Los beneficios de comunicarse con su bebé
2022-03-03
Desde acurrucarlo hasta cantarle, estas son las mejores formas de comunicarse con su bebé.Continue Reading
Blood Test Marker Could Gauge Risks After Heart Surgery
2022-03-03
THURSDAY, March 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — About 2 million adults worldwide undergo heart surgery each year, and checking blood levels of a certain protein could help assess their risk of death within 30 days, a new study shows. Blood tests to check levels of troponin (a type of proteinContinue Reading
Cancer Patients May Be at Higher Odds for Rare Neurological Disorder
2022-03-03
THURSDAY, March 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — People with cancer may be at increased risk for a rare neurological disorder called Guillain-Barré syndrome, new research has found. “Previous studies have suggested there may be a link between cancer and Guillain-Barré syndrome, but just how often people develop Guillain-Barré after aContinue Reading
Nerve Damage Might Help Drive Some Cases of Long COVID
2022-03-02
WEDNESDAY, March 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Nerve damage is the likely culprit behind some long-haul COVID symptoms in certain patients, a new study argues. Researchers found evidence of peripheral neuropathy in nearly 60% of a small group of patients with long COVID. The body’s immune reaction to COVID appearsContinue Reading
A Healthy Mouth Can Mean a Healthy Heart for Older Women
2022-03-02
WEDNESDAY, March 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A new study offers more evidence that oral health is connected to heart health: Older women who harbor certain bacteria in their mouths might be at increased risk of developing high blood pressure. The study, which followed 1,200 women for a decade, foundContinue Reading
Fitbit Recalls Over 1 Million Smartwatches Due to Burn Hazard
2022-03-02
WEDNESDAY, March 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Nearly 1 million Fitbit Ionic smartwatches sold in the United States have been recalled because they pose a burn hazard, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said Wednesday. About 693,000 of the smartwatches were also sold in other countries. The lithium-ion batteryContinue Reading
AHA News: He Was In Great Shape Before a Heart Attack at 33 – But Not For Another at 39
2022-03-02
WEDNESDAY, March 2, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Alex Hobbs was coaching a youth soccer team last May when he felt a burning sensation in his stomach and chest. He’d recently had a respiratory infection and assumed the discomfort was related. Then he felt a familiar pain in hisContinue Reading
Could the Keto Diet Help People With MS?
2022-03-02
WEDNESDAY, March 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The Keto diet is a low-carb lover’s dream, but a new study suggests the popular eating plan may also improve some symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS). MS is an autoimmune disease that occurs when your body attacks the insulation wrapped around its nerves,Continue Reading
CDC Estimates US COVID Infections Now Close to 140 million
2022-03-02
WEDNESDAY, March 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The United States has had about 140 million COVID infections since the start of the pandemic, new data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show. That number is far higher than the 74.3 million confirmed COVID-19 cases nationwide as ofContinue Reading
When You Get a Blood Pressure Reading, Cuff Size Matters
2022-03-02
WEDNESDAY, March 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Can the size of a blood pressure cuff throw off your reading? Yes, claims a new study that found an ill-fitting blood pressure cuff could make the difference between being accurately diagnosed with high blood pressure or not. Blood pressure cuffs come inContinue Reading