What Happens to Your Body When You Quit Smoking
TUESDAY, Jan. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Giving up cigarettes can be excruciating, with cravings and withdrawal symptoms lingering for weeks, especially if you aren’t strongly motivated.Yet, just minutes after that first smoke-free breath, your body…
Learn MoreSinging Might Aid Recovery After a Stroke
TUESDAY, Jan. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Singing may help stroke patients regain communication skills, according to new research.About 40% of stroke survivors have aphasia, a difficulty to deliver or comprehend spoken or written language. That impair…
Learn MoreCould Estrogen Help Ease the Delirium That Can Come With UTIs?
TUESDAY, Jan. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Older women with urinary tract infections (UTIs) often experience delirium along with them, and researchers may have found a solution.Estrogen, often given as part of hormone replacement therapy after menopaus…
Learn MorePreventing Cervical Cancer: An Expert Answers Your Questions
MONDAY, Jan. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cervical cancer is preventable, but people often feel uncomfortable talking about it because of its link to the sexually transmitted human papillomavirus (HPV).Don’t be embarrassed, a cancer expert advises.Not …
Learn MoreDrug Approved to Help Young Patients Battle a Rare Cancer
MONDAY, Jan. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Children and adults with a rare type of soft tissue cancer will now have a new treatment option that could have a big impact. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the immunotherapy drug atezolizum…
Learn MoreAlgunos jóvenes sobrevivientes al cáncer no reciben la vacuna contra el VPH, que previene el cáncer
JUEVES, 29 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los jóvenes sobrevivientes al cáncer se enfrentan a un riesgo más alto por el virus del papiloma humano (VPH), que se sabe que aumenta el riesgo de cáncer de cuello uterino. Entonces, ¿por qué un núm…
Learn MoreGastroesophageal Reflux Disease Causally Linked to Lung Cancer
FRIDAY, Dec. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is causally associated with lung cancer risk, according to a study published online Dec. 8 in Cancer Medicine.Lin Li, from The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical…
Learn MoreRecommendations Developed for Treating Hypercalcemia of Malignancy
FRIDAY, Dec. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In a clinical practice guideline issued by the Endocrine Society and published online Dec. 21 in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, recommendations are presented for the treatment of hypercalc…
Learn MoreIndependence Valued Over Survival for Neuroendocrine Tumor Patients
FRIDAY, Dec. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Independence is valued over survival among adult patients with neuroendocrine tumors (NETs), according to a study published in the December issue of the Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.Dan…
Learn MoreOnly 1 in 7 Cancers Are Caught Through Cancer Screenings
FRIDAY, Dec. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Just 14% of all cancers diagnosed in the United States are detected through routine screening, a new analysis finds — pointing to many missed opportunities to catch cancer early.”It’s surprising, but true,” s…
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