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New study suggests Black women should be screened earlier for breast cancer "The take-home message for US clinicians and health policy makers is simple. Clinicians and radiologists should consider race and ethnicity when determining the age at which breast cancer screening should begin," Dr. Mahdi ...
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Dried Blood Spot Test Validated for HIV, Hep B, and Hep C A test that uses a single drop of dried blood to detect HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C has been validated and is now in use in some high-risk settings in Denmark, according to research presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical ...
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Poor Diet Causes 70% of Type 2 Diabetes, Says New Study Poor diets account for most newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes cases worldwide, a new analysis has found. More specifically, the modeling study showed that roughly 14 million cases of type 2 diabetes — or 70% of total type 2 diabetes diagnoses in 2018 ...
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ADHD medication abuse in schools is a 'wake-up call' Schools with the highest rates of teens using prescribed ADHD medications were about 36% more likely to have students misusing prescription stimulants during the past year, the study found. Schools with few to no students currently using such treatments ...
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How Often Should People Get COVID Boosters? Additional doses can be given to immunocompromised people at their health care provider's discretion. Many people in the U.S. who are fully vaccinated and boosted for COVID have been waiting—eagerly in some cases—to receive ...
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Green Mediterranean Diet May Relieve Aortic Stiffness A green adaptation to the traditional Mediterranean diet improves proximal aortic stiffness (PAS), a distinct marker of vascular aging and increased cardiovascular risk, according to an exploratory post hoc analysis of the DIRECT-PLUS randomized ...
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What Is Ritalin ADHD Medication? Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common psychiatric condition affecting millions of children and adults worldwide. Characterized by inattentiveness and difficulty controlling impulsive behavior, ADHD can impact many aspects of a ...
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Rheumatoid Arthritis: Types, Causes, Symptoms & Treatments By Miriam Jones Bradley, RN HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). WEDNESDAY, April 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- When you mention arthritis, most people think of osteoarthritis, where aging and wear-and-tear on the joints take their toll, ...
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Study: Mother's COVID-19 May Affect Boys' Brain Development April 18, 2023 -- Boys born to mothers with COVID-19 could face brain-development issues at a rate twice that of others, a new study found. The study involved more than 18,000 children born at eight hospitals in Massachusetts.
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ADHD Drug Abuse in Schools; Bizarre Ozempic Dreams; COVID Ups Diabetes Risk Note that some links may require subscriptions. Up to one in four middle school or high school kids reported misusing prescription stimulantsopens in a new tab or window used to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). (JAMA Network Open).
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Awareness that HPV causes cervical cancer declines among Americans Additionally, fewer than one-third of survey respondents knew that HPV can cause anal, oral and penile cancers, according to the data. Quote from Eric Adjei ...
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Weight loss in older healthy adults associated with increased mortality risk Key takeaways: · As little as 5% of weight loss was linked to an increased risk for all-cause mortality in men and women. · Experts recommend physicians regularly watch patients' weight changes for early risks.
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The Most Common Arthritis Symptoms You Should Know Symptoms of inflammatory arthritis include: Pain and stiffness, especially in the morning or after periods of inactivity; Warm sensations in and around affected joints; Joint swelling and redness; Inflammation of ...
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Liquid Biopsy-based Multicancer Test May Detect Early-stage Disease, Low DNA-Shedding Cancers There are also shared methylation patterns across cancer types, as well as differentially methylated regions that are tissue-specific, Park said. Therefore, MCED approaches based on methylation could work to both detect cancer and predict the tissue of ...
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America's 4th Leading Cause of Death: Poverty The analysis found that only heart disease, cancer, and smoking kill more people than poverty. Deaths related to obesity, diabetes, drug overdoses, suicides, firearms and homicides were all fewer than deaths associated with poverty.
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Most US Mpox Deaths Occurred Among Black Men With Advanced HIV HIV infection was more common among those who died of mpox compared with survivors, with an HIV prevalence of 93.9% and 38.3%, respectively, based on available information. Advertisement.
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Review: 'Pathogenesis' offers different lens on history Great historical changes are often conceived of as being brought about by the genius and tenacity of great men, or occasionally women. ByTRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press. April 18, 2023, 6:24 AM. "Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues," ...
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Long COVID–like symptoms can happen after the flu, too. Here's how to prevent both That's according to new findings presented this week at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases in Copenhagen.
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How Hearing Aids May Help Lower Your Dementia Risk if You Have Hearing Loss A new study has found that those with hearing loss who don't wear hearing aids are significantly more likely to face dementia. The exact link between hearing loss and dementia is still unclear, and research ...
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Depression Around Pregnancy Could Raise Women's Heart Risks "Complications during pregnancy, including prenatal depression, impact long-term cardiovascular health," she said in a journal news release. "The postpartum period provides an opportunity to counsel and screen people for cardiovascular disease in order to ...
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Non-biological Factors, SDOH Play Key Role in Women's CVD Risk Assessment Non-biological factors and social determinants of health are important to include in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk assessments for women, especially those who are form diverse races and ethnic backgrounds, according to a statement published by the ...
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Top in endocrinology: Continuous glucose monitoring; genetic testing for hypothyroidism In a recent study, they found a discordance between glucose management indicator (GMI), a metric of continuous glucose monitoring that estimates HbA1c, and laboratory-measured HbA1c.
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As pandemic emergencies end, some patients with long COVID feel 'swept under the rug' Lost careers. Broken marriages. Dismissed and disbelieved by family and friends. These are some of the emotional and financial struggles long COVID patients face years after their infection. Physically, they are debilitated and in pain: unable to walk ...
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Sonoma County braces for super allergy season after months of heavy rain Rask, 61, a personal trainer who lives in Petaluma, took a similar test six years ago and was told his stuffy nose and red, watery eyes were an allergic reaction to dust mites, a year-round issue.
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YouTube rolls out new policies for eating disorder content The platform has long removed content that glorifies or promotes eating disorders, and YouTube's Community Guidelines will now also prohibit content that features behaviors such as purging after eating or extreme calorie counting that at-risk users could ...
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Newnan Parkinson's Support Group recognizes World Parkinson's Awareness Day Parkinson's disease results from the loss of cells in a region of the brain called the substantia nigra, where the cells that produce the chemical neurotransmitter dopamine cease to function and die. Dopamine enables nerve messages to be transmitted from ...
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'A very active allergy season': Colorado doctor shares tips to help ease the suffering DENVER — It's the return of allergies in Colorado and it's shaping up to be an active season this spring after a winter that brought lots of snow across the state. Denver7's Jason Gruenauer spoke with Dr. Mark Montana, Medical Director at CareNow ...
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Most Adults, More Than 1 in 3 Kids Take Dietary Supplements: Report The new figures continue a 15-year trend of small, steady increases in how many people in the U.S. use the products that can deliver essential nutrients, but their usage includes a risk of getting more nutrients than recommended.
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6 ADHD Treatment Options For Adults Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects millions of U.S. children and adults. In fact, it's recognized as the most common neurodevelopmental disorder in children, and ADHD diagnosis in adults is on the rise. Characterized by symptoms ...
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'We Were All in Tears': Stroke Patient Sees Improved Motion With Experimental Device Researchers implanted a device that zaps her spinal cord, helping brain signals reach the nerve cells that move her hand and arm. "As soon as the stimulation turned on, they are immediately able to to ...
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Asthma, other chronic conditions undertreated among incarcerated patients Asthma had the highest magnitude of difference between disease burden and treatment at 5.45. Patients with asthma and other chronic illnesses in jail and prison in the United States may be undertreated compared with the general population ...
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World Liver Day: Why Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) is the new epidemic we should worry about The biggest myth about fatty liver is that it isn't harmful in the absence of symptoms. But 35 per cent of patients who undergo a liver transplant suffer from it. Nearly 30 to 50 per cent of diabetics have fatty liver, says Dr Arvind Singh Soin, Chairman ...
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As pandemic emergencies end, people battling Long Covid feel 'swept under the rug' Jackie Fortiér, KPCC/LAist April 18, 2023. Lost careers. Broken marriages. Dismissed and disbelieved by family and friends. These are some of the emotional and financial struggles long covid patients face years after their infection.
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Using electric stimulation to make wounds heal three times faster Chronic wounds are a major health problem for diabetic patients and the elderly – in extreme cases they can even lead to amputation. Using electric stimulation, researchers in a project at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, and the University ...
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COVID-19 may increase the risk of Type 2 diabetes, particularly for those who were in ICU, says new study 'While the virus destroys pancreatic cells affecting the production of insulin, steroids have accelerated underlying conditions. Anxiety and trauma have caused stress hyperglycaemia,' says Dr Subhash Kumar Wangnoo, Senior Consultant, Endocrinologist and ...
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Too Many 'Bad' Carbs, Too Much Meat: Diet Choices Are Driving Rise in Type 2 Diabetes By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, April 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Most cases of type 2 diabetes can be linked to making poor food choices, a new study finds. Researchers from Tufts University in Boston linked poor diet to 14 ...
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HPV Causes Multiple Cancers, Though Knowledge on the Connection Is Lagging Vaccination against the human papillomavirus (HPV) can prevent multiple types of cancer, though vaccination rates, as well as public knowledge about the HPV-cancer connection, are lagging, according to recent research presented at the AACR Annual ...
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Recap: White House's Harold Phillips Participates in HIV Is Not a Crime Awareness Day Activities Harold J. Phillips, MRP, Director of the White House Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP), continued his efforts to advance the National HIV/AIDS Strategy's (NHAS) call to repeal and reform outdated state HIV criminalization laws.
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Global study reveals diet's role in 70% of new type 2 diabetes cases Studies have evidenced direct- and weight gain-mediated effects of several dietary factors on the etiology of T2D. Yet, absolute and proportional contributions of suboptimal diet or specific dietary factors on the global T2D incidence remain unclear.
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Here's how much soda sales dropped after Oakland imposed a tax on sugary drinks Purchases of soda and other sugary drinks dropped 27% in Oakland in the first 2½ years after the city adopted a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages, according to a new study by UCSF researchers. That decrease, which followed the launch of the tax in 2017, ...
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'Luckiest' mom battles Stage 4 gastric cancer Camilla Row, 39, was stunned by her diagnosis, but City of Hope specialist Yanghee Woo, M.D., had a treatment plan for her. The news hit like a lightning bolt. "I didn't even know you could get cancer in the stomach!" Back in 2018, Camilla Row, ...
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'Binocular' treatment helps with a common vision problem. Sleep makes it stick. Amblyopia, sometimes called lazy eye, is a common vision problem in children and babies, and it's typically been treated by having the child wear a patch on the stronger eye, with the goal of improving sight for the weaker eye.
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Does the skin microbiome contribute to protection from prolonged solar damage? Exposure to solar radiation could increase the risk of skin cancer and accelerate skin aging. A new paper explores the role of skin bacteria in protection against solar damage in lifeguards, who are typically exposed to the sun for long periods of time ...
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New DCFHP-alum COVID-19 vaccine candidate shows durable, broad-spectrum protection in non-human primates The ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, which is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has claimed more than 6.89 million lives worldwide. The rapid deployment of COVID-19 vaccines has prevented ...
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Primary care-led weight loss can halt diabetes for 'at least five years' The trial was based on a weight management programme involving a 12-week low-calorie formula diet followed by support to gradually reintroduce healthy food and maintain weight loss - and found that 46% of participants were in remission at one year and 36% ...
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SSB taxes can meaningfully improve diet and health, generate cost savings Oakland residents have bought fewer sugary beverages since a local "soda tax" went into effect, and that is likely improving their health and saving the city money, a new UC San Francisco study found. According to the study publishing April 18 in PLOS ...
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Researchers discover the molecule responsible for guiding T cells toward tumors Immunotherapy, particularly CAR T-Cell treatment for cancer, is extending the lives of many patients. But sometimes the therapy randomly migrates to places it shouldn't go, tucking into the lungs or other noncancerous tissue and causing toxic side ...
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Deadly fungus likely to threaten Alberta hospitals and care homes, experts warn A deadly, drug resistant fungus sparking concern in the United States has been detected in very small numbers in Alberta, and experts say vigilance will be key in the battle to prevent outbreaks in hospitals and care homes.
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Cancer survivors may be at heightened risk of cardiovascular disease The team also examined cardiac MRI scan results for the 1,354 study participants for whom these were available. Doing so revealed significant and detrimental changes in the size and function of the heart in breast and blood cancers survivors. The findings ...
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Sudbury health unit pauses COVID-19 risk index due to downward trend for illness The index looked at indicators including hospital admissions, active outbreaks and wastewater testing to give a risk level of COVID-19. The risks were shown as low, medium, high and very high, along ...
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