Inspired by reports of a second patient apparently freed of infection with H.I.V., the virus that causes AIDS, scientists are pursuing dozens of ways to cure the disease. But now, researchers must reckon with a longstanding obstacle: the lack of women in clinical ...
(CNN) Many cancer patients and oncologists may turn to the US Food and Drug Administration's accelerated approval program, which provides access to new cancer drugs faster -- especially when a life-threatening cancer needs swift treatment or relief.
I recently saw an ad that claimed ginkgo biloba can treat the signs of dementia. A quick search on Amazon.com yielded hundreds of products, many claiming that gingko is a "brain sharpener" or that it "supports focus, memory, brain function and mental ...
GENEVA — The World Health Organization emphasized progress in the fight against Ebola in eastern Congo even as Doctors Without Borders warned Tuesday that efforts to trace new cases to previous ones are largely failing. WHO emergencies chief Dr.
TUESDAY, May 28, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Even amid an epidemic of abuse, opioid painkillers are still commonly prescribed to teenagers and young adults for conditions like tooth and back pain, a new study finds. Researchers found that between 2005 ...
(CNN) The rates of opioid prescriptions remain high for adolescents and young adults in the US, with certain outpatient and emergency conditions frequently prompting the use of these medications, according to a new study. Researchers analyzed visits to ...
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, May 28, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Even amid an epidemic of abuse, opioid painkillers are still commonly prescribed to teenagers and young adults for conditions like tooth and back pain, a new ...
(CNN) Rat lungworm disease has sickened three more visitors to the state of Hawaii recently, bringing the total number of cases to 10 for 2018 and five so far this year, the state's Department of Health said. The three cases newly confirmed by the US Centers ...
Using artificial intelligence (AI)-based techniques a Princeton University-led team has shown that mutations in what is commonly termed "junk" DNA can cause autism. The findings, reported in Nature Genetics, are the first to functionally link mutations in ...
The best-laid plans of fruit flies and scientists sometimes go awry. Such plans include experimental designs that require fruit fly models (or other animal models) to stand in for humans. According to genetic scientists based at the University of Toronto, stretches ...
A joint rapid response team of experts from the United States and the U.N. World Health Organization arrived in Pakistan Tuesday to support the response to the country's "biggest" outbreak of HIV infections in a southern district where more than 700 people, ...
By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, May 28, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The risk of a pregnancy-related type of heart failure is five times higher for women who undergo fertility treatment than those who conceive naturally, a new ...
TUESDAY, May 28, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- In yet another sign that electronic cigarettes are far from harmless, a new lab study suggests that vaping damages the cells that line the inside walls of blood vessels and could hasten heart trouble. Lab-grown ...
Mom of football player who died of prescription drug overdose says manufacturers are to blame, not doctors. The mother of a college football player who died in 2011 from a prescription drug overdose speaks out on the trial against Johnson & Johnson in ...
Art Rastinehad provides insight into the role of focal therapy in the treatment of prostate cancer. He begins the presentation with the evolution of prostate cancer care. He describes focal therapy in the context of the next significant opportunity in the treatment of ...
Burnout has been added to the 11th revision of the International Classification of Diseases as a legitimate medical syndrome, according to a news release. According to WHO, burnout results from chronic workplace stress that has not been managed ...
The World Health Organization is recognizing burnout as an official medical condition with its inclusion in the latest version of the International Classification of Diseases. The ICD is WHO's handbook meant to guide medical professionals in diagnosing ...
May 28 (UPI) -- The number of measles cases in the United States hit 940 last week, the highest number reported since 1994, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Monday. This included 60 new cases from the prior week. Measles ...
E-cigarette flavors can damage the cells that line your blood vessels and perhaps your heart health down the line, according to a new study of human cells in the lab. The study, published Monday in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology , adds to ...
GOMA, Congo, May 28 (Reuters) - A mob in eastern Congo killed an Ebola health worker and looted a clinic over the weekend, the Health Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday, underscoring a breakdown in public trust that has hampering efforts to contain ...
May 28 (UPI) -- E-cigarettes are largely considered safer than traditional cigarettes, but a new study suggests use of the devices -- as well as the flavors, regardless of nicotine content -- may pose a new risk for heart disease. When researchers exposed the ...
(CNN) It's a feeling of extreme work stress that's long been embedded in the cultural lexicon, and now it might be codified in your medical records as well. Burnout is now a legitimate medical diagnosis, according to the International Classification of Diseases, ...
E-cigarettes aren't considered as risky as regular cigarettes, but researchers have found a clue that their flavorings may be bad for the heart. Longtime smokers who can't kick the addiction sometimes switch to e-cigarettes, in hopes of avoiding the ...
As the first state trial of the opioid epidemic begins in Oklahoma on Tuesday, families that have lost loved ones to opioid overdoses see a chance to hold drug companies accountable after years of waiting for recompense. Gail Box will be following the trial ...
For many people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD, a steroid inhaler is a daily necessity to keep their airways open and help them to breathe. Now, a new UBC analysis shows that these medicated devices may also reduce patients' risk of ...
So-called "bad" cholesterol in the blood has been linked to a rare form of Alzheimer's disease in a study. Researchers looked at the link between LDL cholesterol levels and early-onset Alzheimer's disease: a rare type of dementia which generally hits people ...
Burnout has been redefined by the World Health Organization (WHO) to be recognized as a form of work-induced stress. While the WHO does not classify burnout as a medical condition, it is included in the organization's International Classification of ...
(CNN) E-cigarette flavors can damage the cells that line your blood vessels and perhaps your heart health down the line, according to a new study of human cells in the lab. The study, published Monday in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, ...
GOMA, Congo (Reuters) - A mob in eastern Congo killed an Ebola health worker and looted a clinic over the weekend, the Health Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday, underscoring a breakdown in public trust that has hampering efforts to contain the ...
The global spread of antibiotic resistance is undermining decades of progress in fighting bacterial infections. Due to the overuse of antibiotics in medicine and agriculture, we are on the cusp of returning to a pre-antibiotic era in which minor infections can once ...
(CNN) It's a lot of little decisions that can add up to overall health. A lot of little lifestyle decisions can have a big impact on overall health. Taking the stairs for two minutes, choosing to grill rather than fry your food or refusing that extra glass of wine can all add ...
One man's hot tea habit turned out to be much less relaxing than he hoped, according to his doctors. An 84-year-old Canadian ended up in the emergency department with a serious case of high blood pressure, headache, and chest pain, with the only likely ...
CHARLOTTESVILLE — So far, an outbreak of measles in 24 states has not hit Virginia. As of May 17, no cases of the highly contagious virus had been reported in the commonwealth to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But there's still ...
WASHINGTON — E-cigarettes aren't considered as risky as regular cigarettes, but researchers have found a clue that their flavorings may be bad for the heart. Longtime smokers who can't kick the addiction sometimes switch to e-cigarettes, in hopes of ...
Health officials in New Brunswick have reported five additional confirmed cases of measles in the Saint John area over the past two days. Image/CDC. Two new cases were confirmed late Saturday. Both cases are linked to a previous confirmed case at ...
Researchers have found evidence that e-cigarette flavorings may be bad for the heart. Little is known about e-cigarettes and heart disease, but chemicals in the vapor may pose unique risks that are important to understand, especially as more and more teens ...
LONDON, (Reuters) - Scientists studying a bacterium that causes scarlet fever, severe sore throat and a form of heart disease say they are closer to developing a vaccine that could one day prevent hundred of thousands of infections a year. In a study in the ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — E-cigarettes aren't considered as risky as regular cigarettes, but researchers have found a clue that their flavorings may be bad for the heart. Longtime smokers who can't kick the addiction sometimes switch to e-cigarettes, in hopes of ...
A man in Canada "overdosed" on licorice by drinking too much licorice tea, which caused his blood pressure to soar to dangerous levels, according to a new report of the case. The 84-year-old man went to the emergency room (ER) after he took his blood ...
There have now been 940 confirmed cases of measles in the U.S. since the start of the year, federal health officials announced Monday. The latest numbers from the Centers for Disease Control showed 60 more cases had been added since last week.
(WFSB) - A new study assessed the areas in Connecticut with the greater risk for Lyme disease. The study was published in the journal Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases and found that there was a strong prevalence of the agent that causes the disease in ticks ...
(CNN) Maine has become the fourth state in the nation to prohibit people from opting out of immunization for religious or philosophical reasons. Governor Janet Mills (D) signed a bill into law on Friday removing all non-medical exemptions to vaccination from ...
Measles was declared eradicated in the United States in 2000, but has reappeared in recent months in the form of outbreaks in several states. (Florida Atlantic University) – Measles was declared eradicated in the United States in 2000, but has reappeared in ...
Daily self weighing, combined with graphical feedback, keeps the weight off during the holiday season. The study, conducted at the University of Georgia, included 111 volunteers over a six-month period. The control group, which did conduct daily self ...
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Cardiomyopathy is a heart condition involving abnormalities of the muscle fibers, which contract with each heartbeat. Nearly half of children with this type of heart disease either undergo a heart transplant or die within two years of being ...
The global search for a group A streptococcal (Strep A) vaccine has narrowed after researchers identified a common gene signature in almost all global Strep A strains by sequencing thousands of genomes in a project spanning 10 years and more than 20 ...
Just like losing weight, gaining pounds also proves to be difficult. In the same way that losing weight too fast could turn out to be unsafe in the long run, the same goes for adding body mass. Both must be done safely and in moderation. You cannot simply just ...
Cheryl Healton remembers the look on her mother's facewhen the then 8-year old was diagnosed with measles in 1961. "I could tell by her reaction that my life was at risk," said Healton, now 66 and the dean of New York University's College of Global Public ...
It's a feeling of extreme work stress that's long been embedded in the cultural lexicon, and now it might be codified in your medical records as well. Burnout is now a legitimate medical diagnosis, according to the International Classification of Diseases, or the ...
Lyme disease is caused by the bite of an infected black-legged tick. The infection can be treated with antibiotics, but unless it's caught early, it can cause serious, long-lasting side effects, like joint pain and fatigue. When Carrie Perry takes Roxy out to play, she ...
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