Age, Smoking Are Most Important Risk Factors for Any Cancer
THURSDAY, Aug. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Age and smoking are the most important risk factors associated with the five-year risk for developing any cancer, according to a study published online Aug. 3 in Cancer.
Alpa V. Patel, Ph.D., from the Ame…
Learn MorePersistence of Somatic Symptoms After COVID-19 Quantified
FRIDAY, Aug. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Persistent symptoms at 90 to 150 days after COVID-19 can be attributed to COVID-19 in 12.7 percent of patients, according to a study published in the Aug. 6 issue of The Lancet.
Aranka V. Ballering, from the …
Learn MorePremature Menopause May Increase Risk for Heart Failure, A-Fib
FRIDAY, Aug. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A history of premature menopause is associated with an increased incidence of heart failure and atrial fibrillation (AF), according to a study published online Aug. 4 in the European Heart Journal.
Jean Shi…
Learn MoreSmaller Airway Lumen Sizes Seen in Women Versus Men
FRIDAY, Aug. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Airway lumen sizes are smaller in women than men, according to a study published online Aug. 2 in Radiology.
Surya P. Bhatt, M.D., M.S.P.H., from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and colleagues exam…
Learn MoreHigher Meat Intake in Older Adults May Raise Risk for ASCVD
FRIDAY, Aug. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Higher intakes of unprocessed red meat, total meat, and total animal source foods (ASF) are associated with higher atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk, with the associations mediated by trimet…
Learn MoreCOVID May Be Tied to Rise in Brain Infections in Children
FRIDAY, Aug. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 may be linked to a rise in bacterial brain infections in children, a new study suggests.When the pandemic hit, doctors at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital of Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids, Mich., saw …
Learn MoreWhen Treating Cervical Lesions, Adding HPV Vaccine Could Further Curb Cancer Risk
FRIDAY, Aug. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Most sexually active people will contract the human papillomavirus (HPV) during their lifetimes, and about 90% will clear it from their bodies. But some women are susceptible to the cervical lesions that infect…
Learn MoreAHA News: 63 Years Ago, She Had Pioneering Open-Heart Surgery at Age 4
FRIDAY, Aug. 5, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — At Susan Mangini’s checkup at age 2, the doctor subbing for her pediatrician asked about the girl’s heart murmur.Mangini’s mother was stunned. No one had ever mentioned a problem with her daugh…
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