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Alcohol can increase your cancer risk. What experts say about how much is too much We also know that alcohol changes the microbiome, so those are the bacteria that live in your gut, and that can also increase the risk," Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News medical contributor and editor-at-large for public health at KFF Health News, recently ...
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3D mammograms show benefits over 2D imaging, especially for dense breasts Three-dimensional imaging outperformed older digital mammography at reducing anxiety-producing callbacks for more breast cancer testing, a new study shows. The research, published this month in the journal Radiology also suggests the newer technology ...
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Nearly 1 in 3 US adults may have an iron deficiency, study suggests A large proportion of adults in the United States – nearly 1 in 3 – may have one of two forms of iron deficiency, even if they don't have a health condition for which they would be screened for it, such as anemia, heart failure or chronic kidney disease, a ...
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'More support needed for women with heart conditions' She said clinicians initially told her she was having a panic attack or had a stomach bug before correctly diagnosing and treating her. The British Heart Foundation said women were often under-diagnosed or mis-diagnosed ...
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Second Health Care Worker Exposed to Person with Bird Flu Had Symptoms. Here's What We Know and Don't Know Experts call for greater testing of contacts of a person who was infected with the H5N1 bird flu strain before the virus causes a wider outbreak. By Tanya Lewis. H5N1 virus. TEM (transmission electron micrograph) of Avian influenza A H5N1 viruses (seen ...
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New RSV Vaccines Had Limited Takers Last Year. Will This Year Be Better? When the Food and Drug Administration approved several new vaccines against respiratory syncytial virus last year, the shots were celebrated as a "powerful new tool" to protect infants and older people. Pharmaceutical giants projected billions of ...
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Increased Rates of Sudden Unexpected Infant Death During COVID-19 Pandemic A total of 14,308 cases of SUID were analyzed, including deaths classified as SIDS, unknown cause, and accidental suffocation and strangulation in bed. Researchers assessed the monthly differences in the rate of SUID during and ...
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A top government scientist engaged in research misconduct, NIH finds A National Institutes of Health investigation has found research misconduct by a top neuroscientist. ByThe Associated Press. September 26, 2024, 7:49 AM. 1:12. National headlines from ABC News. Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.
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RSV Vaccines Effective in Older Adults in Long-Term Care Facilities A robust antibody response was found in patients in residents of long-term care facilities who were given the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine. Advertisement.
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More pregnant women being diagnosed with high blood pressure, studies show That can cause serious complications for the mom, including organ damage, vision loss, heart attack, seizures, strokes, and in some cases death. It also threatens the life of the unborn baby.
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How physicians can prep for COVID-19, flu, RSV this season Mandy Cohen, MD, MPH, plans to get her young daughters vaccinated, with recommended vaccines they are eligible for, as soon as possible to get ready for the 2024–2025 fall and winter respiratory virus season. While some people are at higher risk for ...
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Naloxone successful in over half of uses in reversing signs of opioid overdose in the prehospital setting The opioid epidemic is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States, and it is increasingly impacting children and teenagers. Naloxone can reverse the effects of opioid overdose and is being used in hospitals and by emergency ...
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Bird flu casts a wider net as US health officials keep drip-feeding information on Fridays A bird flu outbreak has infected more than 100 million poultry, over 10,000 wild birds, and 238 dairy herds across the U.S.. Damien Meyer—AFP/Getty Images.
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'Weekend warriors' can cut risk of 264 diseases People exercising using dumbbells. Being a "weekend warrior" is just as effective as regular weekly exercise in reducing the risk of developing more than 200 diseases, according to a new study out ...
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Few Americans concerned about upcoming respiratory virus season Yesterday during its annual news conference, the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) said less than 1 in 5 Americans are concerned about flu, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) as the nation approaches the fall and winter ...
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Leading Neuroscientist Accused of Research Misconduct The National Institutes of Health said Thursday that Dr. Eliezer Masliah, a prominent Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease researcher, falsified or fabricated images published in two papers, which it is now retracting.
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Targeting brain lesions with TMS shows promise in treating PTSD in veterans A recent Nature Neuroscience study explores the optimal neuroanatomical target to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in veterans. Neuromodulation and PTSD. Approximately 30% of military combat veterans and trauma survivors develop ...
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LA County reports first West Nile virus death this year The L.A. County Department of Public Health reported on Thursday that the patient died from neurological illness caused by severe West Nile. So far in 2024, there have been 14 confirmed cases of the virus in the county and 63 in the state, according to ...
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What is XEC, the new COVID variant spreading in the West? A new coronavirus variant is sweeping through Europe and the United States as officials advise ramping up monitoring of its spread. The variant – known as XEC – has infected 600 people across Europe and North America just ahead of the winter season in ...
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'Weekend warriors' see similar benefits as those who exercise during the week, study finds The CDC recommends 150 minutes of physical activity per week. ByKatie Kindelan · via GMA logo. September 26, 2024, 10:39 AM. 1:11. 'Weekend warriors' see same benefits as those who exercise during the week, study says.
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'Quick' cancer DNA test offers hope for thousands Mr Marks, from Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, is one of thousands of people with lung cancer who is likely to benefit from a new diagnostic blood test being rolled out across Wales. The test checks ...
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Glial Cell Communities Conspire to Drive Alzheimer's Disease The amyloid cascade—plaques to tangles to cognitive decline—has become well established. Less well understood is what role inflammation and glial changes play. Now, by analyzing single-nuclei RNA-Seq data from more than 400 postmortem brains, ...
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Episode #126 - Rabies: Protect yourself and your pets VGS Hello and welcome to Science in 5. This is Orion and that's Daft Punk. Orion has been a street dog as well as a pet. But the most important thing about Orion is that he's vaccinated against rabies. We're talking about rabies with Bernadette.
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Ozempic May Lower Risk of Opioid Overdose: What to Know "It would be amazing if this drug could solve the very prolific drug abuse that we see in our patients," said endocrinologist Sun Kim, MD, who specializes in diabetes treatment at Stanford Health Care. (Kim was not involved in the study.).
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Ultra-processed foods are silently altering your metabolism, scientists warn Epidemiological studies have consistently linked high intake of ultra-processed foods, particularly animal-based food products and sweetened beverages, to increased risks of obesity, cardiovascular disease, and metabolic disorders. Excessive intake of ...
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Food for thought: How diet affects the brain over a lifetime A wealth of research shows that what people eat affects the body's ability to ward off heart disease and stroke. And a growing body of research finds what's good for the heart is good for the brain, revealing the same risk factors that lead to heart ...
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Majority of black people think racism played role in failure to test for prostate cancer Nearly two-thirds (62%) of black people in the UK believe racial discrimination has prevented them or a loved one from accessing a prostate cancer test, a survey has found, despite black men having twice the risk of developing the disease than the overall ...
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Shining Light on the Importance of Genetic Testing During Prostate Cancer Awareness Month September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, and with one in eight men diagnosed in their lifetime, prostate cancer is a significant cancer, particularly for those with higher risk factors, including genetic susceptibility.1 This month we spotlight ...
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Antiviral drug molnupiravir linked to new mutations in SARS-CoV-2 Molnupiravir, an antiviral drug used to treat patients with COVID-19, appears to be driving SARS-CoV-2 to mutate and evolve, with some of these new viruses being transmitted onwards, a new study has shown. It is not clear, however, whether these ...
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Joint statement: World Rabies Day As we commemorate the eighteenth World Rabies Day on 28 September 2024, the Quadripartite agencies (FAO, UNEP, WHO, and WOAH) and the Global Alliance for Rabies Control (GARC), in the Africa region, are calling on all stakeholders to reflect on the ...
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1 in 3 children are now nearsighted globally. What's behind the rise? A new study is warning that children's eye health around the world may be on the decline. Nearly one in three were nearsighted in 2023 and that's expected to rise in the next two decades. The study, published Tuesday in the British Journal of ...
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Ditch the chips: Opt for eggs and fruit to lower diabetes risk Diabetes is a chronic condition where the body struggles to regulate blood sugar levels. Substituting 10% of ultra-processed foods with minimally processed foods reduced diabetes risk by 14%. Increased ...
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2024-25 COVID-19 Vaccine Information UCSF community is informed that UCSF Health has received its first shipment of the updated adult Pfizer vaccine and is now offering it to patients. Employees who use UCSF for primary care can ask for the vaccine during their next primary care visit.
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Can semaglutide help reduce opioid overdoses? What new study suggests The research needs further validation with more data and study populations, but it offers some hope to patients struggling with opioid addiction. Click to play video: 'Fatal opioid overdoses surge in ...
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Study finds certain MS therapies may not slow disability progression Date: September 25, 2024; Source: American Academy of Neurology; Summary: In people with primary progressive multiple sclerosis (MS), a new study has found no difference in the amount of time before disability worsened between people taking certain ...
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AI could predict breast cancer risk via 'zombie cells' Date: September 25, 2024; Source: University of Copenhagen - The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences; Summary: Women worldwide could see better treatment with new AI technology which enables better detection of damaged cells and more precisely ...
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World Rabies Day: tracing the journey from myths to modern medicine In May 2024, a tragic incident in Alappuzha, Kerala, highlighted the ongoing threat of rabies in the 21st century. A nine-year-old boy died from rabies after being bitten by a stray dog. He was not vaccinated after the attack owing to the absence of ...
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Semaglutide Beneficial for Hidradenitis Suppurativa in Patients With Obesity All of the patients were prescribed concomitant HS treatments. The researchers found that the mean duration of semaglutide treatment was 8.2 months and the mean dose was 0.8 mg once weekly. There was a decrease seen in mean body mass index, from 43.1 to ...
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State health officials announce third horse case of EEE in Massachusetts Boston — The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) today announced a third confirmed case of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) in a horse this year. The horse was exposed to EEE in Carver, an area already at high risk for EEE.
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Outagamie County reports first 'whooping cough' cases in nearly four years, seven in one month Last week, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported cases are 12 times higher now than they were at this time last year. ... I'm your neighborhood reporter in Appleton. APPLETON ...
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Large-scale study confirms well-established cancer risk factors and identifies new ones Image: AI-generated DNA. Credit: Ivana Tomášková from Pixabay. Researchers have examined thousands of genetically defined traits to identify possible causal relationships for eight common cancers. The team evaluated data from more than 860,000 people ...
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"The final warning sign": XDR typhoid Extensively drug-resistant typhoid is spreading in Pakistan and elsewhere, risking a return to untreatable infection. By Misbah Khan, reporter at The Bureau of Investigative Journalism. From his sickbed, 8-year-old Ukasha watched through heavy eyes as ...
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Risk factors and prognostic impact of unwanted loneliness in heart failure We analyzed the association between the exposure and adverse clinical endpoints by Cox (death or any hospitalization), and negative binomial regressions (recurrent hospitalizations or visits to the emergency room). Risk factors associated with loneliness ...
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Health unit confirms West Nile case in Simcoe County resident WNV circulates between birds and some species of mosquitoes. The virus can be transmitted to humans by a mosquito bite if the mosquito has first bitten an infected bird. The health unit's surveillance program has shown that WNV activity remains within ...
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Top in women's health: Virtual reality, hypnosis may help treat hot flashes Menopausal women experiencing hot flashes may find relief from "visiting" a snowy landscape via a virtual reality headset, according to a speaker at the Annual Meeting of The Menopause Society. Although there is little empirical evidence demonstrating ...
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Robert Matera, MD, in honor of Prostate Cancer Awareness Month These often includes medical oncologist, urologist, radiation oncologist, radiologist, pathologist, etc. Smilow is extremely skilled at seamlessly integrating these many specialties. One example of this are frequent tumor board meetings – a gathering ...
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Operationalising the One Health approach for rabies elimination Equipped with vaccines, diagnostic tools, and educational materials, these teams would conduct door-to-door animal vaccinations, provide post-exposure prophylaxis to bite victims, and educate communities about rabies prevention. Mobile ...
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Some May Struggle to Get a Free COVID Vaccine However, for the more than 21 million uninsured non-elderly adults, there is no such guarantee. An exception was made during the COVID-19 public health emergency, with emergency funding enabling the federal government to purchase all COVID-19 vaccine doses ...
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Social support may benefit men's health after prostate cancer diagnosis September 25, 2024 – Many men with prostate cancer avoid disclosing their diagnosis—perhaps because they fear being stigmatized or feeling like a burden, or because they're having difficulty processing the news, according to a September 19 Time article ...
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Rabies Awareness: Protecting Your Pets and Family As World Rabies Day approaches Sept. 28, 2024, the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine (VMCVM) is committed to raising awareness about this deadly but preventable disease. Rabies continues to be a significant public health concern, ...
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