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Hoping to Conceive? Experts Offer Tips to Better Female Fertility
MONDAY, April 22, 2024 -- Women hoping to get pregnant sometimes wonder if there’s anything they can do to make it easier to conceive. Those questions might take on an added edge if a couple has been having unprotected sex for at least a year...
Stigma, Shame Hit Many Gay Men Affected by Mpox Outbreak
FRIDAY, April 19, 2024 -- A British study finds that beyond the physical pain and turmoil of an mpox diagnosis, many of the mostly gay and bisexual men infected during the 2022 outbreak faced stigma, homophobia and shame. Mpox is spread largely...
Calories, Not Meal Timing, Key to Weight Loss: Study
FRIDAY, April 19, 2024 -- A head-to-head trial of obese, pre-diabetic people who ate the same amount of daily calories -- with one group following a fasting schedule and the other eating freely -- found no difference in weight loss or other health...

Review Explores Cutaneous Manifestations of Myelodysplastic Syndrome
FRIDAY, April 19, 2024 -- Cutaneous manifestations of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) are described in a perspective piece published in the April issue of Skin Health and Disease. Xiang Li Tan, M.B.B.S., from St. George's University Hospitals NHS...
Risk for Adverse Outcomes Increased With Antipsychotic Use in Dementia
FRIDAY, April 19, 2024 -- For adults with dementia, antipsychotic use is associated with increased risks for stroke, venous thromboembolism, myocardial infarction, heart failure, fracture, pneumonia, and acute kidney injury, according to a study...
Inpatient Rehab Program Aids Adaptation to Epilepsy Diagnosis
FRIDAY, April 19, 2024 -- An inpatient, epilepsy-related rehabilitation program shows lasting effects on several aspects of adaptation to epilepsy and quality of life, according to a study published April 16 in Epilepsia. Ulrich Specht, from...

Counterfeit Versions of Botox Found in Multiple States
Audience: Health Care Professionals, Consumers April 16, 2024 -- FDA is alerting health care professionals and consumers that unsafe counterfeit versions of Botox (botulinum toxin) have been found in multiple states and administered to...
Otsuka Initiates Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Certain Lots of Abilify (aripiprazole) Tablets Due to Drug Product Cross-Contamination on Manufacturing Equipment
Audience: Healthcare Provider, Pharmacy, Consumer PRINCETON, N.J. (April 9, 2024) – Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. (Otsuka) is voluntarily recalling certain Abilify (aripiprazole) Tablets in the United States due to cross-contamination...
Aruba Aloe Balm N.V. Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Aruba Aloe Hand Sanitizer Gel Alcohol 80% and Aruba Aloe Alcoholada Gel Due to Presence of Methanol
Audience: Consumers April 5, 2024 – Oranjestad, Aruba, Aruba Aloe Balm N.V. is voluntarily recalling 40 lots of Aruba Aloe Hand Sanitizer Gel Alcohol 80% and Aruba Aloe Alcoholada Gel to the consumer level. The products have been found to...