Sun safety is always in season. It’s important to protect your skin from sun damage throughout the year, no matter the weather.
Why? Exposing your skin to the sun year-round means you are exposing it to ultraviolet radiation, which can cause sunburn, skin aging (such as skin spots, wrinkles, or “leathery skin”), eye damage, and skin cancer, the most common form of cancer in the U.S.
Skin cancer is on the rise in the U.S. The National Cancer Institute estimates there were 100,640 new cases of skin melanomas and 8,290 related deaths in 2024. In 2021, there were an estimated 1.4 million people living with melanoma of the skin in the U.S. About 6.1 million people are treated for basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma, the two most common types of skin cancer, in the U.S. every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Sunscreen is one way to protect against the rise in skin cancer rates.
Fecha: 05/06/24
Pais: USA
Fuente: FDA
Categoría: Salud
Thought there was no hope for treating your migraine headaches? Don’t give up.
Migraines are headaches with intense pulsing or throbbing pain in one area of the head, along with nausea or vomiting and sensitivity to light and sound. A migraine can last four to 72 hours when untreated. According to the National Institutes of Health, 12% of Americans (about 37 million people) have migraines. These debilitating headaches affect children and adults, and women are three times more likely to have migraines than men (about 18% of women have migraines).
About one-third of people with migraines experience an aura – visual disturbances such as dots, flashing lights or a blind spot – that signals the beginning of the headache.
Fecha: 06/02/24
Pais: USA
Fuente: FDA
Categoría: Salud
Today you have several treatment options to prevent hospitalization and other serious complications of COVID-19. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved drug treatments for COVID-19 and has authorized others for emergency use. In addition, more therapies are being tested in clinical trials to evaluate whether they are safe and effective in treating COVID-19.
Fecha: 10/01/24
Pais: USA
Fuente: FDA
Categoría: Salud
It's important to safeguard your food, water, medicine and pets before, during and after any severe weather event.
When gale-force winds start blowing and torrential rains raise water levels, you need to be ready.
Power outages mean refrigerated food and medicine supplies may spoil. Floods may contaminate tap water and emergency supplies not stored properly with sewage, chemicals, heavy metals, pathogenic microorganisms, or other contaminants.
If the storm or flood is severe enough, you may need to evacuate with little time to prepare. Don’t put off being prepared until the emergency hits.
Fecha: 30/08/23
Pais: USA
Fuente: FDA
Categoría: Ambiente
It's important to safeguard your food, water, medicine and pets before, during and after any severe weather event.
When gale-force winds start blowing and torrential rains raise water levels, you need to be ready.
Power outages mean refrigerated food and medicine supplies may spoil. Floods may contaminate tap water and emergency supplies not stored properly with sewage, chemicals, heavy metals, pathogenic microorganisms, or other contaminants.
If the storm or flood is severe enough, you may need to evacuate with little time to prepare. Don’t put off being prepared until the emergency hits.
Fecha: 30/08/23
Pais: USA
Fuente: FDA
Categoría: Salud
Anyone can save a life during an opioid overdose with naloxone, a front-line defense in the nation’s overdose crisis. Naloxone is a life-saving drug that, when sprayed into the nose or injected, quickly reverses the powerful effects of opioids during an overdose.
Everyone who overdoses with opioids, whether with a prescribed medicine or an illicit drug, can use naloxone, including nasal sprays and injections. Examples of opioids include heroin, fentanyl, oxycodone, hydrocodone, codeine, and morphine.
Fecha: 07/08/23
Pais: USA
Fuente: FDA
Categoría: Salud
