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Older adults shouldn’t start daily aspirin to prevent heart attacks, experts say

by rhonda - Oct 12, 2021

People age 60 and older should not start taking aspirin daily to prevent heart attacks and strokes because of the increased risk for internal bleeding, according to new draft recommendations....Read More
Study: Triptans give best pain relief for migraines, but have more side effects than newer drugs

by rhonda - Oct 12, 2021

A class of drugs called triptans remains the most effective treatment for migraines, an analysis of data from more than 60 studies published Monday by JAMA Network Open found....Read More
Older blood pressure drug may reduce Alzheimer’s disease risk, study finds

by rhonda - Oct 11, 2021

A diuretic commonly used to treat high blood pressure may help prevent the onset of Alzheimer’s disease in people who have a high genetic risk, a study published Monday by Nature Aging found....Read More
Monoclonal antibody from AstraZeneca lowers risk for serious COVID-19, company says

by rhonda - Oct 11, 2021

An experimental drug developed by AstraZeneca reduces the risk for serious illness or death from COVID-19, company officials announced Monday....Read More
Rural high school students have easier access to handguns, are more suicidal, study in Colorado finds

by rhonda - Oct 9, 2021

Teens living in rural areas are about twice as likely to report having easy access to handguns compared with their urban-dwelling peers, an analysis published Friday by JAMA Network Open found....Read More
Masking, social distancing cut flu cases among children by 99% in Ohio, study finds

by rhonda - Oct 8, 2021

Use of facemasks and social distancing to control COVID-19 cut the spread of the flu among kids by 99% in the 2020-21 winter season in northern Ohio — similar to what happened in most of the...
20 cases of bacterial infection linked to use of unapproved stem cell therapies, report finds

by rhonda - Oct 8, 2021

Twenty people who used umbilical cord blood-derived products marketed as stem cell therapies at clinics across the United States developed serious bacterial infections, a report published by JAMA Network Open found....Read More
Fewer young children vaccinated against measles, whooping cough during pandemic, study finds

by rhonda - Oct 7, 2021

Many parents of younger children in the United States chose not to keep them up to date with routine vaccinations during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, a study published Thursday JAMA Pediatrics found....Read More
Worker stress high during pandemic, particularly among health staffs, study finds

by rhonda - Oct 7, 2021

People’s stress levels have been high across the board since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, but particularly so for healthcare workers, women and those age 50 and younger, a study published by PLOS ONE....Read More
People with allergies may be more likely to have mental health disorders, study finds

by rhonda - Oct 6, 2021

People with asthma, atopic dermatitis and hay fever may be more likely to suffer from depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder and other mental health disorders, a study published by Clinical and Experimental Allergy found....Read More