TUESDAY, Oct. 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) For some patients suffering from appendicitis, antibiotics may do the trick, a large U.S. trial suggests. More than 70% of patients who received antibiotics avoided surgery for at least 90 days, according to the new report. “When we compared the outcomes of people treated […]
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TUESDAY, Oct. 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) This Halloween may be especially challenging for parents of children with asthma and allergies, as they also have to guard against COVID-19. “Every year we send out tips on how to keep your kids with allergies and asthma symptom-free as they celebrate one of […]
TUESDAY, Oct. 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) The sting of fire ants can be painful and even deadly — and the threat rises during fall across the southeastern United States. At this time of year, fire ants move to warm surfaces such as concrete slabs or asphalt roads, according to the […]
By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Oct. 7, 2020 Marijuana users appear to need more anesthesia than nonusers, and also more opioids to relieve their pain after surgery, a new, preliminary study reports. Users of cannabis products who had surgery for a broken leg required higher doses of sevoflurane, an inhaled […]
By Amy NortonHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Oct. 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) Many teenagers and young adults may be using so-called CBD products, often in the belief that they will aid health conditions, a preliminary study suggests. Researchers found that of 200 U.S. teens and young adults who landed in their emergency […]
TUESDAY, Oct. 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) Parents are often clueless when their kids start smoking e-cigarettes, a new study finds. On the other hand, Mom and Dad usually can tell if their children take up traditional smoking, said researchers from the University of California, San Francisco. Having strict household rules […]
Almost 2 million babies are stillborn every year – or 1 every 16 seconds – according to the first ever joint stillbirth estimates released by UNICEF, WHO, the World Bank Group and the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. The vast majority of stillbirths, 84 per cent, occur in […]
A global social media challenge to get the world moving on mental health is launched today with a call for a massive scale-up in investment in mental health. Ahead of World Mental Health Day on 10 October, the World Health Organization, in collaboration with United for Global Mental Health and […]
By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Oct. 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) Telemedicine has rapidly grown as a way to get medical care in the era of COVID-19, but a new study reveals that a doctor’s evaluation by phone or video may miss crucial clues to impending health problems. Telemedicine visits accounted […]
By E.J. MundellHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Oct. 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) Research following patients for nearly three decades finds that surgery plus radiation beats surgery alone for women with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) — a common, early form of breast cancer that can become invasive cancer. However, the study also […]