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Midriff bulge linked to later physical decline, study says Editor's Note: Seek advice from a health care provider prior to starting a workout program. CNN —. If you are a man or woman approaching 50, look down at your middle. If you're like many people, you might have to lean over a bit to see your feet.
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Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea: Experts Concerned After Multiple Cases Identified According to Shankar, the increasing resistance can be pegged to a few factors — underusing medications, using incorrect medications, incomplete treatment, and new mutations the bacteria picks up as it evolves. Healthcare providers often ...
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One type of physical activity protects the brain more than others, study finds Moderate physical activity is typically defined as brisk walking or bicycling or running up and down stairs. Vigorous movement, such as aerobic dancing, jogging, running, swimming and biking up a hill, will boost your heart rate and breathing.
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FDA Outlines a Plan for Annual Covid Boosters Americans may be offered a single dose of a Covid vaccine each fall, much as they are given flu shots, the Food and Drug Administration announced on Monday. To simplify the makeup and timing of the shots, the agency also is proposing to retire the ...
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Race, geography associated with delays in breast cancer treatment The extent of racial disparities in treatment delays varied considerably among regions, with age-adjusted relative risk for delay in the highest-risk region approximately double that of the lowest-risk region for both Black and non-Black patients, ...
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Acupuncture, Acupressure May Help Alleviate Pain for Patients Undergoing Surgery for Gynecologic Cancer They then received perioperative acupuncture therapy involving points known to be effective for reducing pain. Group B, with 25 patients, received preoperative acupressure only, while the 29 patients in group C received standard care.
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Colorectal Cancer: Why Some People May Be Able to Delay Regular Colonoscopies Experts say new technologies, such as liquid biopsy blood tests, are providing alternatives to colonoscopies for cancer screening. It's probably safe to say that no one enjoys getting a colonoscopy. They're ...
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What We're Reading: Codeine Prescriptions Declining; COVID-19 Vaccine Use Simplified; Abortion Debates Ongoing A recent study found an overall reduction of 26% in pharmacy-based codeine distribution and up to a 37% reduction after recreational cannabis laws were inb effect for 4 years. Misuse of pharmacy-based distribution of codeine has accounted for more than ...
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Head Injuries Decrease Long-Term Survival Time "Past research tells us that the risk of death is increased immediately following head injury in the hospital setting, but there is limited research that examines the long-term mortality implications of head injury, particularly among community-dwelling ...
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Proliferation, proliferation, proliferation! Driver of HIV reservoir Despite the success of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in managing HIV infection, there is no cure for HIV. The major barrier to curing HIV is the establishment of latently infected CD4+ T cell reservoirs during primary infection.
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Research Gives Clues to Why Cancer in One Breast Could Develop in the Other Those who carry a specific genetic change — a germline BRCA1, BRCA2 or CHEK2 mutation — have at least a twofold increased risk of cancer in both breasts, also called contralateral breast cancer, according to researchers at the Mayo Clinic Comprehensive ...
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Has California avoided another devastating winter COVID wave? In the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, winter holidays were marred by a pair of devastating waves that ripped through California, sending case counts soaring, residents to the hospital in droves and, ultimately, leaving thousands dead.
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With cancer rates falling, new research credits the HPV vaccine. Here's why one expert says you should get vaccinated Somewhere between 91% and 99% of cervical cancer diagnoses are associated with HPV infection. It's also associated with oropharyngeal [throat] cancer, and anal and penile cancers, among others. In women, the primary diagnosis is usually cervical cancer; in ...
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Supplements You Shouldn't Take With These 4 Medications Actually, though, dietary supplements can change how your body absorbs, metabolizes, or excretes any medication you're taking. That means it could make the medication less effective or cause drug interactions leading to unwelcome -- and potentially ...
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US health officials propose annual COVID-19 vaccination for most Americans WASHINGTON — U.S. health officials want to make COVID-19 vaccinations more like the annual flu shot. The Food and Drug Administration on Monday proposed a simplified approach for future vaccination efforts, allowing most adults and children to get a ...
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How antidepressants help bacteria resist antibiotics But researchers have homed in on another potential driver of resistance: antidepressants. By studying bacteria grown in the laboratory, a team has now tracked how antidepressants can trigger drug resistance. "Even ...
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Neuroscience reveals complexity of human brain networks The OHSU team is using a technique called intracranial EEG to determine where seizures may be starting in patients with treatment-resistant epilepsy. Intercranial EEG involves surgically implanting an array of electrodes into patients' brains, ...
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O-dimethyladenosine in ACE2 and TMPRSS2 mRNA regulates susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection Understanding the molecular mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 viral pathogenesis and developing novel inhibitors are essential and urgent. Using genome-wide N6,2′-O-dimethyladenosine (m6Am)-exo-seq, RNA-seq analysis, and CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing, ...
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Transient gut infection influences hosts' adaptation to nutrient restriction The human gut microbiome plays a vital role in the host's physiology and fitness by regulating metabolism and the immune system. In addition, these microbes extract energy through biochemical reactions of proteins, fats, and carbohydrates obtained from the ...
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Bird Flu Warning: Its Spreading, Mutating, and Infecting Mammals Kevin Kavanagh, MD, examines the current bird flu outbreak and the possible dangers it holds for humans. Advertisement. Avian flu has caused the culling of over 60 million birds. (Adobe Stock). As many of us remain focused on COVID-19 and its ...
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Cervical cancer awareness month, health officials stress HPV vaccine According to the LDH, only 23 percent of children under thirteen have completed the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in the Monroe region, and around 23 percent have started it but have not completed it.
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Emotional blunting and reward processing: side effects of anti-depressants One of the most common classes of anti-depressants is selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), which target serotonin. However, SSRIs are closely linked to a side effect called emotional blunting, a byproduct of the medication that causes patients ...
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Ultrasound 'tornado' breaks up brain blood clots A new tool and technique uses "vortex ultrasound," a sort of ultrasonic tornado, to break down blood clots in the brain. The approach worked more quickly than existing techniques to eliminate clots formed in an in vitro model of cerebral venous sinus ...
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Intermittent Fasting May Not Be As Effective for Weight Management As Limiting Calorie Intake Meal size and frequency appears to have a greater impact on weight management than time between first and last meal, according to research published in the open access Journal of the American Heart Association. However, consuming fewer total calories ...
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Does COVID really damage your immune system and make you more vulnerable to infections? Emerging evidence suggests the most marked and persistent differences in immune cells after a COVID infection occur in people who have developed long COVID. Advertisement.
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Can dieting cause hair loss? Dr Rinky Kapoor, consultant dermatologist, cosmetic dermatologist and dermato-surgeon, The Esthetic Clinics, agreed and told indianexpress.com, "Yes, your eating habits can induce hair loss. That is because there is a connection between diet and hair loss.
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Promoting the One Health approach could greatly improve human-animal health and environmental integrity In a recent study published in The Lancet, researchers pursued contemporary evidence of how One Health approaches could improve health security at a global scale against unprecedented health hazards, such as the one posed by the coronavirus disease ...
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Headache in Pregnancy: Preeclampsia and Intracerebral Hemorrhage Preeclampsia is a type of hypertensive disorder of pregnancy that can cause significant maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. Hypertension and proteinuria are the keystones of the disease, though systemic end-organ dysfunction may follow.
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Review on lateral flow test use spearheaded by SARS-CoV-2 pandemic LFT feasibility and acceptability for large-scale SARS-CoV-2 testing to improve population health have been observed during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. However, there are several limitations of LFTs, and roadblocks in developing next- ...
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Is attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder a useful predictor of internalizing problems? Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is described as social-communication difficulties and repetitive and restrictive trends in behavior. Along with the fundamental symptoms of ASD, a significant amount of research has studied the links between mental health ...
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Childhood obesity on the rise in Tennessee, nation CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The American Academy of Pediatrics says the era of "watchful waiting" is over. That's according to guidelines released by the American Academy of Pediatrics, which suggest children struggling with obesity should be evaluated and ...
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Omicron Variant of COVID-19 Linked to Worse Maternal Outcome in Pregnant Women COVID-19 during the first 6 months of pregnancy, with the Omicron variant specifically, was found to increase the risk of maternal morbidity and severe complications among symptomatic, unvaccinated women, according to a paper published in The Lancet.
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Dermatologists say they don't get gel manicures as research hints UV nail dryers may damage DNA A recent study found that radiation from UV nail dryers can damage DNA and cause mutations in human cells — which in turn is linked to a risk of cancer. Woman's hand in a lamp for manicure. Dries nails after polishing. Yuriy Pozdnikov / Getty Images/ ...
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Study Explains Emotional 'Blunting' Caused by Common Antidepressants A widely-used class of antidepressants, particularly for persistent or severe cases, is selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). These drugs target serotonin, a chemical that carries messages between nerve cells in the brain and has been dubbed the ...
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Department of Health launches "Sweet Lies!" campaign HONOLULU – The Hawai'i Department of Health (DOH) recently launched a new public service announcement campaign aimed at the beverage industry's marketing of sweetened fruit drinks to keiki. Pictures of fruit and words like juice, natural, ...
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Boston's COVID-19 Numbers Show Promising Trends, But Risk of Transmission Remains BOSTON – January 23, 2023 – As Boston's COVID-19 metrics continue to improve following a spike in cases and hospitalizations, the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) is reminding residents that the risk for getting COVID-19 remains and that ...
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Podcast series seeks to educate patients on genetic testing for prostate cancer Loeb: What happened was, there's just been so much recently about prostate cancer genetics. It's been a really hot topic, because previously, it wasn't known that so much prostate cancer was caused by genetic factors. So many patients with prostate cancer ...
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Easter Ross bird flu surveillance zone established as infected premises flagged by Scottish Government The declaration of infected premises and surveillance zone, issued over the weekend, states: "The chief veterinary officer (Scotland) has formed the opinion that highly pathogenic avian influenza exists, or has in the previous 56 days existed, on premises ...
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Young Chimpanzees and Human Teens Share Risk-Taking Behaviors "Adolescent chimpanzees are in some sense facing the same psychological tempest that human teens are," said lead researcher Alexandra Rosati, PhD, an associate professor of psychology and anthropology at the University of Michigan. " ...
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Prenatal MRI reveals placental damage caused by COVID The team explained that while, in general, any COVID diagnosis raises risks of fetal harm during pregnancy, fetuses of women who have been diagnosed with a pre-Omicron variant of the virus are most at risk of developmental impairment.
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Study Suggests Children Who Exercise More May Get Sick Less The scientists found that as children's physical activity increased, their susceptibility to experiencing respiratory symptoms decreased. It's common knowledge that physical activity is critical for health and wellbeing — even for children.
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Does Vaccination Before or After Infection Prevent Long COVID? Common post-acute sequalae of COVID-19, often called "long COVID," include fatigue, shortness of breath, joint pain, anxiety, and depression. Such symptoms can prove debilitating and significantly deteriorate patients' quality of life.
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Small Cell Lung Cancer Follows Different Molecular Routes The following is the summary of "SCLC: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Genetic Susceptibility, Molecular Pathology, Screening, and Early Detection" published in the January 2023 issue of Journal of thoracic oncology by Wang, et al.
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Flu cases in New York decline by half, health officials say State health officials urged New Yorkers to still get vaccinated for influenza if they have not done so already in order to reduce the chances of a severe illness. "Seeing fewer people sick with the flu is ...
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Study finds high prevalence of depression and anxiety in children and adolescents during COVID-19 pandemic Recently, scientists sought to address this shortcoming and reviewed the existing literature to understand the indirect impact, on mental health, of strategies that were applied to restrict the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 ( ...
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What we know a week after Tennessee rejected federal HIV funding It's become increasingly clear that Tennessee's rejection of federal funding for HIV prevention targets Planned Parenthood, which received some of the money for condom distribution. The state also says it plans to keep spending on HIV prevention, ...
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Gel manicure lamps can damage cell DNA. Here's what we know about the overall cancer risk. Ultraviolet lights used in gel manicures might damage your DNA, but experts said it's not enough of a reason to stop going to the salon. A new study, published on January 17 in Nature, found ultraviolet A (UVA) light emitted from nail salon lamps can ...
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Getting Kids Outdoors Can Reduce the Negative Effects of Screen Time "Although both communication and daily living skills were worse in 4-year-old children who had had more screen time at aged 2, outdoor play time had very different effects on these two neurodevelopmental outcomes," explains Kenji J. Tsuchiya, Professor at ...
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UBC promises to go beyond eating well and exercising in healthy aging speaker series "There are also psychosocial aspects, like belonging and having a purpose in life," Kobor says. A leading expert in epigenetics, Kobor has devoted years of study to examining how people's behaviours and environments ...
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UV nail lamps can cause DNA damage, study says A new study from researchers at the University of California San Diego has found that UV gel lamps used to cure gel polish and builder gel may kill human cells and cause mutations that could lead to skin cancer. Although these devices are generally ...
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