Vacations in the Sun Aren’t Good for Your Skin’s Microbiome
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — It’s already known that the “healthy glow” of a tan actually represents damage to skin cells.But a new study of people on vacation has found that sunbathing also can disrupt the skin’s microbiome, altering t…
Learn MorePrecursor to Blood Cancer Is ‘Tricky to Diagnose,’ Study Shows
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New research shows hard-to-diagnose blood disorders called myelodysplastic syndromes/neoplasms (MDS) are often misdiagnosed and a second opinion may be needed.The difficulty of diagnosis and frequent misdiag…
Learn MorePrecursor to Blood Cancer Is ‘Tricky to Diagnose,’ Study Shows
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New research shows hard-to-diagnose blood disorders called myelodysplastic syndromes/neoplasms (MDS) are often misdiagnosed and a second opinion may be needed.The difficulty of diagnosis and frequent misdiag…
Learn MoreChemical Contamination on International Space Station Exceeds That Found Back Home
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) are living in an environment that contains higher levels of potentially harmful chemicals than seen in American homes, new research reveals.The discove…
Learn MoreChemical Contamination on International Space Station Exceeds That Found Back Home
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) are living in an environment that contains higher levels of potentially harmful chemicals than seen in American homes, new research reveals.The discove…
Learn MoreAerobic Exercise Might Ease Pain for Women Who’ve Survived Ovarian Cancer
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Patients being treated for ovarian cancer often experience peripheral neuropathy, a side effect from their chemotherapy that can cause both pain and numbness for months, or even years.Now, a new study sugges…
Learn MoreAerobic Exercise Might Ease Pain for Women Who’ve Survived Ovarian Cancer
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Patients being treated for ovarian cancer often experience peripheral neuropathy, a side effect from their chemotherapy that can cause both pain and numbness for months, or even years.Now, a new study sugges…
Learn MoreSome Newborns Need Methadone Post-Surgery, But Use Brings Problems
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — About 1 in 5 newborns hospitalized for surgery to treat a life-threatening bowel infection are given opioids for pain relief and some then need methadone to wean off the addictive drugs.But there is wide var…
Learn MoreFatigue Can Plague People With MS. Exercise May Help
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Patients with a type of multiple sclerosis (MS) known as relapsing-remitting MS could have less fatigue if they got more active and were in better physical shape, according to new research.The study also fou…
Learn MoreDrug Overdose Death Risk Increased for Specific Health Care Workers
TUESDAY, Aug. 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Specific health care workers have an increased risk for drug overdose death, according to a study published online Aug. 8 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.Mark Olfson, M.D., M.P.H., from the Mailman School o…
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