Expanding Access to Obesity Medications Could Avert 42,000 Deaths/Year
Impact of expanding access to GLP-1 receptor agonists, dual gastric inhibitory polypeptide and GLP-1 receptor agonists quantified
Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma Incidence Increasing Among the Elderly
Age-adjusted CMM incidence rate was 0.99 per 1,000 from 2012 to 2016, marking an increase from previous years
Omega-6 and Omega-3 Fatty Acid Levels Inversely Tied to Cancer Incidence
Findings seen for incidence of overall and 14 site-specific cancers
In-Utero Sugar Restriction Cuts Offspring’s Risk for Diabetes, Hypertension
35 percent lower risk for diabetes, 20 percent reduced risk for hypertension seen for sugar restriction in first three years after conception
U.K. Reports First Cluster Outside of Africa of New Mpox Variant
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Nov. 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Four cases of the more infectious variant of mpox have been reported in...
FDA Proposes Ban on a ‘Useless’ Decongestant, Phenylephrine
By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Nov. 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- More than a year after its advisory panel unanimously declared the drug phenylephrine...
Travel Time to Tanning Facilities Negatively Linked to Melanoma Incidence
Six high-risk clusters were identified with respect to county-level melanoma rate
Poor Sleep Quality Linked to Incident Motoric Cognitive Risk Syndrome
Sleep-related daytime dysfunction significantly associated with MCR in fully adjusted models
Two-Fifths of Americans Say They Experience the ‘Winter Blues’
Women appear to be more affected than men, rural residents are more affected than city dwellers
Florida Fails to Pass Amendment Legalizing Recreational Weed
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- A ballot measure to legalize the recreational use of marijuana in the state...
