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FRIDAY, April 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Half of the cells in your body aren’t human — and a new study suggests that many critical to your health oscillate by the hour, day and even the season.The human body contains about 40 trillion bacteria, viruses and fungi, creating a microbiome that roughly matches the number of human cells one-to-one, said researcher Dr. Amir Zarrinpar, an assistant professor of gastroenterology at the University of California, San Diego.His team has discovered that the microbes of the gut microbiome are constantly changing throughout the day, and even change with the seasons, Zarrinpar said.“These findings offer important insights into the role of the changing gut microbiome in health and disease,” Zarrinpar said during a media briefing on the...

FRIDAY, April 28, 2023 (American Heart Association News) -- Language barriers, cultural differences and systemic health inequities are among the reasons many Latino people, particularly men, avoid doctor visits – and that could lead to dire outcomes, experts warn.Studies have suggested that of all racial and ethnic groups in the United States, Hispanic people are least likely to seek medical care for an illness. In a 2022 Pew Research Center survey, Hispanic adults were less likely than all U.S. adults to say they had seen a health care professional within the previous year."Foregoing needed medical care when needed or not having access to preventive medicine can have disastrous consequences in health, even in the short term," said Dr. César Caraballo Cordovez, a postdoctoral...

VIERNES, 28 de abril de 2023 (American Heart Association News) -- Las barreras del idioma, las diferencias culturales y las desigualdades sistémicas en la salud son algunos de los motivos por los cuales muchas personas latinas, en particular los hombres, evitan las consultas médicas, algo que puede traer resultados funestos, advierten los expertos.Los estudios han sugerido que, entre todos los grupos raciales y étnicos en Estados Unidos, los hispanos son los que tienen menos probabilidades de buscar atención médica para una enfermedad. Una encuesta del 2022 del Pew Research Center encontró que era menos probable que los adultos hispanos, en comparación con los otros adultos de Estados Unidos, dijeran que habían consultado a un profesional médico en el transcurso del año...

FRIDAY, April 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) – For the first time since the mpox outbreak began last spring, no new cases have been reported in more than a week, fresh government data shows.At the peak of the outbreak, there were 500 new infections reported daily, but by late last year that number was 16, CDC statistics show.While the Biden administration ended the public health emergency for the virus that was previously called monkeypox late last year, it’s not clear how much time is required with zero cases to declare the outbreak over, CBS News reported.And a resurgence is still possible, public health officials have warned."If mpox reintroduction occurs and no additional vaccination or sexual behavior adaptations occur, the risk of a resurgent mpox outbreak is greater than 35% in...