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Top 5: Common Cancer Myths, Explained Cancer is not a contagious disease. certain cancers may be caused by viruses (HPV or Human Papillomavirus and Hepatitis B and C, for example). While a virus can spread from person to person, the cancers they can cause cannot spread from person to person.
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It's no surprise there's a global measles outbreak. But the numbers are 'staggering' "We're going to see outbreaks any time we have an accumulation of people who haven't been vaccinated," says Cyndi Hatcher, unit lead for measles elimination in the African Region at the CDC. "When you have immunization disruptions, measles is always going ...
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Here's How Many Minutes of Exercise Per Week Can Help Lower Kidney Disease Risk A new study suggests that logging high weekly totals of moderate to vigorous physical activity can reduce the risk of developing chronic kidney disease in people with type 2 diabetes who are also living with overweight or obesity.
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Viagra May Lower the Risk of Alzheimer's Viagra is best known for helping erectile dysfunction, but the latest research suggests it might also lower the risk of Alzheimer's disease. Viagra belongs to a group of drugs known as phosphodiesterase Type 5 inhibitors, which work by relaxing blood ...
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Rio declares dengue emergency as Brazil gears up for carnival The mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes, has declared a state of public health emergency due to a dengue epidemic, according to CNN affiliate CNN Brasil. The surge in dengue cases comes as Rio and the rest of the country gear up for carnival ...
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Dengue spreads fast in Brazil prompting emergency health measures BRASILIA, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Dengue fever has surged in Brazil's hot rainy season, forcing health authorities to take emergency measures and start mass vaccination against the mosquito-borne illness. In the first five weeks of this year 364,855 cases of ...
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IgE in allergy: It takes two Convergent Ig gene sequences were identified in B cells specific to the peanut allergen Ara h 2 in peanut-allergic children with high peanut-specific IgE, and these Ig sequences were derived from the type 2 Bmem population.
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Michigan Chef, 29, Dies from Rare Fungal Infection That Had 'Eaten Large Holes' in His Lungs Ian Pritchard, a 29-year-old chef from Petoskey, was admitted to the hospital after experiencing flu-like symptoms the week before Thanksgiving. After arriving, his condition quickly deteriorated and he was transported ...
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Men on Viagra may reduce their Alzheimer's risk - study Men who take drugs for erectile dysfunction, such as Viagra, may reduce their risk of Alzheimer's disease, a study suggests. In research on more than 260,000 men, those taking the drugs were 18% less likely to develop the dementia-causing condition.
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Longer-duration CPR does not improve survival after in-hospital cardiac arrest "For patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, previous studies showed that longer duration of prehospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation before return of spontaneous circulation was associated with poor outcomes for patients. However, the association ...
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Diets high in plant-based foods, low in processed foods, may help reduce cancer risk The panelists began by discussing the components of a healthy diet. Giovannucci suggested that people starting to make dietary changes focus on consuming healthier proteins, fats, and carbohydrates. He defined these as lean meats and plant ...
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The experts: osteopaths on 20 easy and effective ways to treat back pain "Prevention is better than cure," says John Corfield, an osteopath who runs a clinic in Wilmslow, Cheshire. "There are things you can do to help avoid the common causes of back pain, such as swimming, engaging the core and not sitting for prolonged periods ...
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Mild COVID-19 Can Cause Sleep Problems, Study Finds Feb. 7, 2024 -- Even a mild case of COVID-19 can cause people to have trouble sleeping, according to new research. It was already established that sleep problems were associated with COVID-19 for patients whose illness was bad enough to require ...
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Circulating myeloid-derived MMP8 in stress susceptibility and depression Using a combination of mass cytometry and single-cell RNA sequencing, we performed high-dimensional phenotyping of immune cells in circulation and in the brain and demonstrate that peripheral monocytes are strongly affected by stress. In ...
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'Everywhere chemicals' in food containers linked to preterm births Researchers found that in 2018, about 56,595 preterm births could be attributed to phthalate exposure. ... Phthalates, synthetic chemicals found in clear food packaging and personal care items, have been associated with an increased risk of preterm birth.
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VIDEO: Iodine povacrylex in alcohol preferred for antisepsis of closed fracture surgery Slobogean and investigators from the Program of Randomized Trials to Evaluate Preoperative Antiseptic Skin Solutions in Orthopedic Trauma (PREP-IT) compared outcomes of iodine povacrylex in alcohol for antisepsis vs. chlorhexidine gluconate in alcohol.
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More than a third of cancer patients in England face potentially deadly delays There has also been a significant surge in people experiencing long waits in A&E, though the overall NHS waiting list continues to fall, according to the latest performance data for England. An ...
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How to shrink the cancer risk in your diet Panelists at Harvard Chan's Reducing Cancer Risk Through Nutrition event. Timothy Rebbeck (from left), Eliza Leone, Edward Giovannucci, and Gabrielle Emanuel explored the connection between diet and cancer at the Harvard Chan Studio panel discussion.
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Daily cinnamon supplement could help lower blood sugar, study says BOSTON - Cinnamon has been used for thousands of years, not only in cooking but also for medicinal purposes. The spice may have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Now a new study has found it may have antidiabetic effects.
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Toxoplasmosis exposure warning issued for wild game dinners held in Mount Kisco MOUNT KISCO, New York (WABC) -- The Westchester County Health Department has issued an urgent health alert. The department is investigating at least two cases of toxoplasmosis, an illness caused by a parasite that can cause birth defects or ...
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Poll reveals music's powerful impact on aging population Three-quarters of people age 50 to 80 say music helps them relieve stress or relax and 65% say it helps their mental health or mood, according to the new results from the University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging. Meanwhile, 60% say they get ...
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Why are we now seeing an 'alarming rise' in measles cases? Analysis: antibiotics and vaccination all but wiped out such traditional infectious childhood diseases as measles during the 20th century. By Ida Milne, Carlow College. In recent weeks, outbreaks of measles in Europe have caused concern for health ...
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Using Cancer's Strength to Fight Against It By studying mutations in malignant T-cells that cause lymphoma, they zeroed in on one that imparted exceptional potency to engineered T-cells. Inserting a gene encoding this unique mutation into normal human T-cells made them more than 100 times more ...
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Cancer waiting times in 2023 worst on record Cancer waiting times for 2023 in England were the worst on record, a BBC News analysis reveals. Just 64.1% of patients started treatment within 62 days of cancer being suspected, meaning nearly 100,000 waited longer than they should for life-saving ...
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Innovative screening can detect 'cancer fingerprint' in dogs Using a unique urinalysis technique, researchers at Virginia Tech have created a simple, noninvasive, rapid screen to detect the presence of cancer in dogs. By. Briana Bittner. 7 Feb 2024. Approximately a 3 minute read.
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How does waste leave the brain? Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have discovered an anatomical brain structure (in green) that allows fluid waste to leave the brain. In neuroinflammatory conditions in mice, immune cells use these routes to enter the ...
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Are environmental toxins putting future generations at risk? Are environmental toxins putting future generations at risk? Exposure to DDT can trigger changes to the heritable sperm epigenome and may raise risk of birth defects and disease, finds McGill-led study.
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What to Know About the Rise in Cancer Cases Among Younger People Cancer deaths have declined over the years, but experts are working to understand why more people under the age of 50 are being diagnosed with the disease, especially colorectal cancer.
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Researchers say they have found the 'smoking gun' for tackling life-long allergies For the first time, researchers say, a team has isolated a cell responsible for remembering allergies and triggering the production of antibodies that cause the allergic reaction. It's a "ground-breaking discovery," ...
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Canadian researchers discover cell that may help develop cure for allergies The cell, called a type-2 memory B cell (MBC2), remembers your allergies., the researchers said in a study published Wednesday in Science Translational Medicine. This means, for example. if you are allergic to peanuts your MBC2s alert the immune system and ...
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Teledermatology study exposes skin tone diagnosis gaps, AI offers improvement In the present study, researchers performed a digital analysis with 389 board-certified dermatologists (BCDs) and 459 primary-care doctors (PCPs) from 39 nations to assess the diagnostic accuracy of diagnosis provided by general and specialist physicians ...
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Long covid: Online rehabilitation can improve quality of life, study reports The eight week Regain programme led to sustained improvements in fatigue, pain, and depression compared with usual care in people who had been admitted to hospital with their initial covid infection, researchers found. Gordon McGregor ...
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Health alert: 2 people who attended 'game dinners' have parasite, Westchester County says At least two people who attended recent "game dinners" at an American Legion post in Mount Kisco have contracted toxoplasmosis, a serious infection with a parasite, Westchester County officials said in an urgent public health alert late Wednesday.
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Health Highlights: Sleep's impact on heart health + Addressing nursing shortage Dr. Frank Han is a cardiologist with OSF HealthCare. He says heart disease isn't something that happens overnight, but over time. "The link mainly comes in when you don't ...
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Erectile dysfunction drugs may be linked to reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease, study suggests Being able to repurpose drugs already licensed for other health conditions could help accelerate progress and open up new avenues to prevent or treat dementia-causing diseases," said Dr Leah Mursaleen, Head of Research at Alzheimer's Research UK.
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Had COVID recently? Here's what to know about how long immunity lasts, long COVID, and more Infectious disease experts say this is because the virus has mutated to cause less severe disease, and most people now have some form of immunity between prior infections and vaccine protection. Still, as hundreds of millions ...
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HIV Testing Week returns for 2024 Last December, on World AIDS Day, Coventry Pride organised an enlightening and poignant gathering, which was also shared online, to increase awareness about HIV prevention and testing. A representative from the NHS sexual health service was also present on ...
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Make eye health a priority The good news is 90% of blindness or vision impairment is preventable or treatable. The earlier people start looking after their eyes, the better chance of them maintaining good vision. Optometry Australia recommends having a ...
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Surviving prostate cancer doesn't have to cost sexual function Good outcomes can be achieved with different treatments, and for low risk prostate cancer patients, that could mean extra years of sexual and urinary function. Men with low risk localised prostate cancer who opt for less invasive treatment to help ...
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Turbocharged CAR-T cells melt tumours in mice — using a trick from cancer cells These living drugs have taken the research community by storm, and the US Food and Drug Administration has approved several CAR-T cell therapies for blood cancers such as lymphomas and multiple myeloma. But scientists are still ...
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Uber Eats Super Bowl ad mocks food allergies: It's time to take allergy seriously. The latest ad from Uber Eats, due to air during the Super Bowl this weekend, has rightfully attracted vocal criticism from the allergic community. Burton Paul, CEO for Allergy UK, explains, "It is incredibly disappointing and irresponsible for an ...
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Recognizing unique symptoms of heart attacks According to Dr. ...
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Localized Prostate Cancer: Functional Outcomes After Specific Treatments In an observational cohort study reported in JAMA, Al Awamlh et al identified adverse functional outcomes after localized prostate cancer treatment among patients with favorable- and unfavorable-prognosis disease. Study Details.
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Spike In 'Flesh-Eating Bacteria' Linked To Summer Heat Waves An analysis published on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control And Prevention's website cites 11 severe cases of Vibrio vulnificus in New York, Connecticut and North Carolina. They happened in July and August, amid a summer ...
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Naturally occurring T cell mutations enhance engineered T cell therapies We identify a gene fusion, CARD11–PIK3R3, found in a CD4+ cutaneous T cell lymphoma, that augments CARD11–BCL10–MALT1 complex signalling and anti-tumour efficacy of therapeutic T cells in several immunotherapy-refractory models in an antigen-dependent ...
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Identification of direct connections between the dura and the brain Notably, in neuroinflammatory conditions such as experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis, ACE points also enable cellular trafficking, representing a route for immune cells to directly enter the subarachnoid space from the dura mater. Collectively, our ...
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Type 2–polarized memory B cells hold allergen-specific IgE memory IgE is the key mediator of allergic responses in the context of both food allergy and allergic rhinitis. However, most IgE-producing cells are short-lived, begging the question: What population replenishes the IgE-producing cell pool?
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How communities can support young people experiencing mental health crisis Formative partners include the Skoll Foundation, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Scott Cook and Signe Ostby, Virgin Unite and more. Crisis Text Line partnered with Common Good Labs to analyse anonymised conversations that young ...
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How to recognize the signs of an eating disorder Nine percent of Californians will have an eating disorder in their lifetime, according to data by the Harvard Chan School of Public Health. February marks Eating Disorder Awareness Month, as support groups sound the alarm about red flags and where ...
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AUDIO: New type of sunbed worrying cancer experts After years of public health messaging linking sun beds to a heightened risk of skin cancer and even melanoma, the beauty treatment has largely fallen out of favour. But a new type of sun bed claiming to leave users with a 'longer-lasting tan' and ...
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