(CNN) A study of 11 healthy astronauts onboard the International Space Station for six-month missions has revealed a new risk of long-term spaceflight. Six of the astronauts experienced stagnant or reverse blood flow, one had a blood clot and another was ...
As the global effort to eradicate polio gets tantalizing close to its goal, the program is running in to new challenges. One of the biggest obstacles this year is the proliferation of so-called "vaccine-derived" polio outbreaks. Conventional polio caused by the ...
U.S. regulators on Friday approved a new medicine that can prevent some extremely painful sickle cell disease flare-ups. The Food and Drug Administration approved Novartis AG's Adakveo for patients 16 and older. The monthly infusion, which halves ...
(CNN) More than 3 million people in the United States are allergic to peanuts and tree nuts. But experimental new research suggests adults might someday be able to take an antibody to keep symptoms at bay for up to six weeks -- at least in small doses.
(CNN) While e-cigarettes have been in the spotlight for their popularity among kids and an ongoing outbreak of lung injury, many have also looked to them as a potentially less harmful alternative to smoking cigarettes. New research published Friday in the ...
(CNN) The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told doctors on a conference call this week that the United States is seeing more flu than is typical for this time of year. "Influenza is off to an early start," said Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious ...
Many older American adults may inaccurately estimate their chances for developing dementia and do useless things to prevent it, new research suggests. Almost half of adults surveyed believed they were likely to develop dementia. The results suggest many ...
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter. FRIDAY, Nov. 15, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Whether you have caught the flu yet this season might depend on where you live. Flu levels are already climbing throughout the South, particularly in Texas, Louisiana, ...
(Reuters Health) - Across the world, imprisoned women have higher rates of cervical cancer and the human papillomavirus (HPV) infection that can lead to cancer, according to a research review. Screening and treatment could address these problems in an ...
An estimated 35,000 Americans die of antibiotic-resistant infections each year—one every 15 minutes—according to a stark new report from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention that reveals that the problem is substantially greater than previously ...
A rare polio-like disease that has stru++++ck at least three Long Island children since a nationwide outbreak began in 2014 typically starts as a common viral infection. For Emma D'Antonio, 8, of Bohemia, it was an ear infection in August 2018. A week later ...
This past weekend, another case of measles was confirmed in Cobb County. It is highly likely these cases are all related. By Press Release Desk, News Partner. Nov 15, 2019 2:52 pm ET. Reply. 0. Health Alert - More Measles Cases In Cobb (Cobb County ...
Happy Friday, readers! A new report finds that just two groups are responsible for the majority of anti-vaccine misinformation spread on Facebook. The study, published in the journal Vaccine, used Facebook's Ad Archive feature to hunt down the offenders.
LONDON (Reuters) - Chronic smokers who switched from tobacco cigarettes to e-cigarette vapes in a large randomized control trial saw a significant improvement in markers of heart health after just a month, researchers said on Friday. FILE PHOTO: A man ...
By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). FRIDAY, Nov. 15, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Juul electronic cigarettes deliver nicotine at a much higher rate than most other types of e-cigarettes, new research shows. Juul is by far the leading e-cigarette ...
In a new paper this week, researchers are making a novel argument: Cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and astronauts in space suffer similar health problems—including bone and muscle loss—and as such could benefit from similar training ...
By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter. FRIDAY, Nov. 15, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Juul electronic cigarettes deliver nicotine at a much higher rate than most other types of e-cigarettes, new research shows. Juul is by far the leading e-cigarette brand sold in ...
A former Food and Drug Administration adviser who originally voted to approve LASIK eye surgery now says the procedure should be taken off the market. "Essentially we ignored the data on vision distortions that persisted for years," Morris Waxler, a retired ...
Research suggests many didn't understand the connection between physical and brain health and how racial differences can affect dementia risk. Associated Press. An elderly couple walks down the corridor of a medical facility in Easton, Pa. By ...
2019-11-15 16:33:00. Christopher D. Altman, PharmD. Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States, affecting some 79 million individuals.1 Infection with HPV has been linked to genital warts and 6 types ...
A worker at an Italian restaurant on Locust Street has acute Hepatitis A, according to the Philadelphia Department of Public Health. By Max Bennett, Patch Staff. Nov 15, 2019 5:04 pm ET. Reply. 0. Center City Retaurant Worker Has Hepatitis A: Health ...
A rare syndrome caused a 44-year-old man's eye to eerily resemble the flaming Eye of Sauron from "The Lord of the Rings." The case came to light when the man, who was not identified in a report recently detailed in the New England Journal of Medicine ...
(CNN) - A study of 11 healthy astronauts onboard the International Space Station for six-month missions has revealed a new risk of long-term spaceflight. Six of the astronauts experienced stagnant or reverse blood flow, one had a blood clot and another was ...
Under the law, which is set to take effect in March of next year, parents who cannot prove their children have been vaccinated will face fines of about $2,750. By Maria Pasquini. November 15, 2019 11:40 AM. FB Twitter More. Pinterest Email Send Text ...
Apple is clearing the air — and its App Store. The tech giant has ditched 181 vaping-related apps from its App Store amid an alarming number of deaths and injuries connected to vaping, the company announced Friday. Advertisement. There have been 2,172 ...
FRIDAY, Nov. 15, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Juul electronic cigarettes deliver nicotine at a much higher rate than most other types of e-cigarettes, new research shows. Juul is by far the leading e-cigarette brand sold in the United States, and is particularly ...
Dr. Brad Lucas consults with a Buckeye Health Plan member and her baby. (Photo Courtesy of Buckeye Health Plan). Comment. By Dr. Brad Lucas, Buckeye Health Plan interim chief medical officer. COLUMBUS, Ohio – Diabetes symptoms can be so subtle ...
COBB COUNTY, Ga. — The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed three more cases of measles in Cobb County residents, and testing is underway on another possible case. At least two of the people with measles are unvaccinated, and ...
At least 42 people have died as a result of vaping-related illness, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said this week as health officials upped the number of confirmed and probable lung injury cases to 2,172 as of Nov. 13. Additionally, for ...
(CNN) - Whether or not you can read and write could be a factor in your ability to stave off dementia as you grow older, according to a new study from scientists at Columbia University. They published their results Wednesday in the online issue of the journal ...
More than 3 million people in the United States are allergic to peanuts and tree nuts. But experimental new research suggests adults might someday be able to take an antibody to keep symptoms at bay for up to six weeks — at least in small doses. Just one ...
The secret to living past 100 could lie in your immune system, suggests a new study. In a study recently published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) scientists found that supercentenarians — those who are 110 years of age or older ...
U.S. regulators on Friday approved a new medicine that can help reduce extremely painful sickle cell disease flare-ups. The Food and Drug Administration approved Novartis AG's Adakveo for patients 16 and older. The monthly infusion, which halves ...
Following a slew of vaping-related deaths and other emerging health concerns, Apple has announced that it will pull down all 181 vaping apps from the App Store, Axios first reported. "We take great care to curate the App Store as a trusted place for customers ...
New research suggests many U.S. adults underestimate their chances for developing dementia and do useless things to prevent it. By. LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer. November 15, 2019, 12:41 PM. 4 min read. Image Icon. FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2015 ...
Health authorities on Friday reported three new cases of measles in Cobb County, where multiple people have been quarantined since a middle schooler was diagnosed with the virus earlier this month. The three confirmed cases involve members of the ...
As winter sets in again across Cobb County, parents can expect their children to possibly come home one of these days with a runny nose, or wake up with a cough. But this year there's a little more anxiety in the community than usual over flu-like symptoms, ...
Dear Dr. Manny,. My son found a funny looking bug in the backyard. When we went to identify it, we found out it was a kissing bug! Aren't those dangerous? Why are they dangerous? Thanks for your question. DO YOU NEED YOUR TONSILS REMOVED?
NEW YORK (CBS/CBS Newspath) - LASIK eye surgery has been popular for more than 20 years, with an estimated 20 million Americans undergoing the procedure to correct nearsightedness and improve distance vision. But some patients say the surgery ...
Nov. 15, 2019 -- Apple said Friday that it's removed 181 vaping-related apps from its mobile App Store worldwide. The company said the now-banned apps -- a mix of stores, social networks, news and games -- will continue to work for people who already ...
According to the American Diabetes Association, an estimated 193,000 Americans under the age of 20 have been diagnosed with diabetes. That's about 0.24 percent of that demographic. And those are the cases that are diagnosed. Much of the danger of the ...
Apple has removed 181 vaping-related apps from its mobile App Store globally, the company said on Friday. "Recently, experts ranging from the CDC to the American Heart Association have attributed a variety of lung injuries and fatalities to e-cigarette and ...
A pet cat in Birmingham is the latest animal to test positive for rabies in Oakland County, where over a dozen cases have been reported this year, officials said Friday. "People and their pets are urged to avoid encounters with unfamiliar animals, and keep pets ...
OTTER TAIL COUNTY, Minn. — Five people are being treated for exposure to rabies after a kitten who was bitten by a skunk tested positive for the deadly virus. The Minnesota Board of Animal Health says the case dates back to October 16, when the owner of ...
Nearly half of Americans in their 50s and early 60s think they're likely to develop dementia, according to National Poll on Healthy Aging data released today. The online survey showed that 48.5% of people ages 50 to 64 believed they were somewhat or very ...
A high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet like the Keto regimen has its fans, but influenza apparently isn't one of them. Mice fed a ketogenic diet were better able to combat the flu virus than mice fed food high in carbohydrates, according to a new Yale University study ...
LASIK eye surgery has been approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration since 1999, but now an ex-FDA adviser, who was a part of the approval process, is saying it should be banned in the United States. While there are not as many LASIK procedures ...
Public health officials said Friday that three more cases of measles have been confirmed in Cobb County. The Department of Public Health confirmed a separate case in Cobb over the weekend, and is investigating another possible case. The confirmed cases ...
A Brazilian woman's strangely textured palms led to the discovery of a much more serious underlying health problem: lung cancer. According to a case report published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine, the 73-year-old woman had visited a ...
Whether or not you can read a write could be a factor in your ability to stave off dementia as you grow older, according to a new study from scientists at Columbia University. They published their results Wednesday in the online issue of the journal Neurology.
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