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More Young People Than Ever Will Get Colorectal Cancer This Year When Ms. Peters finally visited a gastroenterologist in 2021, after having her third child and experiencing worsening bleeding from her rectum along with changes in her stool consistency, an urgent colonoscopy confirmed that she had colorectal cancer.
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Doctors emphasize screening during Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month That's why guidelines were updated to start screening earlier. "I'm a Stage 3 colorectal cancer survivor," Jennifer Jones said. "When I was diagnosed at the age of 50, I was ...
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Bird flu is spreading in a few states. Keeping your bird feeders clean can help The USDA, along with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are further investigating reports of sick cows in these states as well as New Mexico.
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Why the mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is worrying disease docs First, the DRC is seeing record numbers. About 400 suspect cases are reported each week – the majority in children. Second, the strain of the virus that's circulating is especially deadly, with up to 1 in every 10 people who get the virus dying. And third, ...
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Young Adults With Migraine May Face Higher Stroke Risk By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter. HealthDay. WEDNESDAY, March 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Migraines in young adults appear to increase their risk of stroke more than traditional risk factors like high blood pressure, a new study reports.
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The Startup Behind The First Pig-Human Kidney Transplant Is Targeting Hearts And Livers Next Surgeons perform the world's first genetically modified pig kidney transplant into a living human at Massachusetts General Hospital. MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL. Biotech startup eGenesis developed a gene-edited kidney that was ...
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Regular exercise is associated with less insomnia, study shows Participants in nine European countries were surveyed about their frequency, intensity and duration of physical activity as well as their symptoms of insomnia, amount of sleep each night and feelings of sleepiness during the day.
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Common Household Chemicals Could Harm the Brain These chemicals -- found in disinfectants, cleaners, hair products, furniture and textiles -- could be linked to degenerative brain diseases like multiple sclerosis and autism, researchers report. The chemicals specifically affect the ...
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Puerto Rico declares public health emergency after rise in dengue fever cases Dengue fever is a potentially deadly viral infection that comes from mosquitoes and is transmitted to humans. Typically, the virus is more common in tropical and subtropical areas. Some people that are infected with the virus won't experience symptoms at ...
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Repairing patients' dura more durably The dural membrane (dura) is the outermost of three meningeal layers that line the central nervous system (CNS), which includes the brain and spinal cord. Together, the meninges function as a shock-absorber to protect the CNS against trauma, ...
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California sees 'substantial increase' in cases of tuberculosis Not everyone infected with the bacteria becomes sick, however. The CDC said there are cases in which an infection can be treated before it progresses to tuberculosis disease. In some cases, tuberculosis can be fatal ...
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ERs Might Be Good Spots to Offer Flu Shots By Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter. HealthDay. TUESDAY, March 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — New research offers an easy prescription to get people to roll up their sleeves for a flu shot. Just ask them to. And then reinforce the invitation with a ...
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Want to feel younger than you are? Improve your sleep (CNN) — Not getting enough sleep may cause you to feel five to 10 years older than you really are, according to two new studies. "Sleep plays a causal role in how old individuals feel," Leonie Balter, a sleep researcher at Stockholm University in ...
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4-year-old girl taken off life support after common cold symptoms quickly worsened CLEVELAND (WOIO/Gray ...
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More exposure to artificial, bright, outdoor nighttime light linked to higher stroke risk Bright, outdoor lights are used at night to enhance the visibility of the environment, improving human safety and comfort. However, the excessive use of artificial light has resulted in about 80% of the world's population living in light-polluted ...
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New epilepsy monitoring unit opens in Manitoba New unit replaces a smaller one that closed in 2019 because of staffing shortages, equipment failure: minister. CBC News · Posted: Mar 26, 2024 10:53 AM PDT | Last Updated: 6 minutes ago. A collection of x-rays of human heads are shown.
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Ross River virus: more than 1500 cases recorded in Queensland as mosquito numbers spike The virus is spread from mosquitoes to humans but can't be transmitted from person to person. People usually recover a few weeks after the initial infection but some can experience symptoms for months.
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Puerto Rico reports at least 549 cases of dengue so far this year More than 340 people have been hospitalized for the mosquito-borne virus, according to the island's health department. Puerto Rico last declared a dengue epidemic in 2012. More than 5 million dengue cases were ...
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Joints that could heal themselves? Researchers could get there in 5 years This may seem like a dream to the 32.5 million people who suffer from osteoarthritis. This week, the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) awarded up to $39 million to a University of Colorado Boulder-led team of scientists to work toward ...
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Evolving brain sizes from 1930 to 1970 could signal decreased dementia risk, researchers say The development and upkeep of the human brain are influenced by both genetic factors and environmental conditions, which may subsequently impact the risk of dementia later in life. Thus, a recent study published in JAMA Neurology assessed whether there ...
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How US life expectancy rates changed as COVID deaths wane, drug overdoses persist "Life expectancy at birth increased 1.1 years...largely because of decreases in mortality due to COVID-19, heart disease, cancer, unintentional injuries, and homicide," the report stated.
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TB still looms as Idaho health officials rally for prevention TB is caused by a germ called Mycobacterium tuberculosis, a type of bacteria. Not everyone infected with TB bacteria becomes sick. In fact, most people will initially develop latent TB infection (LTBI), a condition in which the bacteria lives in the body ...
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Strokes in young adults may be caused more often by migraines, other nontraditional factors Strokes are typically caused by high blood pressure and other traditional risk factors. But for adults under 35 who have a stroke, migraine headaches and other nontraditional risk factors may be more likely to blame, new research finds.
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Medicare Will Cover Weight Loss Drugs Like Wegovy Prescribed to Lower Heart Disease Risk This comes after the FDA expanded the approval of this drug to include cardiovascular benefits. A clinical trial showed that Wegovy lowered the risk of cardiovascular events such as heart attack and stroke in people who are living ...
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Jen didn't fit the profile for a heart attack – then she had three of them Now, a new national research centre will be dedicated to improving the lack of knowledge about how sex and gender affects the risk, detection and treatment of many health conditions – and translating that research into policies and practice.
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Covid vaccines to be sold on high street for first time A spokesman for Boots told The Telegraph: "We are launching a private Covid-19 vaccination service for people who are not eligible for an NHS vaccination but still want the option to protect themselves from the virus.
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Measles Outbreak Worsens at Pilsen Migrant Shelter, Prompting Officials to Tighten Vaccination Policy Chicago health officials have confirmed 14 cases of measles in the past seven days, prompting them to tighten rules requiring all residents of the city's largest migrant shelter to be vaccinated against the highly infectious disease.
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Live Eel removed from Vietnamese man after it slid up his rectum Live eel removed from man's abdomen after being mistaken for sliding up his rectum. Successful surgery at Hai Ha District Medical Center. The man, 34, suffered stomach cramps.
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Measles may be first of more diseases to make a comeback, says Brock expert Adam MacNeil, Associate Professor of Immunology and Director of the Inflammation and Immunity Lab at Brock University. With measles cases on the rise across the country, a Brock University immunologist says the highly contagious ...
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CDC outlines new COVID-19 regulations, no longer requires five-day quarantine "However, we still must use the commonsense solutions we know work to protect ourselves and others from serious illness from respiratory viruses," Cohen said. The CDC also states that regulations for ...
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This Extremely Rare Neurological Condition Makes Faces Appear Distorted or 'Like a Demon' Smithsonian For the first time, scientists have recreated what one patient suffering from prosopometamorphopsia, or PMO, sees when he looks at faces. One winter morning roughly three years ago, Victor Sharrah woke up and spotted his roommate walking to ...
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Study highlights potential new approach for early intervention for diabetic patients at risk of kidney disease Researchers at the University of Bristol have uncovered a mechanism by which a hormone can protect the blood vessels in the kidneys from the damage caused by diabetes. In doing so, the team has identified a potential early treatment strategy to prevent ...
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If the pollen has you sniffling and sneezing, try these tips from an allergist ATLANTA - It's that time of year: longer days, warmer temperatures, and pollen everywhere. Dr. Tom Chacko of Chacko Allergy, Asthma and Sinus Center in Atlanta says he loves the view out his window but knows spring allergies are making life complicated ...
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Animals Catch More Viruses From Us Than We Do From Them By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter. HealthDay. WEDNESDAY, March 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- People worry about deadly viruses leaping from animals into humans, but a new study suggests that wildlife is more at risk than humans are.
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COVID-19 Antibody Discovery Could Explain Long COVID UVA Health's Steven L. Zeichner, MD, PhD, and his team have made an antibody discovery that could explain some of the most perplexing mysteries about COVID-19 and long COVID. UVA Health researchers have discovered a potential explanation for some of ...
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'Another step closer': Western University researchers work on cure for AIDS The treatment is an HIV-virus-like-particle (HLP),which are dead HIV particles hosting a comprehensive set of HIV proteins that increase immune responses without infecting a person. When compared with ...
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Researchers a step closer to HIV cure New study shows virus-like particle can effectively 'shock and kill' latent HIV reservoir in those living with chronic HIV. By Cynthia Fazio,. March 26, 2024. The study shows that the researchers' patented therapeutic candidate, HLP, has the ability to ...
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What a cancer nurse and psychologist say about sharing a diagnosis with others In the wake of a cancer diagnosis, you might feel overwhelmed about who to share the news with, and how. "The person being diagnosed often carries with them a sense of responsibility for disseminating that information in a way that is positive, ...
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New and Expanded Epilepsy and Neurosurgery Care Opens at HSC Manitobans living with epilepsy can now access better treatment through a new epilepsy monitoring unit and an adjacent neurological recovery unit have both opened at Health Sciences Centre (HSC), Health, Seniors and Long-Term Care Minister Uzoma ...
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First successful Pig kidney transplant in human | What it means for the future Early success in the inaugural transplant of a pig kidney into a human recipient has sparked optimism among researchers for broader clinical trials involving pig organs. These trials could pave the way for xenotransplantation, the utilization of animal ...
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Honey is said to help with hay fever symptoms – here's what the research says about this claim Honey has a long history as a revered natural remedy across many cultures. Ancient civilisations recognised its therapeutic potential, employing it for various medicinal purposes. The ancient Egyptians, Assyrians, Chinese, Greeks and Romans, ...
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Seeing a Doctor Doesn't Have to Be So Frustrating Patients complain of endless time in the waiting room and little face time with the doctor once in the exam room. Digital patient portals—which are supposed to help make scheduling, follow-up and communication easier—have been hard to navigate for both ...
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Harnessing artificial intelligence for health Automated technology helps doctors interpret chest X-ray images so they can refer patients for further testing and appropriate treatment. Photo: UNDP Tajikistan/Nozim Kalandarov. Chest X-rays are ...
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Integrating climate resilience into health systems These challenges manifest in increased mortality rates due to malnutrition, malaria, diarrhoea, and heat stress. Moreover, climate-induced disasters disrupt healthcare access, exacerbate resource losses, and hinder emergency response efforts.
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Lessons from Kate and our nurse navigators: Supporting someone during a health crisis The princess, the former Kate Middleton, offered her own support to others facing health challenges, saying, "For everyone facing this disease, in whatever form, please do not lose faith or hope. You are not alone.".
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TMU researchers make breakthrough on diagnosing breast cancer with AI The TMU team developed a custom AI tool that helps pathologists make more consistent and reliable treatment decisions which can revolutionize cancer care. The research is led by professor April Khademi, Canada Research Chair and medical image analysis ...
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