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Serious Complications Seen With Acetaminophen Use in Seniors
TUESDAY, Dec. 17, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- In older adults, acetaminophen use is associated with serious complications, according to a study published online Nov. 24 in Arthritis Care & Research.. Jaspreet Kaur, M.P.H., Ph.D., from the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom, and colleagues examined the safety of oral acetaminophen at its therapeutic dose in adults aged 65 years and ...
Woman Receives World's First Robotic Double-Lung Transplant
FRIDAY, Nov. 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- A 57-year-old woman with COPD has received the world's first fully robotic double lung transplant.. The breakthrough surgery was performed in October at NYU Langone Health in New York City by Dr. Stephanie Chang.Just a month before, Chang performed a fully robotic single lung transplant — the nation's first.
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Health Disparities Mean Life Expectancy Varies Across U.S.
Nov 22, 2024 · Key Takeaways. Health disparities have created 10 unequal Americas, researchers report. Life expectancy varies dramatically among them. Asian Americans can expect to live longest, while life expectancy is shortest for American Indians and Alaska Natives
Study Tracks Masturbation Trends Among U.S. Teens - HealthDay
MONDAY, Aug. 1, 2011 (HealthDay News) -- A new nationwide look at data on masturbation among U.S. adolescents finds that boys do it much more often than girls, and they also tend to start earlier.
Vitamin D Supplements Could Help Lower Blood Pressure in …
TUESDAY, Nov. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Vitamin D supplements might lower blood pressure in seniors who are obese, reducing their heart health risk, a new study says.. But taking more than the recommended daily dose will not provide additional health benefits, researchers report in the Journal of the Endocrine Society. “Our study found vitamin D supplementation may decrease blood pressure ...
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Newer Epilepsy Meds Safe During Pregnancy, Won't Affect Kids ...
Dec 2, 2024 · Key Takeaways. There's reassuring news for women with epilepsy: Taking newer antiseizure medications while pregnant won't harm your child. Kids born to moms who took these meds while pregnant had no language delays at age 6
Study Looks at Nude Images' Effect on the Brain - HealthDay
TUESDAY, Nov. 22, 2011 (HealthDay News) -- How the human brain perceives nudity is boosted at an early stage of visual processing, researchers say, and that abi