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Frito-Lay Recalls Lay's Chips Due to Milk Allergy Concerns
FRIDAY, Dec. 20, 2024 -- Frito-Lay has recalled select 13-oz bags of Lay's Classic Potato Chips due to undeclared milk, which could pose a serious risk to those with milk allergies. According to a report released by the U.S. Food and Drug...
View Pub Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2024 23:12:47 +0000

Early Adoption of Tobacco 21 Policies Can Avert Premature Mortality
FRIDAY, Dec. 20, 2024 -- Early adoption and implementation of Tobacco 21 (T21) policies, with a minimum legal access age for tobacco products of 21 years, is associated with potential premature mortality reductions, according to a study published...
View Pub Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2024 23:12:24 +0000

High Acceptance Seen for Liver Stiffness Test With Routine Retina Scan in T2DM
FRIDAY, Dec. 20, 2024 -- For individuals with type 2 diabetes, examination with vibration-controlled transient elastography (VCTE) alongside retina scanning has a high acceptance rate, but false-positive findings seem to be common, according to a...
View Pub Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2024 17:12:24 +0000

Sexual Minority Women Report Better Sexual Functioning Than Heterosexual Women
FRIDAY, Dec. 20, 2024 -- Sexual minority women (SMW) report better sexual functioning in midlife than their heterosexual peers, according to a study published online Dec. 17 in Menopause. Laura A. Muratore, from the San Francisco Veterans Affairs...
View Pub Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2024 17:12:21 +0000

Cannabidiol Safe, May Lower Anxiety in Advanced Breast Cancer
FRIDAY, Dec. 20, 2024 -- For patients with advanced breast cancer and baseline clinical anxiety, cannabidiol (CBD) is safe and may reduce anxiety levels two to four hours after ingestion, according to a study published online Dec. 16 in JAMA Network...
View Pub Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2024 17:12:13 +0000

Children With Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Likely to Have Asthma
FRIDAY, Dec. 20, 2024 -- Most children with likely primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) have asthma, according to a research letter published online Dec. 9 in JAMA Network Open. Joe Zein, M.D., Ph.D., from the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona, and...
View Pub Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2024 16:12:48 +0000

Little Medical Education Focuses on Justice-Involved Populations
FRIDAY, Dec. 20, 2024 -- Little medical education exposes students to caring for justice-involved populations, according to a review published online Dec. 10 in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. Claire Stover, from the Boston University...
View Pub Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2024 16:12:45 +0000

Study Compares Single-, Double-Purse-String Suture Catheter Insertion Methods in Dialysis
FRIDAY, Dec. 20, 2024 -- Similar postinsertion complication and technical survival rates are seen with single- and double-purse-string suture catheter insertion methods for peritoneal dialysis, according to a study published online Dec. 11 in Renal...
View Pub Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2024 16:12:42 +0000

Tecovirimat No Aid for Time to Lesion Resolution With Mpox
FRIDAY, Dec. 20, 2024 -- The antiviral drug tecovirimat does not reduce the time to lesion resolution or pain among adults with mild-to-moderate clade II mpox and a low risk for developing severe disease, according to an interim data analysis from...
View Pub Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2024 16:12:37 +0000

Coronary Artery Disease Common in Patients With Cirrhosis
FRIDAY, Dec. 20, 2024 -- Coronary artery disease (CAD) is common in patients with cirrhosis, but cirrhosis itself is not significantly associated with an increased CAD risk, according to a review published online Nov. 21 in the Journal of Clinical...
View Pub Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2024 16:12:28 +0000

Just Over Half of Children Hospitalized With Flu Receive Antivirals
FRIDAY, Dec. 20, 2024 -- Just over half of children hospitalized with influenza receive antivirals, according to a study published online Dec. 17 in Clinical Infectious Diseases. James W. Antoon, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., from the Vanderbilt University...
View Pub Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2024 16:12:17 +0000

Rheumatoid Arthritis Increases Risk for New Heart Failure
FRIDAY, Dec. 20, 2024 -- Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with a higher rate of heart failure subtypes, according to a study published online Dec. 9 in Arthritis Care & Research. Yumeko Kawano, M.D., from Brigham and Women’s...
View Pub Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2024 16:12:10 +0000

FDA Expands Approval of Vtama to Include Atopic Dermatitis
THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Vtama (tapinarof) 1 percent cream for an additional indication -- the topical treatment of atopic dermatitis in adult and pediatric patients aged 2 years and older. The...
View Pub Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2024 22:12:07 +0000

2013 to 2022 Saw Increase in Influenza Testing at Hospital ED Visits
THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 -- The use of influenza testing at hospital emergency department visits increased from 2013 to 2022 in the United States, according to a December data brief published by the National Center for Health Statistics. Susan M...
View Pub Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2024 17:12:18 +0000

Life Expectancy Increased From 2022 to 2023, Reaching 78.4 Years
THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 -- Life expectancy in the United States increased in 2023, reaching 78.4 years, while drug overdose mortality decreased from 2022 to 2023, according to two December data briefs published by the National Center for Health...
View Pub Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2024 17:12:06 +0000

Long-Term Exposure to Air Pollution Tied to More Hospital Admissions
THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 -- There is an association between long-term exposure to ambient air pollution and increased all-cause and cause-specific hospital admissions for both physical and behavioral illnesses, according to a study published online...
View Pub Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2024 16:12:52 +0000

Team Sports, but Not Overall Physical Activity, in Young Childhood Linked to Later Executive Function
THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 -- Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in young childhood is not associated with executive function in middle childhood, but participation in team sports is associated with better executive function, behavior...
View Pub Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2024 16:12:43 +0000

Dual-Biomarker Algorithm Can Inform Osteoarthritis Diagnosis
THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 -- A new diagnostic test using a dual-biomarker algorithm can inform osteoarthritis diagnosis with high accuracy, according to a study published online Dec. 18 in the Journal of Orthopaedic Research. Daniel Keter, from CD...
View Pub Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2024 16:12:27 +0000

Light-to-Moderate Wine Consumption Tied to Lower Cardiovascular Disease Risk
THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 -- Light-to-moderate consumption of wine, measured through an objective urinary biomarker, is associated with lower cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in an older Mediterranean population, according to a study published online...
View Pub Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2024 16:12:25 +0000

Artificially and Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Tied to New Chronic Kidney Disease
THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 -- Higher intakes of artificially sweetened beverages (ASBs) and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are positively associated with developing chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published online Nov. 25 in...
View Pub Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2024 16:12:16 +0000

Antidepressant Use Tied to Reduced Genital Sensitivity
THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 -- Antidepressants may reduce genital sensitivity when compared with other medications, according to a study recently published in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. Yassie Pirani, M.S.W., from the Canadian...
View Pub Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2024 16:12:06 +0000

Risk for Cardiovascular Conditions Increased With Anorexia Nervosa Diagnosis
THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 -- Patients with an anorexia nervosa (AN) diagnosis have an increased risk for cardiovascular conditions, according to a study published online Dec. 19 in JAMA Network Open. Mei-Chih Meg Tseng, M.D., Ph.D., from Taipei...
View Pub Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2024 16:12:04 +0000

Arsenic in Drinking Water Tied to Kidney Cancer Risk
THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 -- Even low levels of arsenic exposure in drinking water may increase the risk for kidney cancer, according to a study published online Dec. 15 in Environmental Pollution. Nishat Tasnim Hasan, Dr.P.H., from Texas A&M...
View Pub Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2024 16:12:04 +0000

Antibiotic Use Not Linked to Incident Dementia, Cognitive Impairment
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 18, 2024 -- Any or repeated use of antibiotics is not associated with incident dementia, cognitive impairment/no dementia (CIND), or accelerated cognitive decline among initially healthy older adults, according to a study published...
View Pub Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2024 23:12:55 +0000

FDA Approves Nemluvio for Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 18, 2024 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Nemluvio (nemolizumab) for the treatment of moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis in patients aged 12 years and older. The approval is for use in combination with topical...
View Pub Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2024 23:12:50 +0000