Tuesday, 19 February 2019

Study: FDA Fell Short on Tracking Fentanyl Use

Despite what should have been a very restrictive distribution system, as many as half of the patients receiving a specific form of fentanyl did not meet the requirements to get it, researchers said from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2SMKH...

Common Yeast Infection Pill Tied to Miscarriage

Research suggests that use of the drug greatly raises a pregnant woman's odd for miscarriage, as well as the odds that her baby will have a heart defect. from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2Gyfk...

Walnuts, Almonds Help Hearts in Type 2 Diabetes

Eating five or more weekly servings of nuts also appears to lower the risk of premature death from heart disease or any other cause by about one-third for people with type 2 diabetes. from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2Xc8s...

Heart Attacks Rising Among Younger Women

By 2014, women younger than 55 accounted for 31 percent of hospitalizations for heart attack -- up from 21 percent in the late 1990s. from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2ts2J...

Apple-Shaped Body? Pear-Shaped? Your Genes May Tell

While obesity is linked to a range of health conditions, excess fat around the middle seems to be a particular risk factor for certain diseases -- like type 2 diabetes and heart disease. from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2Inib...