Trading TV Time for Physical Activity Boosts Healthy Aging
TOPLINE:Sedentary behavior, particularly sitting and watching television, is linked to lower odds of healthy aging, but substituting it with any ...
Month: July 2024
Hyponatremia Linked to Severe Adverse Outcomes in Children
Topline: Mild hyponatremia in children visiting pediatric emergency departments (PEDs) is associated with higher rates of vasopressor use, ward and pediatric ...
Thrombectomy Benefits LVO Stroke at 2 years
Latest results from the MR CLEAN-LATE trial showed that the benefit of endovascular treatment in late-window patients with large volume ...
Baby-led weaning makes little nutritional difference vs spoon-feeding
Baby-led weaning can be a messy businessOscar Wong/Getty Images Babies who hand-feed themselves solid food appear to consume the same ...
Form of B12 Deficiency in CNS May Be New Autoimmune Disease
Researchers have identified a form of B12 deficiency caused by autoantibodies that specifically affects the central nervous system.Discovered while studying ...
Cutting Down on Unnecessary Antibiotics for Pink Eye
TOPLINE:More than two thirds of children with conjunctivitis received antibiotics within a day of their initial ambulatory care visit; however, ...
SC Ruling Could ‘Paralyze’ Health Regulation: Experts
Experts say the US Supreme Court's ruling Friday to overturn the decades-old "Chevron doctrine" could severely restrict the ability of ...
Exercise, GLP-1 RA Aid Weight Loss and Bone Retention
TOPLINE:People with obesity who exercise while taking glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs; liraglutide) showed increased weight loss and ...
Common Cognitive Test Falls Short for Concussion Diagnosis
A tool routinely used to evaluate concussion in college athletes fails to accurately diagnose the condition in many cases, a ...
Is Screen Time Making Kids Nearsighted?
TOPLINE:More time spent exposed to screens is associated with a higher risk for myopia in children and adolescents; the use ...
Cardiovascular Health a Major Risk Factor for Dementia
In a shifting landscape in dementia risk factors, cardiovascular health (or the health of your heart and blood vessels) is ...
Chronic Kidney Disease Takes Growing Toll in Latin America
Over the past 30 years, chronic kidney disease has become one of the leading causes of death and years of ...
Initial Triple Therapy Shows Promise in Drug-Naive T2D
TOPLINE:A triple combination therapy (TCT) of metformin, dapagliflozin, and saxagliptin is an effective and safe treatment option for drug-naive patients ...
Reteplase Superior to Alteplase in Chinese Stroke Trial
A new trial has found the thrombolytic reteplase to be superior to alteplase in patients with acute ischemic stroke presenting ...
MUC-1 Vaccine Shows Notable Overall Survival Rates in BC
The MUC-1 vaccine tecemotide plus standard neoadjuvant systemic therapy was shown to notably improve distant relapse-free survival and overall survival ...
AstraZeneca’s COVID Prevention Drug Application Gets EU Fast-track Assessment
(Reuters) -AstraZeneca said on Monday that the European Union drug regulator has accepted a market authorisation application for its investigational ...
What Olympians Can Teach the Rest of Us About Pain
Lying in an ambulance, her nose busted, gums sliced to the bone after hitting a barricade on her bike, Katie ...
Canadian Doctors Seek to Reduce Administrative Burden
On June 6, federal legislation was introduced in Canada that would establish common standards for sharing information and offer patients ...
Pediatric Dermatologists’ Medicaid Acceptance Varies
TOPLINE:Medicaid acceptance among pediatric dermatologists varies significantly by practice type and region, with the highest rate among academic practices.METHODOLOGY:Researchers identified ...
