Smoking increases the risk for acute segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in both men and women, but female smokers have a significantly higher increased risk, compared with male smokers, especially if they are younger than 50 years, a new ...
Vaccines against the human papillomavirus have sharply reduced infections, genital and anal warts, and precancerous lesions in young women and girls in more than a dozen wealthy countries, a major new study has found — powerful evidence that these ...
Macleods Pharmaceuticals is recalling 32 lots of losartan potassium USP tablets and losartan potassium/hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) combination tablets after discovering trace amounts of the potential carcinogen N-methylnitrosobutyric acid (NMBA).
Current lung cancer screening guidelines may need to be less restrictive when it comes to African American smokers, a new study suggests. FILE PHOTO: A lit cigarette burns in Sydney, Australia, May 11, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Reed. Researchers found ...
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter. THURSDAY, June 27, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- A urinary tract infection might be more than just a painful nuisance for some, with new research suggesting it could raise the risk of stroke in vulnerable people. The study of ...
Thousands of the world's leading stem cell researchers are convening in Los Angeles this week to discuss the prospects for a future without human disease. Stem cells could play a key role. These cells are remarkably flexible; under the right conditions, they ...
Last summer, in a town just outside New York City, a tick bit a man. This ought to sound unexceptional. Ticks are normal on the upper East Coast; after all, tick-transmitted Lyme disease was first identified next door, in Connecticut. But the tick that covertly slid ...
(CNN) Amid a surge in hepatitis A cases across the United States, an advisory panel for the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending vaccination against the virus for children and teens who have not been immunized, as well as HIV ...
A new study involving thousands of Boston families found that children exposed to multiple drugs in the womb are more likely to face physical and mental difficulties as they grow up. The study, published Friday in the online journal JAMA Network Open, is the ...
Guiding chemotherapy to a tumour by attaching it to the antibody-based target drug Herceptin (trastuzumab) is effective at treating women with breast cancer who have no other treatment options, a new clinical trial shows. The two-in-one treatment kept breast ...
As Ebola cases continue to pile up in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)—with 12 more confirmed yesterday and likely 7 more today—a USAID official said four major donors have jump-started a new "strategic plan" for coordinating response efforts.
The Food and Drug Administration has once again expanded its recall of widely prescribed blood pressure drugs because of contamination with a chemical linked to cancer. The latest recall, announced Wednesday, targets 32 lots of the drug losartan sold by ...
FRIDAY, June 28, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- America's opioid epidemic has claimed thousands of lives, but certain counties in the South and Midwest are paying the highest price more often, researchers say. For the study, researchers looked at more than ...
When the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) declared its 10th Ebola outbreak in August 2018, it had one weapon that was unavailable during the previous nine: a highly effective vaccine, produced by Merck & Co. Ten months later, health workers have ...
(CNN) The real impact of menstruation on women and society is underestimated, researchers say, as a new study suggests period pain is linked to nearly nine days of lost productivity a year in workplaces and schools. Researchers surveyed 32,748 Dutch ...
Firefighters who feel burned out often experience sleep issues, which also increases their risk of emotional fatigue, exhaustion and health problems, researchers say. Nearly half of U.S. firefighters are likely experiencing burnout and associated health ...
By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). THURSDAY, June 27, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Children of mothers who are often exposed to solvent chemicals in the workplace appear to have an increased risk of autism, a new study finds. The study of ...
By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). FRIDAY, June 28, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- If you struggle with infertility, chances are you will be twice as likely to get treatment for the heartbreaking condition if you are white, college-educated or affluent.
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). THURSDAY, June 27, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- A urinary tract infection might be more than just a painful nuisance for some, with new research suggesting it could raise the risk of stroke in vulnerable people.
Microbes and microbiomes are a hot topic lately, and rightfully so. Just this month, scientists discovered elite athletes tend to carry a performance-enhancing microbe. Moreover, microbiologists released a consensus statement cautioning humanity that ...
A family vacation in northwest Florida turned into a nightmare this month after a 12-year-old Indiana girl contracted a serious infection that left her fighting for her life. Kylei Brown is now recovering from necrotizing fasciitis, a fast-moving infection caused by ...
Public health campaigns have warned us for years to kick tobacco to the curb. And with good reason: Up to 90% of lung cancer cases in the US are linked to smoking cigarettes. But there's another habit tied to cancer that nobody talks about—one that ...
Health in the United States has declined while overall health equity has shown no improvement over the course of 25 years, according to a new study. "This is despite yearslong commitment – at least a verbal commitment, lip service – to health equity," says ...
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and other viruses now appear to be the main causes of severe childhood pneumonia in low- and middle-income countries, highlighting the need for vaccines against these pathogens, according to a study from a consortium of ...
A breast cancer sufferer paying for surgery and a nine-year-old boy without a school place are among Friday's newspaper stories. County Down mother-of-four Karen McMurray tells the Belfast Telegraph she has had to borrow £16,000 for reconstructive ...
Less than 40% of the adult population in the United States has ever been tested for HIV, according to study findings published in MMWR. The CDC, which recommends that everyone aged 13 to 64 years be screened at least once in their lifetime, released the ...
MOORESVILLE, Ind. (CBS Local) — A day at the beach turned into weeks of pain and agony for an Indiana girl after she contracted a flesh-eating disease during a trip to Florida. Kylei Brown, 12, and her family traveled to Destin, Florida, a few weeks ago "to ...
We shudder at the enormous loss of life caused throughout the ages by malaria, tuberculosis, polio, HIV/AIDS, Ebola, Zika, and other deadly communicable diseases, as well as cancer and heart disease, which are noncommunicable. How to eradicate and ...
Fewer than 40% of people in the United States have ever been tested for HIV, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published June 27 in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. National HIV Testing Day, on June 27, ...
Outbreaks of Cryptosporidium (Crypto) in the United States increased an average 13% each year from 2009-2017, according to a report published in CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Crypto, a parasite, is spread through the poop of infected ...
Thursday is National HIV Testing Day, and more than 265 cities across the country are offering fast and free HIV testing to the public from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.. An annual campaign to raise awareness about HIV testing, this year's testing day was made possible ...
Scientists from Sanford Burnham Prebys have created natural-looking hair that grows through the skin using human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), a major scientific achievement that could revolutionize the hair growth industry. The findings were ...
FRIDAY, June 28, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Fewer than 4 in 10 Americans have ever heeded federal government recommendations to be tested for HIV, health officials reported Thursday. "Getting tested for HIV is quicker and easier than ever before -- and ...
Certain batches of three medicines for Parkinson's, epilepsy and blood clots are being recalled in the UK, and patients are being asked to arrange a new prescription via their GP. The affected prescription-only medicines are Neupro, Vimpat and Clexane with ...
Children of mothers who are often exposed to solvent chemicals in the workplace appear to have an increased risk of autism, a new study finds. The study of almost 1,000 families can't prove cause and effect, but researchers report that mothers of autistic ...
(CNN) - Many places in Europe are experiencing their hottest June on record. A record temperature of 38.6 degrees Celsius -- 101.5 degrees Fahrenheit -- was recorded in Germany this week. National weather authorities in Belgium, the Czech Republic, ...
June 28 (UPI) -- When it comes to seeking help for infertility, education and income levels matter, a new study says. Only 33 percent of women with a high school degree or less who experienced infertility reported visiting a medical provider to treat the problem ...
The Martha's Vineyard tick-borne illness reduction initiative has run out of funds, and barring an influx of money will have to shut down after this summer, field biologist and program director Richard Johnson has confirmed. Mr. Johnson said the decision to ...
(CNN) Floating disembodied conscious brains that issue commands to luckless human minions may be a cliché of science fiction, but they are a far cry from the primitive, lab-grown "cerebral organoids" that real scientists study today. New research suggests ...
The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or ACIP, voted unanimously to recommend that children and adolescents aged 2 to 18 years be vaccinated against hepatitis A virus if they have not already received the vaccine, and that all patients ...
By Christopher Ingraham | The Washington Post. American life expectancy varies dramatically by location, with groundbreaking research showing as much as a three-decade gulf separating the places where people have the longest and shortest lives.
SALT LAKE CITY — There are many conversations about intermittent fasting (IF) around lunch tables, at the gym and on social media these days. Advocates of the diet claim that it's not a diet at all; it's an adjustment to an eating pattern. However, many health ...
A mother's workplace exposure to solvents may heighten her child's risk of autism, suggests research published online in the journal Occupational & Environmental Medicine. While cautious interpretation is needed, the findings add to a growing body of ...
The flu vaccine turned out to be a big disappointment again. The vaccine didn't work against a flu bug that popped up halfway through the past flu season, dragging down overall effectiveness to 29 percent, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
A 12-year-old girl who recently vacationed with her family in Destin, Fla., found herself fighting for her life shortly after returning home to Indiana. Kylei Brown began complaining to her parents of leg pain towards the end of their June visit to the popular tourist ...
A 12-year old Indiana girl contracted a potentially deadly flesh-eating disease after a visit to Destin earlier this month. 0. By Leada Gore | lgore@al.com. A 12-year old Indiana girl contracted a potentially deadly flesh-eating disease after a visit to Destin earlier ...
A team of researchers from the U.S., Sweden and the U.K. has found that certain brain cells involved in curbing overeating in mice became less active after the mice were fed a high-fat diet. In their paper published in the journal Science, the group describes ...
Officials with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) unanimously voted to recommend human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, based on shared clinical decision making for ...
An agent used in a variety of cosmetics products could increase your risk of developing osteoporosis, according to a study published yesterday. Specifically, products that include an ingredient called triclosan could take a toll on your bone health. Triclosan ...
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, from ...
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