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| Breast Cell Atlas Driven by Genomics SAN ANTONIO — Researchers at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston and the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney are among teams from around the world working toward human breast cell atlas development using single-cell genomics, ... | |
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| A Leukemia Drug for Parkinson's? The chronic myeloid leukemia drug nilotinib (Tasigna) altered biomarkers in patients with moderately severe Parkinson's disease in a way suggesting potential for treating the condition, researchers for a single-center phase II trial reported. Nilotinib, a drug ... | |
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| Losing weight after age 50 linked to lower breast cancer risk Post-menopausal women who are able to lose even a modest amount of weight — and keep it off — may reduce their risk of developing breast cancer, research published Tuesday finds. Doctors have long known that obesity increases a woman's chances of ... | |
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| Cancer Drug Shows Promise for Parkinson's Patients By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). MONDAY, Dec. 16, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- A drug used to fight chronic myeloid leukemia might also relieve symptoms of Parkinson's disease, a new study finds. In a phase 2 clinical trial, researchers ... | |
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| Samoa extends measles emergency Samoa's government has extended a state of emergency related to its measles outbreak as illnesses and deaths continue to climb, and health groups released status reports on measles activity in two other parts of the world—the Americas and Europe. | |
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| Opioid-Addicted Babies Cost US More Than $500 Million Annually By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). MONDAY, Dec. 16, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Babies born addicted to opioids cost the U.S. health care system more than half a billion dollars a year, a new study finds. The rate of infants born with ... | |
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| Health Highlights: Dec. 17, 2019 Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: Epilepsy Foundation Goes After Twitter Users Sending GIFs That Trigger Seizures. Criminal complaints against Twitter users who sent strobe GIFs in an ... | |
| Hot Peppers May Be the Spice of (Long) Life and Healthy Heart Eating more chili peppers is linked to lower risk of dying, researchers found in a Mediterranean cohort study. People who ate chili peppers regularly had less mortality over a median 8.2 years compared to peers who didn't eat them or only rarely did so. | |
| Updated Autism Guidelines Stress Earliest Screenings Possible By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). MONDAY, Dec. 16, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- For the first time in more than a decade, a leading pediatricians' group has issued new autism guidelines that emphasize early intervention. Updated ... | |
| Hospital-Level Care in Your Home? It Could Be the Future By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). MONDAY, Dec. 16, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The days of old-fashioned house calls may be over, but there is a growing trend toward providing some hospital care in the comfort of patients' homes. Now ... | |
| Can You Catch a Cold and the Flu at the Same Time? You'd have to be particularly unlucky to catch a cold and the flu at the same time, a new study finds. Shares. A woman with a cold. (Image: © Shutterstock). Catching a cold when you already have the flu sounds like a nightmare scenario. But fortunately, this ... | |
| AHA News: How to Keep Year-End Deadlines From Ruining Your Health MONDAY, Dec. 16, 2019 (American Heart Association News) -- The end of the year is supposed to be a time to celebrate and relax. But for many, the traditional sounds of the season include a giant, ticking clock – and not the fun kind from your favorite rockin' ... | |
| Having Influenza May Keep the Common Cold Away Interaction between cold and influenza viruses can actually diminish the prevalence of the common cold during peak flu season thanks to adaptive immunity, according to a study published online today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. | |
| Shedding Pounds May Shrink Breast Cancer Risk TUESDAY, Dec. 17, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Losing weight might be a powerful weapon against breast cancer, a new study suggests. "Our results suggest that even a modest amount of sustained weight loss is associated with lower breast cancer risk for ... | |
| Cancer Drug Shows Promise for Parkinson's Patients By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter. MONDAY, Dec. 16, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- A drug used to fight chronic myeloid leukemia might also relieve symptoms of Parkinson's disease, a new study finds. In a phase 2 clinical trial, researchers found that the ... | |
| What's the best colour lighting for sleep? The idea artificial light from screens is keeping people awake at night is flawed, say scientists who have been studying the best type of lighting to nod off to. According to the researchers, from Manchester University, this blue light from devices is not the main ... | |
| Consuming More Ultraprocessed Foods Tied to Higher T2D Risk A higher proportion of ultraprocessed foods in a diet was linked with higher risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D), researchers reported. In an analysis of daily nutritional data of French adults, consuming more ultraprocessed foods -- foods with additives that undergo ... | |
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| Teen Opioid Users Face Same OD Risks as Adults By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). MONDAY, Dec. 16, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. teens and young adults are as likely as older people to overdose on prescription opioid painkillers and have the same risk factors, researchers say. | |
| Influenza Sickens Millions Across US, at Least 1300 Deaths: CDC Influenza activity increased again during the week ending December 7 (week 49), according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Influenza activity has now been at or above the national baseline for 5 weeks and almost half ... | |
| Hospital-Level Care in Your Home? It Could Be the Future By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter. MONDAY, Dec. 16, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The days of old-fashioned house calls may be over, but there is a growing trend toward providing some hospital care in the comfort of patients' homes. Now, a new study ... | |
| Opioid-Addicted Babies Cost US More Than $500 Million Annually By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter. MONDAY, Dec. 16, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Babies born addicted to opioids cost the U.S. health care system more than half a billion dollars a year, a new study finds. The rate of infants born with neonatal ... | |
| Teen Opioid Users Face Same OD Risks as Adults MONDAY, Dec. 16, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. teens and young adults are as likely as older people to overdose on prescription opioid painkillers and have the same risk factors, researchers say. They analyzed data on 2.8 million privately insured ... | |
| Top 7 Diets Trending on Google in 2019 Google released its "Year in Search Trends" report for 2019, and popular diet trends were included in the roundup. Following a healthy lifestyle has great benefits, however, it is important to keep in mind that while following any diet, make sure it is a well ... | |
| Health Highlights: Dec. 17, 2019 Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: Deadline to Sign Up for Obamacare Extended. The deadline for signing up for Obamacare health insurance has been extended to 3 a.m. Eastern time ... | |
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| Vaping increases the risk of lung disease by a third: US study CHICAGO (Reuters) - Using e-cigarettes significantly increases the risk of developing chronic lung conditions such as asthma or emphysema, U.S. researchers said on Monday. FILE PHOTO: A man uses a vape device in this illustration picture, September 19, ... | |
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| Cholesterol Still Not Safe, AHA Says Just in case you thought the diet wars had moved on from cholesterol as a battleground, the American Heart Association (AHA) stirred things up again with a new "science advisory." "The elimination of specific dietary cholesterol target recommendations in ... | |
| Cold infections may be less frequent in people with the flu People were less likely to catch either influenza or a common cold-causing rhinovirus if they were already infected with the other virus, a new study by scientists from the Medical Research Council-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research has found. | |
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| Health officials warn of another measles exposure at LAX Los Angeles County health officials warned Monday that people who were at Los Angeles International Airport earlier this month may have been exposed to measles. Three people with measles were in LAX terminals 4 and 5 on Wednesday between 6:50 ... | |
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| Woman nearly loses leg after stepping on sea urchin A 21-year-old in southeast England said she's been dubbed the "unluckiest miracle" after she stepped on a sea urchin while on vacation and contracted sepsis, which nearly cost her a leg. Phoebe Robertson, who was vacationing in Barbados in October ... | |
| Plastic Surface Repels Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria A plastic covering that can be shrink-wrapped onto surfaces in hospitals, kitchens, and just about anywhere pathogens gather acts as a repellant and can go a long way in combatting superbugs, its inventors claim. Investigators with McMaster University ... | |
| Cold and flu won't attack you simultaneously, study says NEW YORK (CNN) — Coughing, sneezing and suffering from an achy breaky body? While having the flu is the worst, here's a bit of good news you can take to bed with you: You won't suffer from a cold simultaneously. That's the conclusion of a new study that ... | |
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| Hundreds of Shakopee students out sick with flu-like illnesses Hundreds of students in the Shakopee school district called in sick Monday with the flu or flu-like illnesses. More than 300 students at West Middle School were absent due to flu-related illnesses or flu-like symptoms, according to a notice posted on the ... | |
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