February 22, 2023

Findings show it is effective and feasible to combine cardiac nurse-led cognitive-behavioral therapy with cardiac rehab. Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) provided by cardiac nurses in conjunction with cardiac rehabilitation (CR) cuts anxiety and depression symptoms in heart patients, according to a study published online Jan. 18 in the European Heart Journal. Annette Holdgaard, from Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg...

Findings seen for both chronic migraine and high-frequency episodic migraine patients based on pain-free state The presence or absence of nonictal allodynia can be used to identify migraine sufferers who will likely respond to galcanezumab, according to a study published online Feb. 14 in Cephalalgia. Sait Ashina, M.D., from the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center...

Recall was announced out of an abundance of caution; no illnesses have been reported in connection with the formula Another brand of baby formula is facing a recall. Formula manufacturer Reckitt recalled 145,000 cans of Enfamil ProSobee formula on Monday because of possible cross-contamination with Cronobacter sakazakii bacteria. The safety issue “was linked to a material...

One in three reach for medication to give their children at temperatures below 100.4, despite knowing that a low-grade fever helps fight infection  A new poll from Michigan Medicine showed that about one-third of parents reach for fever-reducing medicines too quickly. “Some parents may immediately rush to give their kids medicine, but it’s often better...