An existing medication called etidronate appears to help slow the buildup of calcium in arteries that ' s a... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Active Workstations Could Make You Smarter at Work
THURSDAY, April 4, 2024 -- Desks that require folks to stand or move as they work also might help them produce better results on the job, a new study suggests.
People’s brains became sharper when working at a desk that made them stand, step... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Seniors, Stay Away From Young Kids to Avoid Pneumonia: Study
THURSDAY, March 4, 2024 -- Sticky fingers, runny noses: Little kids are sweet, but they can also pass on dangerous germs to loving grandparents, new research confirms.
The study found that contact with pre-school and kindergarten-aged kids may be... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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