All articles tagged: Dizziness and giddiness (R42)
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Evalytics
25 March at 05.53 AM
Long COVID 'indistinguishable' from other post-viral syndromes a year after infection, researchers findNew research presented at ECCMID 2024 suggests that long COVID may not be distinguishable from other post-viral syndromes like seasonal influenza. Queensland Health researchers found no evidence of increased functional limitations a year after infection, attributing long COVID's impact more to the sheer number of infections rather than its severity. The study surveyed over 5,000 symptomatic indivi |
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Evalytics
11 March at 01.23 AM
People in East Palestine were told their homes were clear of toxins last year. That might not have been the caseThe article discusses the aftermath of a train derailment and toxic spill in East Palestine, Ohio, highlighting residents' exposure concerns. Despite reassurances from authorities, inadequate indoor air testing failed to detect harmful chemicals like butyl acrylate, raising health worries. Residents express mistrust and demand more accurate testing and assistance from the government and the railwa |
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HealthDay
20 January at 04.59 AM
Diagnostic Accuracy High in Emergency DepartmentsDiagnostic accuracy is high in the emergency department, with about 5.7 percent of patients misdiagnosed, according to a report published Dec. 15 by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.David E. Newman-Toker, M.D., Ph.D., from the Johns Hopkins University Evidence-based Practice Center in Baltimore, and colleagues examined d |
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HealthDay
05 January at 12.12 PM
Tejocote Supplements Sold Online at Amazon, Etsy May Contain Fatal Poison: FDATejocote weight-loss supplements sold online through Amazon or Etsy could contain a highly toxic substance, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning.FDA tests revealed that capsules labeled as tejocote instead contained yellow oleander, a poisonous plant native to Mexico and Central America.The FDA found yellow oleander in nine dif |
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HealthDay
15 December at 08.35 PM
Drug Maker Says Women Can Now Access Postpartum Depression PillZurzuvae (zuranolone), the first postpartum depression pill approved for use in the United States, is now available to women who need it. The medication, which is now stocked in specialty pharmacies, can also be shipped directly to patients, Biogen and Sage Therapeutics Inc. said in a news release Thursday."Having an option like Zurzuvae that ca |
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HealthDay
06 December at 11.08 PM
Nonagenarians Are Mostly Sedentary, With Low Physical ActivityNonagenarians are mostly sedentary and report low physical activity, according to a study published online Dec. 6 in PLOS ONE.Sari Aaltonen, Ph.D., from the University of Helsinki, and colleagues examined how accelerometer characteristics associate with self-reported physical activity, anthropometric, sociodemographic, health, and cog |
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HealthDay
04 December at 04.54 PM
Recommendations Developed for Sport-Related Concussion in ChildrenIn a consensus statement issued by the International Consensus Conference on Concussion in Sport and published online Dec. 4 in Pediatrics, recommendations are presented for managing sport-related concussion among children and adolescents.Gavin A. Davis, M.B.B.S., from the Murdoch Children's Research Institute in Melbourne, Australia, an |
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HealthDay
04 December at 04.44 PM
Middle Ear Pressure Therapy Aids Vertigo SymptomsMiddle ear pressure therapy (MEPT) using the EFET01 device effectively controls vertigo symptoms with Meniere disease and delays endolymphatic hydrops (DEH), according to a study published online Nov. 23 in Acta Oto-Laryngologica.Do Tram Anh, from the University of Toyama in Japan, and colleagues examined the two-year effects of the |
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HealthDay
13 November at 11.56 PM
FDA Approves First Treatment for Congenital Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic PurpuraThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Adzynma, the first recombinant protein product indicated for prophylactic or on-demand enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) in adult and pediatric patients with congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (cTTP).Adzynma is a purified recombinant form of the ADAMTS13 enzyme that enhances the low l |
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HealthDay
06 November at 04.57 PM
Low-Tone Descending Hearing Loss Seen With Endolymphatic Hydrops and Sudden SymptomsPatients with sudden hearing loss (SHL) who have endolymphatic hydrops (EH) are more likely to present with low-tone descending hearing loss, according to a study published online Oct. 21 in Clinical Otolaryngology.Huimin Cai, from Fujian Medical University in Fuzhou, China, and colleagues compared the clinical features of patients |
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HealthDay
02 November at 03.26 PM
Thalidomide Cuts Recurrent Bleeding in Small-Intestinal AngiodysplasiaFor patients with recurrent bleeding due to small-intestinal angiodysplasia (SIA), thalidomide treatment results in a reduction in bleeding, according to a study published in the Nov. 2 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.Huimin Chen, M.D., from the Shanghai Jiao-Tong University School of Medicine, and colleagues examined the |
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HealthDay
01 November at 03.29 PM
Predictors of Vertigo After Endolymphatic Sac Surgery ID'd in Meniere DiseaseAudiogram type and pure-tone threshold average can predict vertigo after endolymphatic sac decompression (ESD) in Meniere disease (MD), according to a study published online Sept. 25 in the European Archives in Oto-Rhino-Laryngology.Yiling Li, from the Air Force Medical Center in Beijing, and colleagues conducted a retrospective cohor |
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Medical xPress
30 June at 07.40 AM
Decision to offer sedation for often-painful IUD insertion is 'groundbreaking,' health experts sayIntrauterine devices (IUDs) are a highly effective and long-lasting form of birth control placed in the uterus. Research shows that many people who get IUDs experience moderate to intense pain during the insertion. But it wasn't until recently that providers began to acknowledge this and do something about it. |
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HealthDay
27 June at 03.19 PM
Immunoglobulin Replacement Therapy Beneficial for Blood CancersImmunoglobulin replacement therapy (IgRT) is associated with reductions in hypogammaglobulinemia, infections, severe infections, and associated antimicrobial use among real-world patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), according to a study published online June 21 in Blood Advances.Jacob D. Soum |
Medpage Today
26 June at 04.59 PM
When Was the Last Time You Really Talked With Your Patient?My 10 o'clock patient's name is Maria*. Her chart has three "health maintenance" flags that are bright red, indicating that she is more than 3 years overdue for a mammogram, more than 6 years overdue for a Pap smear, and has... |
Medpage Today
23 June at 09.21 PM
Novel Triple-Hormone Agonist Boosts Beta-Cell Function in T2DORLANDO -- An investigational triple-hormone receptor agonist improved metabolic profiles of people with obesity with or without type 2 diabetes, an exploratory biomarker analysis of a phase II trial found. After 36 weeks... |
Medpage Today
22 June at 06.00 PM
Fenofibrate Slows Diabetic Retinopathy ProgressionORLANDO -- The cholesterol drug fenofibrate reduced progression of early eye disease among diabetes patients, the LENS trial showed. The fibrate reduced progression of early diabetic retinopathy or maculopathy by a relative... |
Medpage Today
22 June at 06.00 PM
Preventing Surgical-Site Infections; Drugs Go Head to Head for Ischemic StrokeTTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center... |
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Medical xPress
22 June at 05.20 PM
Lawsuit could challenge trust in Ozempic and other popular weight loss drugsThe manufacturers of the most popular weight loss drugs are being challenged in court. |
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HealthDay
21 June at 03.38 PM
Overall Prevalence of Being Up-to-Date With Lung Cancer Screening Is LowThe overall prevalence of up-to-date (UTD) lung cancer screening (LCS) was low in 2022, with prevalence increasing with age and number of comorbidities, according to a study published online June 10 in JAMA Internal Medicine.Priti Bandi, Ph.D., from the American Cancer Society in Atlanta, and colleagues estimated the contemporary preval |
Medpage Today
13 June at 06.56 PM
Upping Immunotherapy Activity; A Win for Lung Screening; Looming Drug Price Break?Finding a way to dissociate the activity of effector T cells from regulatory T cells could make immune checkpoint inhibitors more effective in the 60% of melanoma patients who do not benefit or develop resistance to the drugs... |
Medpage Today
08 June at 04.00 PM
Here Are the Top Supreme Court Health Cases to WatchBy early July, the Supreme Court will release its most controversial rulings for the 2023-2024 term. The Court's 6-3 conservative supermajority has already overturned Roe v. Wade, sharply limited affirmative action, expanded... |