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MS Doesn't Put Women at Higher Risk During Pregnancy

MS Doesn`t Put Women at Higher Risk During PregnancyWEDNESDAY, Feb. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- In a finding that should reassure women with multiple sclerosis (MS) who want to have a baby, new research suggests the disease doesn't raise the risk of pregnancy complications."Women with multiple sclerosis may be understandably concerned about the risks of pregnancy," said study author Dr. Melinda Magyari, from the University of Copenhagen in Denmark."While previous research has shown there is no higher risk of birth defects for babies born to women with MS, there are still a lot of unknowns around pregnancy and MS," Magyari said. "We wanted to find out if women with MS are at risk for a variety of pregnancy complications. We found overall their pregnancies were just as healthy as those of the moms without MS."In the study, researchers...

Pfizer Vaccine Is 90% Effective 3 Weeks After First...

3 February 2021
Pfizer Vaccine Is 90% Effective 3 Weeks After First Shot, Early Study ShowsWEDNESDAY, Feb. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Just one dose of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine might be enough to largely protect people from being infected with COVID-19, preliminary research shows.The vaccine became 90% effective 21 days after the first shot in a two-dose regimen, said British researchers who looked at data from Israel, where the vaccine has been rolled out to a large portion of the population."A second dose of the Pfizer vaccine would normally be given 21 days or more after the first, to top up and lengthen the effect of the first dose," explained lead researcher Paul Hunter, from the University of East Anglia's Norwich Medical School. "But here in the U.K., the decision was made to delay the timing of the second injection until 12 weeks after the first," Hunter said in...

'So Happy:' World's First Hand/Face Transplant Patient...

3 February 2021
`So Happy:` World`s First Hand/Face Transplant Patient Doing WellWEDNESDAY, Feb. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Joe DiMeo's life changed forever when he fell asleep at the wheel on U.S. Route 22 in New Jersey on July 14, 2018. The horrific crash left him with third-degree burns on 80% of his body and a grim prognosis.Now, more than two years later, DiMeo, 22, is the recipient of the world's first successful double hand and face transplant, and on the road to recovery.The historic surgery, which took place on Aug. 12, 2020, at NYU Langone in New York City, involved more than 140 health care professionals. Over 23 hours, they successfully transplanted two hands, three dominant nerves to the hand, six blood vessels, 21 tendons and a full face, including forehead, eyebrows, both ears, nose, eyelids, lips, and underlying skull, cheek, nasal and chin bone...

Segregation, Poverty Tied to Worse Outcomes for Black...

3 February 2021
Segregation, Poverty Tied to Worse Outcomes for Black Lung Cancer PatientsWEDNESDAY, Feb. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Racial segregation may help explain why Black Americans with lung cancer do more poorly than their white counterparts, a new study suggests.For years, U.S. studies have documented racial disparities in lung cancer. Black Americans are less likely to receive surgery for early-stage lung cancer -- the standard of care -- and they typically die sooner.The reasons, however, are not fully clear.Researchers said the new study implicates residential segregation -- a manifestation of structural racism -- in the disparities.It found that Black lung cancer patients living in the most segregated U.S. counties were 49% more likely to be diagnosed at an advanced stage, compared to those living in the least segregated counties.And among those with...

1 in 3 Young Americans Prescribed a Psychiatric Drug Misuses Them: Study

3 February 2021
1 in 3 Young Americans Prescribed a Psychiatric Drug Misuses Them: StudyWEDNESDAY, Feb. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Many young Americans are prescribed psychiatric drugs to treat medical conditions, but nearly one-third of them wind up misusing the medications, a new study finds."Misuse of prescription substances is alarmingly high among U.S. youth and young adults," said lead researcher Israel Agaku, a part-time lecturer in oral health policy and epidemiology at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, in Boston.The study found that, overall, 35% of young people (aged 12 to 25) said they had taken a prescribed psychoactive drug in the past year, and 31% of those said they had misused that drug. While opioids were the most commonly prescribed drug, misuse of stimulants and tranquilizers was higher. Psychotropic drugs change a person's mental state and can...

1 in 5 Older Americans Lack Space to 'Isolate at Home' If COVID Strikes

3 February 2021
1 in 5 Older Americans Lack Space to `Isolate at Home` If COVID StrikesWEDNESDAY, Feb. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- If there is one thing the coronavirus pandemic has taught people, it is that how much living space you have matters when you or someone you love falls ill with COVID-19. But a new survey shows that the very group most vulnerable to infection may have precious little room in which to safely weather the illness: 1 in 5 older Americans can't isolate in their home when infected with the coronavirus.The researchers also found that older Blacks and Hispanics, who tend to have poorer health and lower incomes, are even less likely to have space at home to remain isolated.Nearly a third of Hispanic respondents (31%) said they didn't have isolation space, compared with 25% of Black respondents and 14% of white respondents, according to a University of...

AHA News: Ideas for a Safe, Healthy Valentine's Day Everyone Can Love

3 February 2021
AHA News: Ideas for a Safe, Healthy Valentine`s Day Everyone Can LoveWEDNESDAY, Feb. 3, 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- "Valentine's Day in a Pandemic" sounds like the title of a terrible album, or maybe the least-romantic date night movie ever. Unfortunately, it's also reality in 2021.That doesn't mean the day can't be fun, said experts who suggested ways to stay safe while celebrating.Dr. Alson Inaba, a pediatric emergency medicine specialist at the Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women & Children in Honolulu, knows more than a little about matters of the heart: He was the first to teach CPR to the rhythm of "Stayin' Alive," an idea that spread worldwide.For the sake of staying alive, nobody should forget the dangers of the coronavirus, he said. Even as people get vaccinated, they still need to protect themselves and others by wearing a mask,...

Anchor It! Toppling TVs, Furniture Can Injure and Kill Kids

3 February 2021
Anchor It! Toppling TVs, Furniture Can Injure and Kill KidsWEDNESDAY, Feb. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- It only takes a second.Experts are warning that unsecured televisions, bedroom dressers and other heavy furniture can crush, maim and even kill curious children, and the issue may only worsen during stay-at-home lockdowns.According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), between 2000 and 2019, 451 kids aged 17 years and younger died in tip-over accidents, the CPSC said. And an average 11,100 per year were treated in hospital emergency rooms for tip-over-related injuries from 2017 through 2019."Tip-over injuries and deaths are among the most tragic we see," Robert Adler, the agency's acting chairman, said in a CPSC news release. "Parents and caregivers don't suspect that the bookcase or dresser in their child's room can be...

In Philadelphia, an Animal Tranquilizer Is Driving...

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 3, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Philadelphia is seeing a surge in overdose fatalities involving heroin and/or fentanyl plus an animal tranquilizer not approved for human use, according...

Tense Times Mean More Tooth-Grinding, Dentists Warn

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- If pandemic-related stress has you grinding your teeth, you're not alone.Dentists say tooth-grinding and jaw-clenching are on the rise due to the many...
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