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	health Daily update ⋅ June 26, 2019
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	The New York Times Risk for Dementia May Increase With Long-Term Use of Certain Medicines The New York Times Can certain medications increase your risk of dementia? A new study suggests that people who take a class of common medicines called anticholinergic drugs for several years may be more likely to develop dementia as they age. This is not a new hypothesis ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCNews.com No one should die from a blood transfusion. So why did it happen at MD Anderson, the nation's top cancer hospital? NBCNews.com HOUSTON — In early December, a nurse at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center gave a 23-year-old leukemia patient a blood transfusion that, unbeknownst to the medical staff, had become contaminated with bacteria. The patient's blood ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Clinicians at Stem Cell Clinics Often Lack Credentials Medscape Many clinicians at centers that offer stem cell interventions without solid evidence for their effectiveness are not physicians, or are physicians practicing beyond the scope of their formal training, according to a research letter published today in the Journal of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Chemical in Toothpaste Tied to Osteoporosis in Women Medscape Women who have high levels of the antibacterial agent triclosan in their urine have worse bone health than other women, new research indicates. Triclosan, which was recently banned in hand sanitizers, is used in a variety of "consumer goods and personal ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Rare Bacterial Infection Leaves at Least 12 Dead in UK The New York Times LONDON — At least 12 people in southeastern England have died after an outbreak of a rare bacterial infection, the British health authorities said on Wednesday. A total of 32 people in the county of Essex have been confirmed to have contracted the infection, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Can Caffeine Help Tackle Obesity via Brown Fat Activation? Medscape Drinking coffee appears to cause activation of brown adipose tissue (BAT), say UK researchers in findings they contend could point to novel ways of tackling obesity and diabetes. Michael E. Symonds, PhD, of University of Nottingham, United Kingdom, and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bloomberg Ebola's Deadly Return Tests UK's Team of Disease Detectives Bloomberg Daniel Bausch was watching a hockey game in Geneva with his kids last year when his phone started buzzing with messages from the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the death toll was mounting from the second-biggest Ebola epidemic in history. Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report New Urine Test Might Show Whether Prostate Cancer Needs Treatment U.S. News & World Report By Serena Gordon HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). WEDNESDAY, June 26, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- A man who learns he has prostate cancer faces a difficult choice: whether to immediately treat the cancer despite potential side effects or wait and see if ... Flag as irrelevant
	Live Science Sitting in Front of the TV May Be Worse for Your Heart Than Sitting at a Desk Live Science People with desk jobs may not need to feel so guilty about all those sedentary hours in an office chair: Sitting at work may not be as bad for the heart as sitting in front of the TV, a new study suggests. The study researchers analyzed information from more than ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Could Coffee Be A Help in Weight Loss? WebMD By E.J. Mundell. HealthDay Reporter. MONDAY, June 24, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Could America's favorite morning drink also help fight one of its biggest health issues, obesity? That's the suggestion from a British study that finds coffee stimulates the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Indiana girl, 12, contracts flesh-eating bacteria during trip to Florida beach, mom says Fox News An Indiana mother has shared photos of her 12-year-old daughter's frightening encounter with flesh-eating bacteria following the family's trip to Florida earlier this month. Michelle Brown said her family had arrived in Destin amid a couple of days of stormy ... Flag as irrelevant
	Wall Street Journal Overdose Deaths Likely to Fall for First Time Since 1990 Wall Street Journal For the first time in decades, drug-overdose deaths in the U.S. are on the precipice of declining. Authorities are still counting fatalities around the U.S. from 2018, but provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are pointing lower. Flag as irrelevant
	TIME Sitting Is Bad for Your Health, But Not All Types of Sitting Were Created Equal TIME The countless recent studies and articles about the health risks of a sedentary lifestyle likely haven't sat well with desk workers, for whom standing desks and walking meetings are some of the only ways to avoid near-constant sitting during the workday. Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Genetics may help predict the right blood pressure drug for you Medical Xpress Medication can play a huge role in reducing high blood pressure, a leading cause of stroke, heart attack and other serious health problems. Yet given the wide selection of drugs for doctors to choose from, figuring out which drug works best for someone is ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report AHA News: Genetics May Help Predict the Right Blood Pressure Drug for You U.S. News & World Report TUESDAY, June 25, 2019 (American Heart Association News) -- Medication can play a huge role in reducing high blood pressure, a leading cause of stroke, heart attack and other serious health problems. Yet given the wide selection of drugs for doctors to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Prostate cancer urine test shows who needs treatment and when Medical Xpress Researchers at the University of East Anglia and the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital have developed a urine test to diagnose aggressive prostate cancer and predict whether patients will require treatment up to five years earlier than standard clinical ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healio Common antibacterial agent may worsen bone health in women Healio Women exposed to high levels of triclosan, an endocrine-disrupting chemical widely used as an antibacterial in consumer goods and personal care products, are more likely to have lower bone mineral density and evidence of osteoporosis at the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Studies uncover new approaches to combat hair loss in men and women Medical Xpress Two recent studies highlight novel ways to combat pattern hair loss in men and women using small molecules such as JAK inhibitors that reawaken dormant hair follicles, as well as stem cell therapies aimed at growing new follicles. In the first study, ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Could Antibacterial Triclosan Weaken Women's Bones? WebMD By Steven Reinberg. HealthDay Reporter. TUESDAY, June 25, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Triclosan, a chemical commonly added to a myriad of consumer products to kill bacteria, may be bad for women's bones, a new study suggests. "We found that higher ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Migraine in pregnancy linked with complications for mothers and babies Reuters (Reuters Health) - Pregnant women with migraine headaches are more likely to develop complications, and their babies are at higher risk for complications early after birth, too, a large study from Denmark suggests. A pregnant woman, in the last trimester of ... Flag as irrelevant
	NJ.com When Alzheimer's strikes, this keto drink can refuel the brain and boost cognition NJ.com A "milkshake" of sorts can improve cognitive function in people at the early stages of Alzheimer's disease by giving their brain a ketogenic boost, a new study has found. The research involved a group of older adults with cognitive impairment who were given ... Flag as irrelevant
	CIDRAP Ebola hot spots shift as pattern of spread fluctuates CIDRAP In the past 10 days, officials have recorded nearly 100 new cases of Ebola in the ongoing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a sign of fluctuating transmission throughout North Kivu and Ituri provinces, the World Health Organization ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report TV Watching May Be Most Unhealthy Type of Sitting: Study U.S. News & World Report By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). WEDNESDAY, June 26, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Next time you're ready to hit the sofa for an evening of TV, think twice -- it just might kill you. Though too much sitting has long been linked to health ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Listeria outbreak food supplier can restart production BBC News A food supplier linked to a listeria outbreak can restart production, says the Food Standards Agency. The Good Food Chain in Stone, Staffordshire, is no longer part of the probe into the source of the outbreak, it has confirmed. The company, which voluntarily ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Prostate cancer: New urine test hope BBC News An experimental new urine test can reveal if men with early prostate cancer will probably need aggressive therapy or can be left untreated but monitored, UK researchers say. Current PSA blood tests cannot do this, meaning many men experience ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress New research shows Parkinson's disease origins in the gut Medical Xpress In experiments in mice, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have found additional evidence that Parkinson's disease originates among cells in the gut and travels up the body's neurons to the brain. The study, described in the June issue of the ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today Heart Risk: Is TV Bingeing Worse Than a Desk Job? MedPage Today Spending hours in front of the television each day was tied to elevated cardiovascular disease and death risk among African Americans, whereas sitting at work was not, the Jackson Heart Study found. African Americans who reported watching television for 4 ... Flag as irrelevant
	KQED No, Smartphones Aren't Making Millennials Grow Horns. Here's How to Spot a Bad Study KQED A study claims millennials are growing "horns" due to smartphone usage, but it is flawed. Can you spot the study's six major problems? (Shahar D. and Sayers M., Scientific Reports, 2019/CC BY 4.0). It's the kind of story that could sound true, but seems off. Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Do Brain Injuries Affect Women Differently Than Men? The New York Times In 1994, the National Football League formed a Committee on Mild Traumatic Brain Injury to study an alarming trend: Players were retiring early because of what seemed to be concussion-related problems, including persistent headaches, vertigo, cognitive ... Flag as irrelevant
	FierceBiotech New evidence of a link between Parkinson's disease and the gut could inspire treatments FierceBiotech In mouse studies, Johns Hopkins scientists found new evidence that Parkinson's disease originates in the gut and travels via the body's neurons to the brain. (Pixabay). Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print. Mounting evidence is pointing to an ... Flag as irrelevant
	cleveland.com Robert Kennedy Jr. says at Ohio Statehouse that vaccines hurt kids cleveland.com Robert Kennedy Jr. speaks against vaccines at a Wednesday morning press conference at the Ohio Statehouse. (Laura Hancock/cleveland.com). 0. By Laura Hancock, cleveland.com. COLUMBUS, Ohio – American children are sick, and vaccines are to ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Hantavirus Death Prompts Health Warning U.S. News & World Report New Mexico's health department is cautioning the public to be careful when cleaning this summer after a 42-year-old woman in McKinley County died from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a severe respiratory disease often linked to infected deer mice. Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress People living in rural areas may be at lower risk of Alzheimer's disease Medical Xpress People who live in regional or remote areas may be at lower risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, according to our recent research. Using data from more 260,000 adults in New South Wales who were aged 45 and over, we found those living in regional or ... Flag as irrelevant
	Gizmodo Stelara demonstrates safety, efficacy in highly refractory Crohn's disease Healio SAN DIEGO — Ustekinumab resulted in clinical remission of Crohn's disease in more than half of patients in a large, highly refractory cohort, according to a study presented at Digestive Disease Week. "Ustekinumab (Stelara, Janssen) is a monoclonal ... Flag as irrelevant
	Futurity: Research News After brain tumor radiation, more cognitive trouble for women Futurity: Research News Young women who undergo radiation therapy to treat a pediatric brain tumor are more likely to suffer from long-term cognitive impairment than are male survivors, a new study reports. "Some of the survivors are doing quite well, going on to graduate degrees ... Flag as irrelevant
	Business Daily Ebola in Uganda, and the dynamics of a new and different outbreak SFGate (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Steven Hatch, University of Massachusetts. Recommended Video. Speed. Normal. Quality. Auto. Quality. Speed. 0.25. 0.50. 0.75. Normal. Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Hepatitis A warning: Georgia Mexican grill worker handled food for 2 weeks while infectious Fox News Health officials in Georgia are warning patrons of a popular Mexican grill after an employee who handles food tested positive for hepatitis A. The Bartow County Health Department said the employee, who works at Willy's Mexicana Grill in Cartersville, was ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD Young Female Smokers at Especially High Heart Risk WebMD By Robert Preidt. HealthDay Reporter. MONDAY, June 24, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Smoking increases the risk of heart attack in all people, but much more so in young women, a new study shows. British researchers examined data on more than 3,300 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Americans consume same amount of processed meat since 1999, study shows Fox News Processed meat appears to be a mainstay of the American diet. A new study published in the Journal of Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics has revealed Americans are eating as much processed meat as they did nearly two decades ago — despite it being ... Flag as irrelevant
	Daily Mail Yes, counting steps might make you healthier Reuters People who track their daily steps may not only be more active, they may also be less likely to develop health problems that lead to events like heart attacks or broken bones, a new study suggests. Researchers examined data on 1,297 participants from ... Flag as irrelevant
	Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News Gut Microbiome Can Suppress Food Allergies: Just Add "Good" Bacteria Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News Call them the guardians of the gut microbiome: bacteria that are associated with protection against food allergies. Such bacteria, "good" bacteria, have been identified in the human infant gut. Other bacteria, "bad" bacteria, associated with food allergies in ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Common antidepressants interact with opioid med to lessen pain relief Medical Xpress Common antidepressants interact with the opioid pain medication tramadol to make it less effective for pain relief, according to a study from University Hospitals (UH). These findings have important implications for the opioid epidemic, suggesting that some ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today USPSTF: Nicotine-Addicted Youth Need Evidence-Based Treatments MedPage Today Federal health officials have previously warned that the epidemic rise in youth e-cigarette use is addicting a new generation to nicotine. Helping newly addicted teens kick the nicotine habit was identified as a top priority by former U.S. Food and Drug ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline Common Chemical May Be Linked to Osteoporosis in Women Healthline Triclosan, the chemical in consumer goods that was banned from hand sanitizers, may be linked to osteoporosis. That's according to a new study in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. Triclosan is an endocrine-disrupting chemical that was ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Abingdon woman died from 'rat bite fever' BBC News A woman died after catching so-called rat bite fever from her pet, an inquest has heard. Simone Stapley was bitten on the finger by her rat on 3 November 2018. When it got infected the mother of one spoke to an NHS 111 operator but ignored calls to go to the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Gizmodo Crohn's Disease Patient Seemingly Cured by Vegetarian Diet Gizmodo For people with the debilitating gut condition Crohn's disease, there's often little that can be done to completely prevent their recurring episodes of painful gastrointestinal symptoms. But a new case study out this month suggests that one patient has been able ... Flag as irrelevant
	Futurity: Research News Here's a ritual you should do before your doctor's appointments MarketWatch Keep calm and remember more. A study released Monday from the University of Michigan says meditation before seeing the doctor helps patients listen and understand health messages better. The research revealed that meditation produced "positive, low ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Indian Express ICSI has no outcome benefits over conventional IVF in routine non-male infertility cases Medical Xpress Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), the world's favoured means of fertilisation in assisted reproduction, offers no benefit over conventional in vitro fertilisation in fertility treatments without a male factor indication, according to results of a large multicentre ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Columbus Dispatch New Ohio State study finds possible connection between statins and diabetes The Columbus Dispatch People who were prescribed statins to lower their cholesterol had at least twice the risk of developing type 2 diabetes as other patients, according to a recent Ohio State University study of thousands of patients' health records. The study, published in May in ... Flag as irrelevant
	New York Post Young female smokers have significantly greater risk of heart attack, study finds New York Post While smoking boosts the likelihood of heart attack in both men and women of all ages, it has a much more powerful effect in younger women, especially those under 50, a new study suggests. For women smokers ages 18 to 49, the risk of a deadly type of ... Flag as irrelevant

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