There is now "compelling evidence" of the impact that human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccines have made on reducing the incidence of HPV infections, high-grade cervical lesions, and anogenital warts, according to a new meta-analysis. "It is, however, too ...
A federal public health advisory panel said Wednesday that people through age 45 could benefit from getting an HPV vaccine and should discuss the possibility with their doctors. The recommendation, which came during a two-day meeting of the Centers for ...
Doctors have known for years that some patients who become unresponsive after a severe brain injury nonetheless retain a "covert consciousness," a degree of cognitive function that is important to recovery but is not detectable by standard bedside exams.
Patients who are brain-injured and unresponsive may appear unconscious, but a study published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine repurposed a widely-used technology to demonstrate that the brains of some of these patients are still ...
The HPV vaccine is far more effective than expected, with benefits extending beyond those who receive the vaccine, a study published Wednesday finds. The new study, published in The Lancet, suggests that the more people who receive the vaccine, the ...
Burrowing skin mites drive victims mad with itching, but distribution of a few pills can drive the infestation from entire communities. Image. A colored scanning electron micrograph of a scabies mite.CreditCreditEye of Science/Science Source. Donald G. McNeil ...
(CNN) Sleep traits could be a risk factor for breast cancer, new research suggests. Women who said they preferred to get out of bed early were found to have a lower risk of breast cancer than those who stay up late. However, experts cautioned that other ...
Some patients in a coma or vegetative state after brain injury show signs of "hidden consciousness" that may predict their chances of getting better, a new study suggests. In the study, the researchers used a special algorithm to analyze the brain waves of ...
You may have seen news that a recent study found evidence linking a group of commonly used drugs called anticholinergics to increased risk of developing dementia. This is a troubling finding, and it's not the first, but the research also conceals a piece of ...
High blood pressure during the first trimester of pregnancy, or an increase in blood pressure between the first and second trimesters, is linked to higher risk for gestational hypertension and preeclampsia, a study indicates. Both conditions heighten the risk for ...
(CNN) A day at the beach has turned into weeks of pain and agony for an Indiana teenager after she contracted a flesh-eating disease in Florida. At first 12-year-old Kylei Brown and her family couldn't figure out just what was going on with her. The family ...
By Serena Gordon HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). THURSDAY, June 27, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- If you're a woman who greets the early morning with a smile, new research delivers good news -- you have a slightly reduced risk of developing breast ...
ANN ARBOR, Michigan -- The Fast and the Furious movie franchise meets the Fast N' Loud television series to define an oncogene that drives 35% of prostate cancers. A new study from researchers at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center finds ...
By Serena Gordon. HealthDay Reporter. THURSDAY, June 27, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- If you're a woman who greets the early morning with a smile, new research delivers good news -- you have a slightly reduced risk of developing breast cancer. For night ...
U.S. veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are more likely than typical Americans to die of causes including suicide and accidental injuries, a recent study suggests. PTSD has previously been linked to increased risk for chronic health problems ...
The pace of new Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) held steady last week, but health officials are worried about activity rising in areas where transmission was low and new security incidents in several locations that threaten response ...
BATON ROUGE, La. — For years, Louisiana offered hepatitis C treatment to only the most severe cases in its Medicaid program and prisons, unable to afford broader access to the extremely high-priced medications. That will change in July, when the state ...
The 2018 Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC), has been a very different kind of outbreak than the massive West African outbreak that occurred in 2014 and 2015. For starters, it is much smaller, with just over 2,000 cases compared to ...
Women exposed to triclosan, a chemical often found in soaps and hand sanitizers, may be more likely to develop osteoporosis than women who don't have this exposure, a new study suggests. Triclosan has been widely used for years as an antimicrobial ...
When I mentioned to various people last December that my 9-year-old son, Akash, had Lyme disease, many immediately told me horror stories. A parent at the school bus stop told me about a family friend in her 20s who has never recovered from her infection ...
(Reuters Health) - Working at a desk all day may not be as bad for heart health and longevity as sitting in front of a television after hours, according to a U.S. study that suggests not all types of sitting are equally harmful. "We've been hearing more and more ...
The rate of some sexually transmitted infections, known as STIs, is rising for both male and female service members in the U.S. military, the Military Health System (MHS) warned in a release on Wednesday. "There appears to be an increase in high-risk ...
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). WEDNESDAY, June 26, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- It's not often that anything good is associated with obesity. Yet heavy folks and those who bulk up as they age may have less risk for the deadly disease ...
A new study explains why lung cancer spreads faster in patients with certain genetic changes, and suggests that taking vitamin E, long thought of as preventive, may cause the same spread. Led by researchers at NYU School of Medicine and Perlmutter ...
The amount of sugar in baby food should be restricted and parents should give their young children more vegetables to stop them developing a sweet tooth, a report from child health experts says. It warns that even baby food marked "no added sugar" often ...
In a study published online in Nature on June 26, research teams led by Dr. Yang Weiwei at the Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Dr. Li Guohui from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics of CAS ...
For more information, contact: Nicole Fawcett, nfawcett@umich.edu. 734-764-2220. EMBARGOED for release at 1 p.m. ET June 26, 2019. Newly defined cancer driver is Fast, Furious and Loud. Researchers characterize 3 ways in which the gene FOXA1 ...
Studies reported by scientists at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine support a more than decade-old theory that Parkinson's disease (PD) can start in the gut and spread via the nervous system up to the brain. The research, carried out in a new ...
Long-term use of some common prescription medications may be linked with heightened risk of dementia. Researchers found a statistically significant association between dementia and exposure to anticholinergic drugs, especially antidepressants, ...
Some kinds of sitting around are worse for your heart than others, at least according to a new study out today. The findings suggest that watching more hours of TV a day can raise your risk of eventual heart disease and early death. At the same time, more ...
Ask anyone what worries them most about getting older and more than a few people will say losing the ability to remember things is high up on their list. After a lifetime of making memories and forging meaningful relationships, the idea that a disease like ...
Sleep traits could be a risk factor for breast cancer, new research suggests. Women who said they preferred to get out of bed early were found to have a lower risk of breast cancer than those who stay up late. However, experts cautioned that other breast ...
It's not often that anything good is associated with obesity. Yet heavy folks and those who bulk up as they age may have less risk for the deadly disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a new study finds. The Norwegian study found that over several ...
A medical student recounts how an act of kindness brought about a different kind of healing for a cancer patient in hospice care. (Journal of Clinical Oncology, "Art of Oncology"). Many survivors of childhood brain cancer have neuropsychological and ...
The 14-day breast assessment target has again not been met in Northern Ireland. During March, 1,387 patients were seen by a breast cancer specialist for a first assessment following an urgent referral for suspected breast cancer. Of these, 85.6 % (1,187) ...
Every college student misplaces keys or forgets an appointment from time to time. Usually it's no big deal. But a new study warns that when young people with a family history of Alzheimer's disease have memory lapses, it could be an early sign of something ...
(CNN) The second-deadliest Ebola outbreak in history has taken the lives of more than 1,300 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. Save the Children reports that the virus has killed more than 350 children, and the number of people ...
(CNN) Burgers, fries, pizza and high energy drinks impact testicular function in young men, new research suggests. Specifically, the sperm counts for men who typically eat "Western" meals of high fat foods were 25.6 million lower, on average, than the counts ...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jodi Sutherland, Binghamton University, State University of New York. Recommended Video. Speed. Normal. Quality. Auto. Quality. Speed.
Louisiana officials announced a deal Wednesday with Asegua Therapeutics, a subsidiary of Gilead Sciences, that would allow the state to provide hepatitis C treatment to their Medicaid and prison populations. They also secured the necessary clearance from ...
Health officials in the United Kingdom are battling an outbreak of a rare bacterial infection that has already killed 12 people. Officials with the Mid Essex National Health Service Department issued a warning this month after 32 cases of invasive Group A ...
Sugar makes up almost half the content of fruit- and vegetable-based snacks for babies and infants, Public Health England has revealed in a hard-hitting exposé of the booming baby food market. Food companies make so many nutritionally harmful products ...
The existing approach to brain stimulation for rehabilitation after a stroke does not take into account the diversity of lesions and the individual characteristics of patients' brains. This was the conclusion made by researchers of the Higher School of Economics ...
Dench is one of 196 million people around the world expected to be living with age-related macular degeneration by 2020. Getty Images. Judi Dench has stopped driving as a result of her macular degeneration. Author photo. By ...
An observational study released Monday linked dementia in seniors with the usage of anticholinergic drugs. The study, published in the peer-reviewed JAMA Internal Medicine journal, said taking these kinds of drugs resulted in nearly "50% increased odds of ...
As much as we tout the importance of practicing safe sun, we get it, sunburns happen. And while they're NEVER a good thing for your skin (your risk for developing melanoma doubles if you've experienced five or more sunburns, according to The Skin Cancer ...
Grand Prairie will spray for mosquitoes after a recent sample tested positive for West Nile virus, city officials say. The spraying will start at 9 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday of this week. Spraying will be rescheduled in the event of rain or high wind speeds.
Until Michelle Brown saw the term "necrotizing fasciitis" written on the wall in her daughter's hospital room at Riley Hospital for Children, she did not know what exactly had landed the 12-year-old in the hospital's intensive care unit. And only after turning to the ...
The Fast and the Furious movie franchise meets the Fast N' Loud television series to define an oncogene that drives 35% of prostate cancers. A new study from researchers at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center finds that the gene FOXA1 ...
Cytokines, small proteins released by immune cells to communicate with each other, have for some time been investigated as a potential cancer treatment. However, despite their known potency and potential for use alongside other immunotherapies, ...
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