Low-Fat Breakfasts Could Weaken Effect of a Key Lung Cancer Drug
WEDNESDAY, June 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The lung cancer drug alectinib (Alecensa) is more potent when taken with a fuller breakfast, or lunch, than when taken with a low-fat breakfast, researchers report. The Dutch team evaluated 20 patients who …
Learn MoreStress that Farm Families Face Affects Parents, Kids Alike
WEDNESDAY, June 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — While the challenges of farm work are well noted, the stressors affect not just the mental health of adults, but also their teenage children, according to new research.In results from the first year of a fi…
Learn MoreDisease That Permanently Bends Fingers Could Have Origins in Neanderthal Genes
WEDNESDAY, June 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The so-called “Viking disease” causes the fingers of many aging northern European men to lock up in a bent position, and researchers now think they know why.Genetic variants inherited from Neanderthal man a…
Learn MoreWomen With Migraine Have Higher Risk for Heart Attack, Hemorrhagic Stroke
TUESDAY, June 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The risk for ischemic stroke in individuals with migraine is similar for men and women, while the risk for myocardial infarction (MI) and hemorrhagic stroke is only higher in women with migraine, according to…
Learn MoreFamily-Based Intervention for Childhood Obesity Effective
TUESDAY, June 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Family-based treatment for childhood overweight and obesity can be successfully implemented in pediatric primary care settings and leads to improved weight outcomes over 24 months for children and parents, ac…
Learn MoreAbout 15 Percent of Children Received Mental Health Treatment in 2021
TUESDAY, June 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In 2021, 14.9 percent of children aged 5 to 17 years received mental health treatment, according to a June data brief published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Heal…
Learn MoreFeds Urge States to Slow Down on Dropping People From Medicaid
TUESDAY, June 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Large numbers of people are losing their Medicaid health coverage as pandemic relief measures end, and the federal government is asking states to slow down the purging of rolls.Some people losing coverage cou…
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