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To help children with high BMI, expert panel recommends 26 hours of behavior coaching — but not weight-loss drugs The US Preventive Services Task Force updated its final recommendations Tuesday for how primary care clinicians can best help children with a high body mass index, the measure most practitioners use to determine whether a person has obesity.
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Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: New Science Offers Old Remedy An ancient Chinese remedy for malaria could offer new hope to the 10% of reproductive-age women living with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), a poorly understood endocrine disorder that can cause hormonal imbalances, irregular periods, ...
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America's diet quality moved from an F to a D. Here's how to turn yours into an A A poor diet was defined as one with too many refined grains, processed meat and sugary beverages, including fruit juice, as well as ultraprocessed foods full of added sugar, salt and fat. Healthy choices such as fruits and vegetables are extremely low in ...
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Five diet changes that can help lower blood pressure Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with any advertisers on this site. Advanced age is a risk factor for high blood pressure — more than half of older adults have it. But there is plenty you can do to reduce your odds and reverse worrisome ...
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What Toxic Stress Can Do to Health We recently shared a clinical case drawn from a family medicine practice about the effect of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on health. The widespread epidemiology and significant health consequences require a focus on the prevention and ...
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Intensive Lifestyle Change Linked to Improved Alzheimer's Symptoms Healthy behaviors have been linked to a lower risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD) but may also benefit patients already diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or early AD, new research suggested. After 20 weeks, patients following an intensive ...
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Doctors Test the Limits of What Obesity Drugs Can Fix Lesa Walton suffered for years with rheumatoid arthritis. "It was awful," said Ms. Walton, 57, who lives in Wenatchee, Wash. "I kept getting sicker and sicker." She also had high blood pressure, and she was obese. Doctors told her to diet and exercise, ...
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Super Common Health Conditions Can Make a Heat Wave More Dangerous: Here's How to Prepare Very common health conditions like high blood pressure and diabetes, and even medications used to treat them, can exacerbate the effect of heat on someone's body. Here's what to know about underlying health conditions ...
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Steps or Minutes: Which Metric for Tracking Exercise Is Best? New research suggests both tracking exercise in minutes or in steps are good ways to maintain your health. The study—which included about 14,000 older women—found those who exercised more had a lower risk of death and heart disease, regardless of how ...
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Dostarlimab: Game Changer in Rectal Cancer Treatment? This, Lewis explains, could potentially eliminate the need for chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery in this patient population. Read more. GI CANCERSColorectal Cancer. Advertisement.
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Cancer campaigner 'would be thrilled by response to final message' The 46-year-old, from Manchester, helped set up the charity Fighting To Be Heard, which aims to support those living with incurable secondary breast cancer. Her husband, Mark Rackham, said ...
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Michigan will pay farmers to help investigate bird flu outbreaks CHICAGO, June 18 (Reuters) - Michigan will offer dairy operations with bird flu up to $28,000 to work with federal and state government agencies to investigate how the virus got onto their operations, Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural ...
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Japan reports record spike in potentially deadly bacterial infection The ongoing outbreak in Japan has already surpassed last year's previous record of 941 preliminary infections – the highest since statistics began in 1999. Japan's National Institute of Infectious Diseases reported 97 deaths due to STSS last year, the ...
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Parkinson's blood test gives early-diagnosis hope A simple blood test using artificial intelligence to predict Parkinson's disease years before symptoms begin has been developed by researchers. They hope it can lead to a cheap, finger-prick test providing early diagnoses - and help find treatments to ...
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Mpox cases spike in Los Angeles County Symptoms include rash or sores that look like pimples or blisters on the face, body and genitals as well as fever, chills, headache, muscle aches or swelling of lymph nodes. By City News Service • Published 1 min ago • Updated 1 min ago.
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Researchers discover potential mole reversal therapy in rare condition Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute for Child Health and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (GOSH) have designed a new genetic therapy that could alleviate debilitating giant moles in a rare skin condition.
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Bird flu FAQ: Symptoms, what Michigan outbreak means for pets and why wastewater matters Called highly pathogenic avian influenza, the H5N1 bird flu virus making headlines in Michigan and across the U.S. got its name because it is so well adapted to infecting and killing birds. H5N1 has been circulating in the U.S. since January 2022 and ...
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Alzheimer's Risk Higher If Mom Had Memory Problems Cognitively normal people whose mothers had a history of dementia or significant memory impairment were more likely to have a higher burden of brain amyloid-beta involved in Alzheimer's disease, cross-sectional data from the A4 trial showed.
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More guidance on using the COVID-19 drug Paxlovid But is Paxlovid helpful if you are fully vaccinated and also at high risk for severe COVID symptoms? What if you are healthy but unvaccinated? A study published April 3, 2024, in The New England Journal of Medicine explored these questions. Researchers ...
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Mpox is on the rise in LA County. Here's how to avoid it Close-up of a person in mask and other medical gear, holding a vial. Luis Garcia, a registered nurse, prepares an mpox vaccine in August 2022 at St. John's Well Child & Family Center in Los Angeles.
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Scientists try to solve bird flu mystery: Why there's so much virus in Michigan wastewater Newly released wastewater surveillance data suggests Michigan is a national hot spot for the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus that's infecting poultry, dairy cows and other mammals across the US, and has also been identified in three farmworkers ...
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Ultrasensitive liquid biopsy tech spots cancer earlier than standard methods An artificial intelligence-powered method for detecting tumor DNA in blood has shown unprecedented sensitivity in predicting cancer recurrence, in a study led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian, the New York Genome Center ...
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COVID summer surge: What are symptoms of FLiRT variance? The latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show the U.S. could be experiencing a summer COVID surge. Wastewater testing used to determine COVID levels in a community has shown a recent sharp uptick of the virus in several ...
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Mpox cases increase in LA County; health officials advise at-risk residents to take precautions LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health on Tuesday reported a "concerning increase" of 10 new cases of mpox in the past two weeks, up from a countywide average of less than two cases per week the preceding several weeks ...
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Measles cases confirmed in Clackamas County, prompting public health warning Oregon health authorities on Monday announced two cases of measles in a Clackamas County household and warned that other people at two Oregon Health & Science University buildings may have been exposed to the highly contagious disease last week.
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Mpox shows uptick in LA County, prompts free vaccines during Pride events Early detection, testing and vaccination are vital to controlling the spread of mpox and protecting Los Angeles County residents, according to health officials. Anyone who develops symptoms such as rash, fever or swollen lymph nodes should seek medical ...
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Why mosquitoes like some humans more than others – and why we should get rid of them Chemical compounds on our skin attract the mosquitoes – and some of us just smell more appetizing than others. Jeff Riffle, a professor of biology at the University of Washington in Seattle, conducts his research at ...
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'Farmers Against Cancer' program raises awareness for farmers facing cancer The program is also ...
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Report reveals rising rates of fatal opioid overdoses in Ontario shelters Researchers from the Ontario Drug Policy Research Network (ODPRN) at St. Michael's Hospital and Public Health Ontario analyzed health data from the Office of the Chief Coroner of Ontario and ICES, and found that there were 210 accidental opioid-related ...
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SF wastewater levels show increasing concentrations of COVID-19 Amanda Bidwell of Stanford University's WastewaterSCAN project said the current levels of COVID-19 in wastewater samples collected from sites across the Bay Area are elevated compared with those found in summer 2022. "In ...
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Major MMR drive among teenagers and young adults A major drive to get more young people vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) is underway in the North West. Aound 450,000 young people are being targeted as a result of a rise in cases. NHS bosses are urging 16–25-year-olds to catch up on ...
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'This is my choice': Central Texans weigh in on 'miracle weight loss drug' WACO, Texas — It's being labeled as the "miracle weight loss drug" — Ozempic and other diabetic medications are being used for more than the diabetic medical treatment, like weight loss. Patients on both ...
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Ultra-processed foods: here's how they may affect the way the immune system functions But diets high in ultra-processed foods are increasingly being linked to numerous health issues – including obesity, metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular diseases. The poor nutritional profile of ultra-processed foods, which often lack essential nutrients ...
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Oregon health officials report 2 cases of measles confirmed in Clackamas County, 1 in Marion County Because the exact location of the exposure is unknown, OHA said there may be other unreported measles cases in the state. The agency has yet to provide more details about the Marion County case.
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Lexington pediatrician warns about social media trend claiming sunscreen isn't necessary According to CBS News, ...
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Chronic high blood pressure during pregnancy doubled between 2008 and 2021 in the US Preeclampsia typically begins after 20 weeks of pregnancy, can cause liver or kidney damage, and may double a woman's chances for future heart failure and other cardiovascular complications.
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Explained: What's Causing The Spread Of "Flesh-Eating Bacteria" In Japan What is Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome? STSS is a rare but severe bacterial infection caused by group A Streptococcus bacteria. It occurs when these bacteria enter deep tissues and the bloodstream, releasing toxins that cause a ...
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Stanford Researchers Identify Six Subtypes of Depression Using Imaging Technology and Machine Learning To gain a better understanding of the different biotypes of the disease, Williams and colleagues enrolled 801 people in their study, all of whom were previously diagnosed with depression or anxiety using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), to ...
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'Flesh-eating bacteria' disease spreads in Japan, killing some in 2 days Close to 1,000 cases of Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) have been reported in the Asian country this year, and doctors warn symptoms can be fatal within 48 hours. As of June 2, Japan ...
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Update on tonsil and adenoid surgical pause On Tuesday, June 4, Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) paused scheduled tonsil and adenoid surgeries for patients aged 17 and under. Out of an abundance of caution, the program was paused after two pediatric patients died following discharge from tonsil ...
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Jefferson County sees spike in rabies cases WATERTOWN, New York ( ...
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Learn how to prevent brain injuries during Alzheimer's and Brain Injury Awareness Month ROANOKE, Va. – June is Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month, and LewisGale Regional Health System said they see at least several hundred people a year who suffer from brain injuries in Southwest Virginia each year. Brain injuries result when someone ...
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Changing People's Brain Dopamine Levels Impacts Their Mentalizing Abilities Read time: 2 minutes. Mentalising describes the act of attributing and understanding mental states (such as thoughts, feelings or intentions) in other people and in oneself. Researchers at the University of Birmingham have been able to show that ...
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Stronger Cannabis Linked to Higher Psychosis Risk in Teens The study is the first to show an age-dependent association between self-reported cannabis use and subsequent psychotic disorder diagnosis, which adds to a growing body of research on the mental health risks associated with cannabis.
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| People with HIV are aging, and the challenges are piling up Aging with HIV comes with an increased risk of other health problems. Failing to get adequate care could undermine fighting the virus. (Story aired on Weekend Edition Saturday on June 15, 2024.) Facebook; Flipboard
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Best Life: Good and bad health impacts of the sun The United States ...
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Healthwatch: Brain injury awareness June is Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month. LewisGale Hospital said they see at least several hundred people a year who suffer from brain injuries in Southwest Virginia. Headlines - Noon. Have the morning's biggest stories arrive in your inbox every ...
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Epidemiologic Features of Recovery From SARS-CoV-2 Infection Women and adults with suboptimal prepandemic health, particularly clinical cardiovascular disease, had longer times to recovery, whereas vaccination prior to infection and infection during the Omicron variant wave were associated with shorter times to ...
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Stanford Researchers Identify Six Subtypes of Depression Using Imagining Technology and Machine Learning Major depression is defined as a period of at least two weeks when a person experienced a depressed mood or loss of interest or pleasure in daily activities, and had a majority of specified symptoms, such as problems with sleep, eating, energy, ...
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Cancer is affecting more young people than ever before: How health care can learn to meet their needs The Princess of Wales' cancer diagnosis at the relatively young age of 42 brought attention to the realities of being diagnosed with cancer as a younger person. By definition, adolescents and young adults (AYAs) are people diagnosed with cancer between ...
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