THURSDAY, June 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Among adults with obesity, bariatric surgery is associated with a significantly lower incidence of obesity-associated cancer and cancer-related mortality versus no surgery, according to a study published onli...
THURSDAY, June 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Launch prices for new drugs increased exponentially by 20 percent per year from 2008 to 2021, according to a research letter published in the June 7 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.Be...
THURSDAY, June 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Autologous oocyte thaw may result in a final live birth rate (FLBR) of 39 percent per patient, according to a study published online May 18 in Fertility and Sterility.Sarah Druckenmiller Cascante, M.D., from ...
THURSDAY, June 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The addition of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) and pelvic lymph node radiotherapy (PLNRT) to prostate bed radiotherapy (PBRT) prolongs freedom from progression of prostate cancer following prostatectomy, ...
THURSDAY, June 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- There is no significant association between metachronous cancer and biopsy of nontumor sites after biopsy of a primary colorectal cancer (CRC), according to a study published online May 26 in Clinical Gastroe...
THURSDAY, June 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- You've added fish to your diet to eat healthy, but now a new study delivers some bad news: Fish lovers may have a slightly increased risk of melanoma.Researchers followed over 490,000 older Americans and foun...
THURSDAY, June 9, 2022 (American Heart Association News) -- Elizabeth Gilberg recently picked up a few new skills.At 50, she's learned to knit and is relearning how to quilt. She took lessons in cross-country skiing and tried her hand at beekeeping. B...
THURSDAY, June 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Men who drink lots of milk may be more likely to develop prostate cancer than men who don't, new research finds.When compared to men who consumed just 1 or 2 teaspoons of milk every day, men who drank about 1...
THURSDAY, June 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 are spreading rapidly in the United States, but it's not yet clear if they'll trigger a new wave of infections or a surge in hospitalizations and deaths, experts say.The ...
THURSDAY, June 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- If you sleep with Fido or Fluffy, you're in good company, a new survey shows. Nearly half of respondents to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) poll said they share their bed with a pet, and 46% of...
Could milk raise a man's odds for prostate cancer? Guys who drank close to two cups of milk a day had about a 60% increased risk for developing the disease compared with men who steered clear of dairy, a new study shows. Read moreTwo more Omicron vari...
THURSDAY, June 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- If you've survived a painful bout of shingles, at least you won't have to worry that it might raise your future risk of dementia, new research indicates.Shingles, caused by the reactivation of the chickenpox ...
THURSDAY, June 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- One year of testosterone therapy for men with low levels of the hormone does not appear to increase their risk for heart problems, British researchers found."We were unable to find evidence ... that testoster...
THURSDAY, June 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A small area of your brain triggers the familiar symptoms of fever, chills, fatigue and loss of appetite when you have a viral or bacterial infection, new animal research suggests. The findings could eventua...
THURSDAY, June 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Staying connected to others may help protect your brain as you age, new research reveals.The study showed that social isolation — but not loneliness — can cause changes to certain brain structures and increa...
WEDNESDAY, June 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Brains from deceased military personnel infrequently have evidence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), according to a study published in the June 9 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.David S...
WEDNESDAY, June 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Diabetes may increase the risk for long COVID symptoms fourfold, according to research presented at the annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association, held from June 3 to 7 in New Orleans.Jessica Hardi...
WEDNESDAY, June 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- While actions against physician licenses related to substance use have declined, they remain markedly higher than actions related to physical health, according to a research letter published in the June 3 is...
WEDNESDAY, June 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Patients diagnosed with cancer have elevated suicide risk, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, held from June 3 to 7 in Chicago.Xuesong Han, Ph....
WEDNESDAY, June 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The optimal combined intake of omega-3 fatty acids associated with reductions in blood pressure (BP) appears to be between 2 and 3 g/day, according to a meta-analysis published in the June 7 issue of the Jou...
MIÉRCOLES, 8 de junio de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Las pesadillas pueden desconcertar a cualquiera, pero una investigación reciente de Gran Bretaña sugiere que los malos sueños podrían ser una señal del inicio de la enfermedad de Parkinson en algunos a...
MARTES, 7 de junio de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Una prueba de sangre podría librar a algunos pacientes con cáncer de colon de recibir quimioterapia tras una cirugía, al mismo tiempo que se asegura de que los que se beneficiarían del tratamiento lo reci...
MARTES, 7 de junio de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Decenas de miles de pacientes con cáncer de mama podrían prescindir de la radioterapia de forma segura tras la extirpación de su tumor, plantea un nuevo estudio.Las pruebas genéticas ayudaron a los médico...
MARTES, 7 de junio de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- El uso de la marihuana medicinal se ha disparado por todo Estados Unidos, pero un nuevo análisis encuentra que las evidencias que respaldan su uso en el tratamiento del dolor crónico siguen siendo sorpren...
MARTES, 7 de junio de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Los veteranos de EE. UU. tienen un riesgo más alto de melanoma, la forma más letal de cáncer de piel, que la mayoría de los estadounidenses, y una nueva investigación encuentra que también es más probable...
MARTES, 7 de junio de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- En reacción a la epidemia de opioides del país, los médicos de Estados Unidos están emitiendo menos recetas conjuntas de analgésicos opioides y benzodiacepinas como Ativan y Xanax, informan las autoridade...
MARTES, 7 de junio de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Los sistemas automáticos de administración de insulina (AID, por sus siglas en inglés) de código abierto son una forma efectiva y segura de que las personas con diabetes tipo 1 controlen los niveles de az...
MARTES, 7 de junio de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Los agricultores estadounidenses tienen un riesgo mayor de sufrir picaduras de garrapatas, pero una investigación reciente muestra que no hacen lo suficiente para protegerse contra estos insectos y las en...
WEDNESDAY, June 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Dropping a load of pounds through weight-loss surgery can significantly decrease your risk of developing or dying from cancer, according to three new studies.Obese folks who underwent bariatric surgery were ...