Antibody Drug Boosts Survival for Type of Advanced Breast Cancer
THURSDAY, Dec. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A relatively new drug is boosting survival rates for women with a specific type of advanced breast cancer who haven’t responded to other treatments, according to a pair of clinical trials.The targeted antibod…
Learn MoreMelanoma Patients Who Fail Standard Meds May Have Another Option
THURSDAY, Dec. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — An experimental therapy that uses the body’s own immune system cells may beat a standard treatment for patients with advanced melanoma, a new clinical trial finds.Researchers found that the therapy doubled th…
Learn MoreLasik Surgery Should Carry Warnings of Possible Complications, FDA Says
THURSDAY, Dec. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Lasik eye surgery is a common vision-correcting procedure that many Americans view as safe and effective, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has now drafted guidance that warns of potential complication…
Learn MoreStatins May Lower Risk of Deadly ‘Bleeding’ Strokes
THURSDAY, Dec. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Statins may do more than help your heart: New research shows the cholesterol-lowering drugs may also lower your risk for a bleeding stroke.An intracerebral hemorrhage, which involves bleeding in the brain, co…
Learn MoreBattling High Blood Pressure? Adding Yoga to Your Workout Might Help
THURSDAY, Dec. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Adding a little yoga to an exercise routine can be the fix someone needs to drop high blood pressure, a small study suggests.“As observed in several studies, we recommend that patients try to find exercise an…
Learn MoreIs a Ban on Menthols Enough to Thwart Big Tobacco?
THURSDAY, Dec. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A proposed U.S. federal ban on menthol cigarettes doesn’t go far enough and needs to include other menthol products, from pipe tobacco to cigarette tubes, researchers say. New evidence shows both the appeal a…
Learn MoreSpecial Human-Cat Bond May Have Started 10,000 Years Ago
THURSDAY, Dec. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — That special link you may have with a purring, four-legged friend has been going on between the species for millennia, new research shows.The human-cat relationship was probably forged over a shared interest …
Learn MoreMore Americans Are Moving to Wildfire-Prone Areas
THURSDAY, Dec. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Some Americans appear to be moving from areas with frequent hurricanes and heat waves to places threatened by wildfire and rising heat. They’re trading in the risk of one set of natural disasters for another …
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Melanoma patients who fail standard meds may have new option. An experimental therapy that uses the body’s own immune system cells may beat a standard treatment for patients with advanced melanoma, a new trial finds. Read moreStatins may lower risk of…
Learn MoreIntervention Delivered Via Web-Based Platform Ups BP Control
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A multicomponent intervention delivered on a web-based platform can improve blood pressure (BP) control among individuals with hypertension, according to a study published online Dec. 7 in JAMA Network Open….
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