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	health Daily update ⋅ October 2, 2024
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	The New York Times Breast Cancer Continues to Rise Among Younger Women, Study Finds The New York Times Rates of breast cancer — the second leading cause of cancer deaths in U.S. women — climbed by 1 percent a year from 2012 to 2021, and even more sharply among women under age 50 and among Asian American/Pacific Islander women of all ages, according to ... Flag as irrelevant
	TIME What to Expect at a Mammogram TIME "Mammograms find cancers when they are smallest and easiest to treat. Women who have mammograms are less likely to die from breast cancer and less likely to need aggressive treatments like mastectomy and chemotherapy." Dr ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Marburg is an especially scary virus. How scared should we be of Rwanda's outbreak? NPR Jennifer McQuiston is the deputy director of the division at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that studies lethal viral diseases. She says whenever she hears about patients showing up with symptoms like a high fever and blood in vomit or ... Flag as irrelevant
	Los Angeles Times Valley fever is a growing risk in Central California; few visitors ever get a warning Los Angeles Times Some experts warn that the fungus that causes valley fever is growing increasingly resistant to drugs — a phenomenon they say is due to the spraying of antifungal agents on area crops. In 2001, fewer than 1,500 Californians were diagnosed with valley ... Flag as irrelevant
	CIDRAP Study: COVID-19 vaccination protects against serious cardiovascular disease CIDRAP The authors note, however, that some cardiovascular effects have been seen after individual doses of the vaccine, especially among older men. There was a 17% higher risk of extrasystoles, or extra heart beats ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Breast Cancer Risk Steadily Rising Among Young Women WebMD Oct. 1, 2024 – For women in their 20s, 30s, and 40s, it's becoming more important to do self-breast exams, have annual checkups, and live a cancer-preventive lifestyle. Although more and more women are surviving breast cancer, the disease is becoming ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healthline This Father of 3 Thought His Cough Was a Lingering Flu Symptom. It Was Heart Failure Healthline After months of coughing and having the flu and pneumonia, Son Vang was hospitalized with heart failure. Over the course of a few years, his condition worsened, requiring more hospital stays, a heart pump, and placement on the heart transplant list. Flag as irrelevant
	Medscape Time-Restricted Eating May Help Adults With Metabolic Syndrome Improve Several Health Markers Medscape Adults with metabolic syndrome and elevated blood sugar levels who eat within a time-restricted window may experience modest improvements in several measures, including A1c levels, weight, and body fat, according to a randomized controlled trial ... Flag as irrelevant
	CIDRAP WHO: cases at border and capital among Marburg concerns in Rwanda CIDRAP The majority of people infected in Rwanda's Marburg virus outbreak are health workers, and some illnesses have been reported in districts that border three other African nations, both of which are among a number of concerning features of the event, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Physician's Weekly Severe Autoimmune Diseases Linked to Premature Ovarian Insufficiency Medscape A total of 15,708 female population controls matched by age and municipality of residence were included for comparison. Autoimmune disease diagnoses were evaluated from childhood until the end of 2017 using the Hospital Discharge Registry. Women ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Systematic review links outdoor air pollution to differences in children's brains Medical Xpress Outdoor air pollution from power plants, fires and cars continues to degrade human, animal and environmental health around the globe. New research shows that even pollution levels that are below government air-quality standards are associated with ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Landmarks to be lit up for breast cancer awareness BBC News The charity, which ran a similar initiative last year, has chosen Madley satellite station, near Kingstone, among sites to be lit up in its colours of pink, purple and teal. Charity head Sam ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Hospital trust calls for people to donate corneas BBC News Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (QVH) in West Sussex, which carries out about 150 corneal transplants every year, made the plea. The NHS says "almost anyone" can donate their corneas, ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC7 Los Angeles Breast cancer deaths in US continue to fall; new report warns of rise in cases among women under 50 ABC7 Los Angeles CHICAGO -- Despite a continuous decline in the rate of breast cancer deaths in the United States, the incidence of the disease has increased, especially among younger ages, and significant racial disparities remain, according to a new American Cancer ... Flag as irrelevant
	News-Medical.net Mythbusting: The 10000 Steps Per Day Trend News-Medical.net Physical exercise such as walking has strong evidence to demonstrate the impact on mood, including decreasing anxiety and depression, with several studies showing overweight/obesity is inversely related to physical activity.3. Healthy ... Flag as irrelevant
	WTOP FDA approves FluMist nasal spray flu vaccine — no doctor required WTOP Gaithersburg, Maryland-based MedImmune has received the Food and Drug Administration's approval for self- or caregiver-administration of its FluMist nasal spray flu vaccine, meaning no physician needed. It is expected to be available through online ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News 'Game-changer' sleep study could help millions of Australians suffering from chronic pain ABC News A Queensland study will investigate the link between sleep and pain hoping to fundamentally change the way doctors and clinicians treat people with chronic pain. About 50 participants will be set up with sleep monitors in their own home for eight days ... Flag as irrelevant
	Health Matters Understanding Breast Cancer Screening Health Matters Digital breast tomosynthesis, sometimes referred to as a 3D mammogram, is another type of mammogram that allows us to both lower recall rates and find more cancers. The newest development is contrast-enhanced mammography, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Harvard Gazette Falls put older adults at increased risk of Alzheimer's Harvard Gazette In a study that included 2 million older adults who sustained a traumatic injury, 10.6 percent of patients who experienced a fall were subsequently diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. Falls also increased the risk of a future ... Flag as irrelevant
	WellSpan Health A 'tap on the shoulder': AI helps WellSpan physicians quickly detect WellSpan Health WellSpan is using artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance its evaluation of screening mammograms, helping radiologists to quickly and accurately analyze the images to detect breast cancer. "It improves our accuracy," says Dr. Heidi Beilis, ... Flag as irrelevant
	UQ News Relationship between sleep and pain is not what we think UQ News "Poor sleep coexists with chronic pain in up to 90 per cent of cases," Dr Klyne said. "Up until recently it's been thought pain causes poor ... Flag as irrelevant
	CTV Toronto Human cases of West Nile reported in neighboring counties Eastern Echo As of publishing, 25 Michiganders have become infected with the West Nile virus, including residents of nearly all Washtenaw-neighboring counties, including Jackson, Livingston Monroe, Oakland, and Wayne counties. This information comes out nearly a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Columbia Missourian When and how to get screened for Breast Cancer Awareness Month Columbia Missourian Nicole Nelson, a breast surgical oncologist at MU Health Care, said early screening options are a boon for those at higher risk. Nelson said that many doctors recommend starting annual breast cancer ... Flag as irrelevant
	TIME October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month boston.gov The Boston Public Health Commission's Pink and Black Campaign is an ongoing education and advocacy movement aimed at supporting ethnic minorities and female survivors of breast cancer. The page linked offers numerous resources and statistics to explore. Flag as irrelevant
	KXXV News Channel 25 'Excruciating pain': Central Texas sickle cell patient tells her story KXXV News Channel 25 WACO, Texas (KXXV) — "When they found out I had it, they told my mom I wouldn't live past the age of five," said 43-year-old sickle cell patient, Simenthia Evans. Evans was diagnosed with sickle cell at nine months old. Sickle cell disease is mostly ... Flag as irrelevant
	News-Medical.net Study reveals harmful effects of conversion therapy on LGBTQ+ people News-Medical.net People identifying as LGBTQ+ who have undergone conversion practice – commonly known as conversion therapy – are more likely to experience poor mental health, according to a study published in The Lancet Psychiatry journal. Flag as irrelevant
	ABS-CBN News 3 Things to Know About XEC, the Latest COVID Strain unmc.edu Yale Medicine Experts think this new, highly transmissible variant could soon take hold in the U.S. A new highly transmissible coronavirus subvariant is starting to spread in the United States. Experts say it could become the dominant SARS-CoV-2 strain ... Flag as irrelevant
	NICE NICE ready to work with company to address uncertainty in evidence for elacestrant for advanced breast cancer NICE The draft guidance, which is open for public consultation until 22 October, does not recommend elacestrant for treating oestrogen receptor-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative (HER2-), locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Nation Mpox Vaccination in Africa: What Needs to Happen Next ReliefWeb With recent progress on vaccine donations and purchase agreements underway, national leaders in affected countries will need to decide how to allocate available vaccines. For example, will allocation of vaccine doses be focused on curbing outbreaks that ... Flag as irrelevant
	Northwest Public Broadcasting Experts say get vaccinated now for influenza Northwest Public Broadcasting (Runtime 0:55). Read. Health officials say now is a great time to re-up on vaccinations for flu and other respiratory illnesses. When you get vaccinated for the flu, it takes about two weeks for your body to reach full immunity, said Rocky Sulkoske, ... Flag as irrelevant
	NDTV Type 2 Diabetes Incidence Up With Higher Intake of Ultraprocessed Food The Cardiology Advisor HealthDay News — A higher intake of ultraprocessed food (UPF) is associated with an increased incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus, according to a study published online Sept. 16 in The Lancet Regional Health. Samuel J. Dicken, from University College ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Bioinformatics techniques uncover hidden prevalence of repeat expansion disorders Medical Xpress Research led by scientists at Queen Mary University of London is signaling a new era for genetic sequencing and testing. In the largest study of its kind to date, published today in Nature Medicine, an international group of researchers led by Queen ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Hindu Chennai-based doctor advocates for primordial prevention of gestational diabetes The Hindu Did you know that Angelina Jolie had gestational diabetes when she was pregnant with twins in 2008? It may not be talked about very much, but gestational diabetes – high blood sugar during pregnancy – is more common than perhaps many realise. Flag as irrelevant
	The Conversation UK Chemotherapy can be a challenging treatment – here's how to deal with some of the side-effects The Conversation UK Chemotherapy is powerful cancer medication – but it can also be a very challenging treatment. It works by killing fast-growing cancer cells but kills healthy cells too, so it's important to know how to care for your body during and after therapy. Flag as irrelevant
	Inside Precision Medicine Repeat Expansion Disorders Likely Underdiagnosed Inside Precision Medicine As reported in the journal Nature Medicine, lead author Arianna Tucci, PhD, clinical reader in genomic medicine at Queen Mary University of London, and colleagues discovered that as many as 1 in 283 people could have repeat expansion disorder mutations. Flag as irrelevant
	Yale Medicine 3 Things to Know About XEC, the Latest COVID Strain Yale Medicine The good news is that so far there is no evidence that XEC causes different symptoms or more severe disease than other recent strains—although a COVID infection is always a concern for certain people, including those who are older or immunocompromised. Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Second Health Care Worker Linked to Missouri Bird Flu Case Also Had Symptoms: CDC Infectious Disease Advisor Meanwhile, a person who lives with the Missouri patient also became sick but was not tested for the flu at the time. The household contact experienced gastrointestinal symptoms, the CDC said, which can be associated with an influenza infection. Flag as irrelevant
	stjude.org Structure of a eukaryotic CRISPR-Cas homolog, Fanzor2, shows its promise for gene editing stjude.org Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital revealed how Fanzor2's divergence from bacterial ancestors may make it a useful tool for future genomic engineering endeavors. Memphis, Tennessee, October 1, 2024. Elizabeth Kellogg, PhD, St. Jude ... Flag as irrelevant
	Cancer Research UK 30 years of BRCA Cancer Research UK How the discovery of two breast cancer genes continues to drive progress · A discovery was made 30 years ago. · That discovery was identifying the first breast cancer gene, also known as BRCA1. Flag as irrelevant
	SBS Your phone carries a dirty secret, and it could be a biosecurity risk SBS A composite image of germs, a phone, an aircraft and a toilet. The vast majority of Australians have a mobile phone and experts are warning harmful bacteria are being carried on unclean surfaces. Flag as irrelevant
	Hindustan Times This common morning mistake can raise your risk of head and neck cancer, study finds Hindustan Times While small studies have tied some bacteria in these regions (the oral microbiome) to the cancers, the exact bacterial types most involved have remained unclear until now. Get Unlimited access to Hindustan Times E ... Flag as irrelevant
	AARP A Combination COVID-Flu Vaccine May Be Just Around the Corner AARP In a late-stage clinical trial with thousands of study participants ages 50 and older, individuals who received a combined coronavirus-influenza shot from Moderna generated a better immune response against flu and COVID-19 than participants who received ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Hindu Breast Cancer Awareness Month: the public health case for BRCA testing The Hindu Angelina Jolie's case is one of the most recognised in genomic medicine. With a strong family history of cancer, she was found to carry a mutation in the BRCA1, significantly elevating her risk for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer (HBOC). Flag as irrelevant
	www.apa.org As patients develop cancer at younger ages, psycho-oncologists are studying the mental health impact www.apa.org Understanding how the disease uniquely affects younger adults' mental health and learning how to treat this population's specific psychological side effects are critical, too. "Reports often do not adequately address the profound psychosocial impact of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Corsicana Daily Sun A healthy lifestyle could help prevent dementia Corsicana Daily Sun Stay active: Cardiovascular exercise increases blood flow and oxygen to the brain and reduces the risk of cognitive decline. Just 30 minutes a day, five times a week of moderate exercise helps to maintain mental sharpness and improve overall health. Flag as irrelevant
	www.irishdentist.ie Tea, red wine among foods tied to lower risk for dementia www.healio.com This risk reduction was greater in some people, like those with higher genetic risk or hypertension. Adults who more frequently consumed several flavonoid-rich foods, like berries and tea, had a significantly lower ... Flag as irrelevant
	www.frontiersin.org Harnessing Microbial Metabolites: New Avenues in Food Technology for Health Management www.frontiersin.org The gastrointestinal tract is a complex microbiome environment, significantly impacting human health through the production of various microbial metabolites. These small molecular byproducts are crucial in regulating critical body functions, ... Flag as irrelevant
	philenews.com VIDEO: Breastfeeding appears safe after breast cancer diagnosis www.healio.com Breastfeeding appeared safe in women with hormone receptor–positive early breast cancer who temporarily interrupted treatment to attempt pregnancy, according to results from the POSITIVE trial presented at ESMO Congress. Flag as irrelevant
	The Punch Sex workers find themselves at the center of Congo's mpox outbreak www.unmc.edu AP It's been four months since Sifa Kunguja recovered from mpox, but as a sex worker, she said, she's still struggling to regain clients, with fear and stigma driving away people who've heard she had the virus. "It's risky work," Kunguja, 40, ... Flag as irrelevant
	news.cancerresearchuk.org Introducing DIY steps to genetic testing could catch more BRCA-linked cancer cases news.cancerresearchuk.org Since then, we have made huge progress in understanding how we can prevent, diagnose and treat cancers linked to faulty BRCA genes. And now, with our funding, researchers at The Institute of Cancer Research have developed a potentially more convenient way ... Flag as irrelevant

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