Category: Health

Stress In Pregnancy Linked To Childrens Behavioural Problems: Research

November 17, 2023 Admin No Comments

Children whose mothers are highly stressed, anxious or depressed during pregnancy may be at higher risk for mental health and behaviour issues during their childhood and teenage years, according to a research. “Our research suggests that psychological distress during the pregnancy period has a small but persistent effect on children’s risk for aggressive, disinhibited…

Health

Lilly to build $2.5 billion Germany plant as obesity drug demand soars | Reuters News Agency

November 17, 2023 Admin No Comments

DealsHealth 17 November 2023, 11:31 am 1 minute Reuters exclusively reported that Eli Lilly (LLY.N) will build its first plant in Germany in the western town of Alzey for 2.3 billion euros ($2.5 billion), the U.S. drugmaker said on Friday, as the sector scrambles to meet soaring demand for new diabetes and obesity therapies. Market…

Health

6 health effects caused by smoking you didn't know about – SUCH TV

November 17, 2023 Admin No Comments

Nicotine is the addictive drug in tobacco smoke that causes people who smoke to continue to smoke. Along with nicotine, people who smoke inhale about 7,000 other chemicals in cigarette smoke. Many of these chemicals come from burning tobacco leaf. Some of these compounds are chemically active and trigger profound and damaging changes in the…

Health

V.A. Recruits Millionth Veteran for Its Genetic Research Database

November 15, 2023 Admin No Comments

A Moment That Sums It Up: 3:46 p.m. The millionth vet joined the database on the afternoon of Nov. 11. Employees who had waited a dozen years for this moment wept. As the goal approached, the department had started an intensive email campaign, encouraging vets to sign up online or at V.A. medical centers. In…

Health

Indi Gregory: Critically ill baby dies after life support turned off

November 13, 2023 Admin No Comments

Indi Gregory’s parents say they feel heartbroken and angry following the legal battle over her care. Source link

Health

American surgeons successfully perform world’s first eye transplant

November 10, 2023 Admin No Comments

Dr. Eduardo D. Rodriguez prepares Aaron James of Hot Springs, Arkansas, for the world’s first whole-eye transplant as part of a partial face transplant at NYU Langone in New York City, U.S. May 27, 2023. — Reuters New York surgeons claim to have conducted the world’s first whole-eye transplant on a man, marking a significant…

Health

Lung cancer pill shows ‘earth-shattering’ results in 5-year study: ‘An optimistic time’

November 9, 2023 Admin No Comments

Many lung cancer patients now have access to a potentially life-saving medication. Osimertinib, sold under the brand name Tagrisso, is available to patients with Stage 1B-3A lung cancer who have a certain genetic mutation and have had surgery to remove cancerous tumors. Among those patients, Tagrisso was shown to reduce the five-year risk of recurrent…

Health

Cigna explores shedding Medicare Advantage business | Reuters News Agency

November 6, 2023 Admin No Comments

DealsGovernmentHealth 06 November 2023, 6:28 pm 1 minute Reuters was first to report that U.S. health insurer Cigna Group (CI.N) is exploring the sale of its Medicare Advantage business, which manages government health insurance for people aged 65 and older, a move that would mark a reversal of its expansion in the sector. Market Impact…

Health

The Ozempic effect has battered this weight loss stock, but Morgan Stanley says it’s a top pick

November 3, 2023 Admin No Comments

Game-changing anti-obesity medications have posed nothing short of an existential crisis for Weight Watchers parent WW International since they arrived on the scene, but CEO Sima Sistani has been confronting this challenge head-on. Despite an 11% dive in the stock Friday, Morgan Stanley said it thinks the company “has gone through an incredible transformation over…

Health

“Bachelorette” star Zac Clark reflects on overcoming drug addiction in letter to his younger self

November 2, 2023 Admin No Comments

“Bachelorette” star Zac Clark reflects on overcoming drug addiction in letter to his younger self – CBS News Watch CBS News In our award-winning Note to Self series, former “Bachelorette” contestant Zac Clark writes a letter to his younger self, reflecting on his nearly fatal battle with drug addiction and his inspiring road to recovery…

Health