Category: health and wellness
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¿Cree que su hijo podrÃa tener asma? Tome estos pasos
(Family Features) ¿Su hijo a veces hace un sonido chillón al exhalar? ¿Le falta el aire al respirar? Puede ser que su hijo tenga que visitar a un proveedor de salud para determinar si tiene asma. El asma afecta las vÃas respiratorias, o los tubos, que llevan el aire dentro y fuera de los pulmones.…
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FDA Considers New Approach to Improve Safe Disposal of Prescription Opioid Analgesics, Decrease Unnecessary Exposure to Unused Medication
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it is seeking public comment on a potential change that would require opioid analgesics used in outpatient settings to be dispensed with prepaid mail-back envelopes and that pharmacists provide patient education on safe disposal of opioids. This potential modification to the existing Opioid Analgesic Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy…
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FDA Warns of Risks Associated with Non-Invasive Prenatal Screening Tests
Inappropriate interpretation of results may lead to potentially improper medical decisions Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning the public of the risk of false results, inappropriate use and inappropriate interpretation of results with non-invasive prenatal screening (NIPS) tests, also called cell-free DNA tests or non-invasive prenatal tests (NIPT). These tests look for…
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Some children with cerebral palsy scoliosis may not need pelvic fixation, study shows
Inserting screws in the pelvis for growth-friendly treatment of scoliosis can be painful and lead to infection in this patient population. Newswise — A new Michigan Medicine study finds that some children with cerebral palsy and scoliosis do not require pelvic fixation when undergoing growing rod treatment, potentially avoiding several complications. Using data from around…
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AutismOne Lets Parents Know During National Autism Awareness Month 2022 and World Autism Awareness Day about AutismOne 2022 Conference!
LOS ANGELES /PRNewswire/ — AutismOne has exciting information: the AutismOne 2022 Conference will be in Mesa, Arizona! The dates will be Thursday afternoon, August 18th through Sunday morning, August 21st. To register, the amount for one attendee will be $89 (early-bird price until 04/30/22) to be at AutismOne 2022 Conference presentations at the convention center in Mesa. And the hotel will be $89 per night…
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CLIMATE CRISIS AND CANNABIS CONVERGE FOR HISTORICAL ‘420PPM ON 4/20’
As Earth’s carbon dioxide concentration reaches 420 PPM, its highest average reading in 3 million years, concerned climate activists, journalists, environmental filmmakers, and regenerative cannabis farmers come together to discuss the potential of cannabis to disrupt and mitigate the effects of global warming or very quickly exacerbate it VENICE, Calif. /PRNewswire/ — On Wednesday, April 20, 2022, thought leaders…
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BabyLiveAdvice partners with the National Black Doula Association to provide virtual telehealth support to minority BIPOC mothers of Georgia from pregnancy to infancy
LOS ANGELES /PRNewswire/ — In honor of National Minority Health Month and Black Maternal Health Week, BabyLiveAdvice (BLA) is proud to announce the completion of an important maternal telehealth project that will soon be launching its second phase, both bringing free virtual telehealth support to minority mothers during pregnancy and postpartum. Last year, BLA received a large grant…
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NJ-Based The Hearing Center Successfully Treats COVID 19-Induced Hearing Loss
Brick, N.J. woman lost hearing in left ear, receives Osia implant to restore access to sound HIGHLAND PARK, N.J. /PRNewswire/ — As the first audiology practice in New Jersey to offer complete advanced audiological services outside a hospital setting, the staff at The Hearing Center has worked with several patients who have experienced hearing issues after a COVID-19 infection,…
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Low Testosterone – 3 Most Common Causes of Low T Other Than Aging
By Felix Godwin “Low testosterone, hypogonadism or “low T” is a very common health condition faced by men in their late 30s, 40s and later. Its effects are easily noticed by those men who are otherwise healthy but suddenly start facing low sex drive, low stamina, fatigue and weight gain. However, contrary to common belief,…
