BENI, Congo — Rebels have attacked and killed several health workers responding to Ebola in eastern Congo, the head of the World Health Organization said on Thursday, an alarming development that could cause the waning outbreak to regain momentum ...
Many women who have mammograms get normal results that come with a caveat: They are told they have dense breast tissue, which can make their scans harder to read and could leave cancer undetected. Sometimes those patients are advised to follow up ...
A person's chance of dying from Ebola increases substantially every day until he or she receives treatment, according to results from a landmark clinical trial conducted during a large epidemic in a violent region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The study ...
For 15 years, scientists have been putting various stem cells into seriously ill patients' hearts in hopes of regenerating injured muscle and improving heart function. A new mouse study may finally debunk the idea behind the controversial procedure, showing ...
As a pediatric infectious physician in St. Louis, Stephanie Fritz, MD, sees a fair amount of patients with MRSA skin infections, many of which come back over the course of a year. And she and her colleagues frequently see these infections occurring in multiple ...
By AL-HADJI KUDRA MALIRO and CARA ANNA, Associated Press. BENI, Congo (AP) — Rebels have killed four Ebola response workers in eastern Congo, the World Health Organization said Thursday, an alarming development that could cause the waning ...
BENI, Congo — Rebels have attacked and killed Ebola response workers in eastern Congo, the World Health Organization chief said Thursday, an alarming development that could cause the waning outbreak to again pick up momentum in what has been ...
Having dense breasts is a double-edged sword when it comes to screening for breast cancer: dense breast tissue may increase the risk for breast cancer as well as complicate the detection of tumors with screening mammogram. Whereas American ...
Survivors of multiple types of cancer have a similar risk of dying of cardiovascular disease (CVD) or cancer, according to an analysis of more than 3 million cancer survivors. Overall, CVD accounted for 11% of deaths among patients who had new cancer ...
A major trial of an immunotherapy drug has shown it can be effective in some men with advanced prostate cancer. The men had stopped responding to the main treatment options. Researchers found that a small proportion of men, described as "super ...
Rebels have attacked and killed Ebola response workers in eastern Congo, the World Health Organization chief said Thursday, an alarming development that could cause the waning outbreak to again pick up momentum in what has been called a war zone.
By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter. WEDNESDAY, Nov. 27, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Ultrasound may provide lasting relief from the involuntary muscle movements that are so debilitating to people with Parkinson's disease and another condition called ...
WASHINGTON — When babies are born with HIV, starting treatment within hours to days is better than waiting even the few weeks to months that's the norm in many countries, researchers reported Wednesday. The findings, from a small but unique study in ...
By Serena Gordon HealthDay Reporter. WEDNESDAY, Nov. 27, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- If you're one of the millions who rely on medications known as proton pump inhibitors for relief from heartburn, you may be at higher risk of illness from a stomach bug, ...
Although not practical in many areas, the approach reveals clues to how the immune system battles the infection. By Karen Weintraub on November 27, 2019. Share on Facebook. Share on Twitter. Share on Reddit. Share on LinkedIn. Share via. Print.
A woman in Australia recently spoke out about her decision to have her breast implants removed after she developed several troubling symptoms in the year after having them done. Alivia Celio, who took to Instagram to reveal her pain, said she first got the ...
By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter. WEDNESDAY, Nov. 27, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Exposure to natural substances with psychoactive effects -- including marijuana, kratom, magic mushrooms and nutmeg -- triggered more than 67,300 calls to U.S. ...
Several schools in West Yorkshire have been forced to shut due to outbreaks of norovirus and flu. Four schools in Bradford have closed as well as two in Leeds with some undergoing a "deep clean". A number of other schools across the region have been ...
Earlier this month, Winnie Byanyima, a high-profile diplomat and Ugandan politician who ran the nonprofit Oxfam for the past 7 years, took over a top job in the HIV/AIDS world—where she is far from a known figure. Byanyima now heads the Joint United ...
It's official: Americans are dying much sooner in life. Preliminary signals of declining health were neither a false alarm nor a statistical fluke. A reversal of American life expectancy, a downward trend that has now been sustained for three years in a row, is a ...
(Reuters Health) - A small study finds that some people lose their ability to swim when their Parkinson's disease is treated with deep brain stimulation. Researchers identified nine cases of Parkinson's patients who effectively forgot how to swim after having a ...
CLEVELAND — Travel during Thanksgiving comes with an unfortunate exchange of germs at airports, gas stations and in your own relatives' homes. With flu season underway and the virus' prevalence only expected to grow, Patch spoke to an infectious ...
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese health authorities on Thursday reported a fresh case of bubonic plague in the country's northern Inner Mongolia region, bringing the total number of plague cases to four since the beginning of the month. A rural herder in Siziwang ...
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter. WEDNESDAY, Nov. 27, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Binge drinking is on the rise among Americans, especially among women, with rates doubling among childless females in their early 30s, a new study finds. "Mommy ...
It's Thanksgiving time. A lot of Americans are thinking about food. But a lot of them are also thinking about a diet — a diet that is much more than a diet. It's a lifestyle. It's a culture. It's keto. Ketosis is this Holy Grail fat-burning state that people on the ketogenic ...
JOHANNESBURG — The head of the World Health Organization says attacks by armed groups in eastern Congo have killed workers responding to the Ebola outbreak. He did not say how many people have been killed in the attacks in Biakato Mines and ...
Many women in the WHO European Region, particularly those in their 40s, are diagnosed at a late stage of HIV infection when their immune system is already starting to fail. They are three to four times more likely to be diagnosed late than younger women.
BEIJING — Chinese health authorities on Thursday reported a fresh case of bubonic plague in the country's northern Inner Mongolia region, bringing the total number of plague cases to four since the beginning of the month. A rural herder in Siziwang county ...
(Reuters Health) - Older adults with normal weight but a wider waist may be at a higher risk of developing dementia, a Korean study suggests. Doctors should consider an older person's waist circumference in assessing their risk for dementia, the research ...
Black men diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer can practice active surveillance just like their white counterparts instead of heading straight into surgery or radiation, a new study has determined. The finding, recently published in the Journal of Urology, ...
Placenta changes could mean male offspring of older mums more likely to develop heart problems in later life, rat study finds. Changes occur in the placenta in older pregnant mothers leading to a greater likelihood of poor health in their male offspring, a study ...
THURSDAY, Nov. 28, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Many patients who have an artery-opening procedure don't understand or remember information they receive before their surgery, and most have unrealistic expectations about what it will do for them, a new ...
THURSDAY, Nov. 28, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Even a little exposure to the fine particles of air pollution can translate into higher hospitalization rates for a number of common conditions among older Americans, a new study suggests. "The study shows that ...
An Omaha woman who contracted hepatitis A after eating blackberries she bought at a Fresh Thyme grocery store has sued the company. The woman who filed the lawsuit Wednesday, Kerrie Tabaka, said she was hospitalized for a week for treatment of ...
During a Targeted Oncology live case-based peer perspectives discussion, Matthew A. Gubens, MD, MS, reviewed with a group of physicians the localized and systemic treatment options available for the management of patients with non–small cell lung ...
Remember that time Shailene Woodley copped to giving her "vagina a little vitamin D"? Yeah, someone just topped that suggestion. In a big way. A wellness micro-influencer named Metaphysical Meagan set the internet on fire when she posted a photo of ...
Drug resistance in malaria parasites is mediated by mutations in a transporter protein. The transporter's structure reveals the molecular basis of how key mutations bring about resistance to different drugs.
Ketamine was once known as the club drug of choice for wild ravers — but it could soon become synonymous with sobriety. A new study has found that the drug — also known as Special K — can help heavy drinkers cut back dramatically on alcohol.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — An Omaha woman who contracted hepatitis A after eating blackberries she bought at a Fresh Thyme grocery store has sued the company. The woman who filed the lawsuit Wednesday, Kerrie Tabaka, says she was hospitalized for a ...
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 27, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Binge drinking is on the rise among Americans, especially among women, with rates doubling among childless females in their early 30s, a new study finds. "Mommy drinking" is also up, say researchers.
A new poll found that a large chunk of middle-age Americans are taking unproven supplements with the hopes of staving off dementia. (Washington Post). The FDA granted breakthrough therapy designation to a psilocybin program for the treatment of major ...
(WXYZ) — In our Health Alert tonight, another person has died from a vaping-related lung injury, making this Michigan's second death in the multi-state vaping outbreak . Our Chief Health Editor Dr. Partha Nandi joins us now with the details. Doc, what do we ...
Short term exposure to fine particulate matter in the air (known as PM2.5) is associated with several newly identified causes of hospital admissions, even at levels below international air quality guidelines, finds a US study published by The BMJ today.
Could being licked by a dog truly be fatal? The answer is yes. A 63-year-old man in Germany died after he was licked by a dog last month. And the culprit? A bacterium called Capnocytophaga canimorsus, which is usually found in the mouths of dogs and cats ...
NEW YORK -- A New York City girl launched an initiative to hlep people with Alzheimer's disease, and now her good deed is getting the attention of Marvel. 12-year-old Hailey Richman is being honored with her own Marvel comic book. It proclaims that she ...
From sitting over a pot of boiling water to steam the vagina, to sticking jade eggs you-know-where, "wellness" trends involving the genitals don't seem to want to die. Now, there's another one to add to that list: "perineum sunning." Yes, you heard that right.
(HealthDay)—If you're one of the millions who rely on medications known as proton pump inhibitors for relief from heartburn, you may be at higher risk of illness from a stomach bug, new research suggests. Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) include medications ...
A study published in the Nov. 27, 2019, advance online issue of Nature manages a rare feat. It is both a vindication of and egg in the face for cardiac stem cell research. The good news is that cardiac stem cell transplantation after a heart attack does improve ...
Neurologists specializing in Parkinson's disease are concerned about the possible risk of drowning for patients with deep brain stimulation implants following a recent study. The University of Zurich research paper, published in the journal Neurology this week ...
NEW YORK -- A New York City girl launched an initiative to help people with Alzheimer's disease, and now her good deed is getting the attention of Marvel. 12-year-old Hailey Richman is being honored with her own Marvel comic book. It proclaims that she ...
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