Hepatitis C viruses are so small that they can only been seen with the most powerful electron microscopes. Yet simple tests can reliably tell whether someone has been exposed to the virus. Other tests can show if someone still has an active infection....
If you've been diagnosed with hepatitis C, your doctor has probably advised you to give up alcoholic beverages. For some people, this can be one of the most difficult lifestyle adjustments to make. But it's also one of the most important. Several stud...
What are clinical trials?Clinical trials are the means by which new drugs and treatments are tested to determine if they work. They are the engine that drives progress in medicine. For patients who have run out of other options, clinical trials offer ...
The liver is a tough, resilient organ. We can flood it with toxins and expose it to nasty germs, and it still goes about its jobs of purifying blood, manufacturing bile, and keeping us alive. But even the liver has its limits. If it suffers too much d...
Why should I have a blood test for hepatitis B?Like other forms of hepatitis, hepatitis B is a virus that can cause severe liver damage. Unfortunately, a third of the people who have hepatitis B fail to show any symptoms of the disease. (Doctors would...
SUNDAY, Aug. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- As high school sports get underway this fall, sports medicine specialists remind athletes, parents and coaches that concussions can be challenging to diagnose.Dr. Sean Bradley, a primary care sports medicine p...
SATURDAY, Aug. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Could you be at risk for a hernia? One expert gives the lowdown on hernias, who is most at risk for them, and how they are typically treated.Dr. Harvey Rainville, a general surgeon at Hackensack Meridian Mou...
FRIDAY, Aug. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Prospective pregnant women report a willingness for continuous electrocardiogram (ECG) monitoring through wearable technology, according to a study published online July 14 in the Archives of Gynecology and Ob...
FRIDAY, Aug. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Imbruvica (ibrutinib) for pediatric patients with chronic graft versus host disease (cGVHD) after failure of one or more lines of systemic therapy. The ap...
FRIDAY, Aug. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Use of the Smart Sock system may reduce hospital fall rates among fall-risk patients, according to a study published online Aug. 19 in the Journal of Nursing Care Quality. Tammy Moore, Ph.D., R.N., from Th...
FRIDAY, Aug 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A total of 84 people across four states have now been made ill by Escherichia coli in an outbreak possibly tied to contaminated lettuce used in sandwiches sold at Wendy's restaurants. "Since the last update...
FRIDAY, Aug. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- In yet another example of the financial toll that the new coronavirus has exacted during the pandemic, a new report estimates that up to 4 million Americans are out of work as they struggle with long COVID."Th...
JUEVES, 25 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Una terapia experimental de anticuerpos para la esclerosis múltiple (EM) puede reducir las exacerbaciones de síntomas a la mitad, en comparación con el tratamiento estándar, encontró un nuevo ensayo clí...
JUEVES, 25 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- La escritora Jenny Block y su chiweenie, Aurora, se han embarcado en un viaje hacia la salud."Caminamos al menos una milla (1.6 kilómetros), y hasta 4 millas (6.4 KM) a primera hora de la mañana, antes ...
JUEVES, 25 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Lori McClintock, la esposa del congresista del norte de California Tom McClintock, falleció a finales del año pasado tras tomar hoja de morera blanca, una hierba que se usa para tratar la diabetes, la o...
JUEVES, 25 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A continuación, una nueva receta para los adultos mayores que deseen vivir más tiempo y reducir sus probabilidades de fallecer de cáncer o enfermedad cardiaca: póngase su calzado para correr o coja esa ...
JUEVES, 25 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- La duración del ciclo menstrual podría proveer pistas sobre la intensidad de los síntomas que una mujer experimentará durante la menopausia, y en qué momento comenzará, sugiere una nueva investigación.E...
JUEVES, 25 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- El número de casos de viruela del simio alrededor del mundo se redujo en un 21 por ciento la semana pasada, anunció el jueves la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS).Esta significativa reducción podrí...
JUEVES, 25 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Una norma que requiere que las chicas de la escuela secundaria que juegan lacrosse usen cascos protectores está resultando en grandes dividendos en Florida. Su riesgo de conmoción cerebral es más bajo q...
JUEVES, 25 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Nunca es demasiado tarde para beneficiarse de unas caminatas regulares.Un nuevo estudio sugiere que un paseo diario de 10 minutos puede prolongar la vida de las personas que ya tienen bastante más de 80...
FRIDAY, Aug. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A survey conducted among American gay and bisexual men in early August found about half saying they'd cut down on sexual activity -- including one-night stands and app-based hookups -- in response to the globa...
FRIDAY, Aug. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Most people have cherished memories of their grandparents reading to them as children.Ekaterina Pesheva's memories are quite different."I remember distinctly being very irritated and very angry listening to my...
FRIDAY, Aug. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Much like humans, dogs can develop dementia as they age -- and that risk climbs by half with every extra year of life in a dog's golden years, new research shows.The study, of more than 15,000 dogs and their h...
FRIDAY, Aug. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- World Trade Center (WTC) responders with cognitive impairment (CI) and/or posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) appear to have altered white matter tracts, according to a study published online Aug. 11 in the...
FRIDAY, Aug. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Being physically active through participation in any type of leisure-time activity is associated with lower mortality risks for older adults, according to a study published online Aug. 24 in JAMA Network Ope...
THURSDAY, Aug. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- High-dose vitamin D supplementation in pediatric patients with new-onset type 1 diabetes may reduce complications, according to a study published online Aug. 18 in Frontiers in Endocrinology. Benjamin Ud...
FRIDAY, Aug. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- In yet another example of the financial toll that the new coronavirus has exacted during the pandemic, a new report estimates that up to 4 million Americans are out of work as they struggle with long COVID."T...
FRIDAY, Aug. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A statewide headgear mandate (HM) for high school girls' lacrosse is associated with a lower concussion rate, according to a study published online Aug. 24 in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.Daniel C. H...
FRIDAY, Aug. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- While lipid concentrations improved in the U.S. adult population from 2007 to 2018, there was variation in lipid control by race and ethnicity, according to a study published in the Aug. 23/30 issue of the J...
FRIDAY, Aug. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- There is no association between cesarean section and subsequent sexual enjoyment or frequency, according to a study published online July 20 in the British Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology.Florence Z. Marti...