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Medicine Spares Cancer Patients From Grisly Surgeries and Harsh Therapies For a limited group of cancer patients who have solid tumors in the stomach, rectum, esophagus and other organs, an immunotherapy trial offered stunning results.
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Earlier spring warm-ups extend seasonal allergies long into summer If you have allergies, you know allergy seasons can be rough with the constant sneezing, watery eyes and stuffy sinuses. In the past few decades, scientists have found that seasonal allergens like mold, tree pollen and other spores have proliferated ...
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Some adults may need a measles booster shot. Who should get one and why? "We worry about the outbreaks because measles is a highly contagious infection," explains Dr. Michelle Chan, an infectious disease physician at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and an instructor in medicine at Harvard Medical School.
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Top-brand baby food pouches lack key nutrients Baby food pouches from six of the UK's leading brands are failing to meet key nutritional needs of babies and toddlers - with parents being "misled" by their marketing - BBC Panorama has been told. Laboratory testing of 18 pouches made by Ella's ...
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6 hours of sedentary behavior a day linked to neck pain A woman with black curls wearing an orange shirt and blue pants sits on a couch. Researchers hypothesized that widespread use of electronic devices has caused shifts in work and leisure activities and boosted sedentary behavior.
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Pancreatic, Colorectal Cancer Rising in US Young Adults From 2000 to 2021, the incidence of pancreatic adenocarcinoma rose among all age groups in the United States, with the highest increase in those aged 15-34 years. During the same period, the overall incidence of colorectal adenocarcinoma declined, ...
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Bird flu in cows shows no signs of adapting to humans — yet Vials of milk await testing for avian influenza at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y. in December 2024. Infecting dairy cattle hasn't yet given H5N1 bird flu an evolutionary boost toward easy person-to-person ...
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New era of medicine emerges through structural control of nanotherapeutics When structured at the nanoscale, those same medicinal components exhibit enhanced efficacy and decreased side effects compared to unstructured versions. However, unlike small molecule drugs, these nanomedicines are still imprecise at the molecular level.
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Encouraging Results Seen in Metformin Trial for Knee OA Among Patients with Overweight or Obesity INCHEON, South Korea — The diabetes drug metformin may reduce the pain of knee osteoarthritis (OA) in patients who are overweight or obese, independent of weight loss, according to results from a randomized placebo-controlled study presented at the ...
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Non-Sugar Sweeteners and Obesity: How to Advise Your Patients And last year, an umbrella review of six meta-analyses in Nutrition Reviews linked artificially sweetened beverages to an increased risk for all-cause mortality, stroke, coronary heart disease, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and ...
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One person has died from a tick-borne illness in southern Indiana; What to know The Indiana Department of Health reported a fatal case of ehrlichiosis in Floyd County, located just 15 minutes from downtown Louisville. There were also two ehrlichiosis deaths reported in Indiana last year.
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Measles makes a comeback: What DePaul students should know Measles? Isn't that something from the history books? For many young adults, the illness might feel like a distant echo of the past — something their grandparents might have worried about, but not them. But as new measles outbreaks have spread across ...
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Ultra-processed foods make up nearly half of US grocery purchases, raising public health concerns They found that almost half of all food purchases and more than one-third of beverages were UPFs; snacks, soft drinks, and mixed dishes accounted for the highest proportions of UPFs. Purchases of UPFs were ...
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Gut Microbiota Dysbiosis and Its Role in the Development of Irritable Bowel Syndrome The gut microbiota refers to the diverse community of symbiotic and pathogenic microorganisms inhabiting the host digestive tract. This microbiome plays a vital role in maintaining the integrity of the digestive system. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) ...
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Second measles case reported locally, Austin Public Health says "The patient visited a state outside of Texas that is experiencing a rise in measles cases," APH spokesperson William Malm said. The individual was reportedly vaccinated against measles, a highly contagious disease that can ...
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Measles in Austin-Travis County: Officials give update In its April 25 update, the Texas Department of State Health Services says that 646 cases of measles have been confirmed in the state since late January. 618 of those were unvaccinated or of unknown vaccination status.
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What are ultra-processed-foods? Examples of UPFs include foods like ice cream, fizzy drinks, crisps, and mass-produced bread. UPFs often contain high levels of saturated fat, salt, sugar and additives, which experts say leaves ...
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Measles could return to endemic status if US vaccination rates fall further New projections warn that measles could once again become a permanent fixture in the U.S. unless vaccination rates improve, highlighting the urgent need to bolster immunization efforts amid rising vaccine hesitancy.
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How West Texas is fairing, three months into the measles outbreak The measles outbreak is not easing up around the country. The CDC reports 884 confirmed cases nationwide, three times the number of cases in 2024. In West Texas, where the outbreak started, pediatricians are concerned about potentially more children ...
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Africa CDC to Review Mpox Emergency Status Amid Mixed Infection Trends Their decision is likely to be complex, given the mixed epidemiological trends, with signs of both rising and falling infections across affected countries in Africa. Africa CDC Director General Dr Jean Kaseya has called for the ...
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Using Only Immunotherapy Successfully Treats Several Cancers With MMRd Mutation, Improves Quality of Life An approach pioneered at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) that caused rectal cancer tumors with a specific genetic mutation to disappear in 100% of clinical trial participants has been expanded to treat other types of cancer, ...
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The Effects of Smoking, Drinking and Lack of Exercise Hit at the Age of 36 Mental health was assessed via surveys on symptoms of depression and on psychological wellbeing. Physical health was assessed by creating a metabolic risk score based on blood pressure, waist size and levels of blood sugar, cholesterol and other blood fats ...
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What is the 5-4-5 walking routine? "Running boosts heart rate and fitness, relaxed walking aids recovery and brisk walking keeps the heart rate up while easing joint strain. Together, this improves endurance and metabolism more than walking alone and is less stressful than nonstop running.".
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Scientists say global conditions are ripe for a yellow fever pandemic This makes YFV particularly capable of sparking urban epidemics, as infected people can efficiently infect mosquitoes that bite them. The YF mosquito (Aedes aegypti) is the primary urban vector, being anthropophilic and adapted to the human environment.
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Whooping cough on the rise again: What parents need to know in 2025 Experts link the rise to declining childhood vaccination rates and growing anti-vaccine sentiment. Whooping cough is especially dangerous for infants and young children but preventable with routine immunizations.
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'A catastrophe of a disease': Doctors sound alarm on spread of measles Victoria is in the grip of its worst measles outbreak in a decade, as health experts brace for a rise in local transmission after the school holidays. The state has recorded 22 measles cases over the past four months, more than the entire number of cases ...
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Pharmacists stepping up to protect Australians this World Immunisation Week Record numbers of influenza cases have already been reported across Australia in 2025, while measles cases are surging globally and in parts of Australia. PSA National President Associate Professor Fei Sim FPS said vaccination remains one of ...
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IBS is on the rise. Here's an expert's guide to what causes it and how to tackle it Their research was published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology in 2021. Illustration of a brain made of different thought bubbles. The Assessing Cognitive behavioural Therapy in Irritable Bowel (ACTIB) trial tested ...
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Patients Benefit From Statin-Ibrutinib Combo Statin use in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) was associated with significant survival benefits, with a 45% lower risk for overall mortality and 27% reduced risk for disease progression.
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Baby fighting for his life after nearly bleeding to death from circumcision, parents say LONG ISLAND, N.Y. (WCBS) - A family says their newborn son is fighting for his life after he nearly bled to death following his circumcision at a New York City hospital. Tim and Gabrielle Groth's son, Cole, was born March 31 at New York-Presbyterian ...
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Resources available to people experiencing burnout at work WESH 2'S Meredith McDonough and licensed marriage and family therapist, Cherlette McCullough, discuss the benefits of utilizing employer-based mental health resources. Advertisement. People in a crisis can anonymously call or text, 988, ...
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Eating poultry regularly linked to higher mortality risk, study suggests Study: 300g of poultry a week carries 27% higher risk of death · Concern may lie in how it's produced and prepared, nutritionist says · Consumers advised to use healthy oils, choose high-quality chicken.
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Baby fighting for his life after nearly bleeding to death from circumcision, parents say Tim and Gabrielle Groth's son, Cole, was born March 31 at New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital with a known heart disease. He had a stent placed days later. "Everything was going ...
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