Order of Radiation Sickness Drug Unrelated to Recent Events in Ukraine, U.S. Health Officials Say
MONDAY, Oct. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) – While the United States has recently ordered a $290 million supply of a drug meant to treat radiation sickness, federal health officials say that’s not cause for alarm.It’s coincidental that the order of Nplate…
Learn MoreNew Test of Pancreatic Cysts Might Boost Cancer Detection
MONDAY, Oct. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Pancreatic cancer is often fatal, but a molecular test that can accurately distinguish benign cysts from those that could become cancerous may be a key to saving lives.Researchers tested the technology — calle…
Learn MoreMouse Study Points to Why Alzheimer’s Affects Women More Than Men
MONDAY, Oct. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Women are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease twice as often as men. Now researchers think they know why.A new study found evidence in mice and human brain tissue that may explain the differences, according to r…
Learn MoreCumulative U.S. Economic Loss From Smoking Equals 4.3 Percent of GDP
FRIDAY, Oct. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Smoking causes substantial economic loss in the United States, according to a study published Oct. 1 in The Lancet Public Health.Nigar Nargis, Ph.D., from the American Cancer Society in Kennesaw, Georgia, and c…
Learn MoreMuchas tiendas de Nueva Jersey venden cigarrillos a menores de 21 años
JUEVES, 6 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Aunque en todo el país es ilegal vender productos de tabaco a personas menores de 21 años, muchas tiendas de Nueva Jersey todavía lo hacen, reveló un estudio encubierto.Más de un 40 por ciento de las vi…
Learn MoreAcariciar a un perro es bueno para el cerebro
JUEVES, 6 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Si usted tiene perros, es probable que ya sepa que acariciarlos puede mejorar el ánimo.Unos investigadores se propusieron probarlo usando tecnología, para mostrar lo que sucede en el cerebro cuando una …
Learn MoreCambiar a camiones de cero emisiones podría salvar 66,000 vidas en EE. UU.
JUEVES, 6 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Reemplazar los camiones que usan diésel y los contaminantes tóxicos que emiten con vehículos eléctricos salvaría decenas de miles de vidas en EE. UU., señala un nuevo informe de la Asociación Americana …
Learn MoreUno de cada 7 estudiantes de secundaria de EE. UU. ya vapea
JUEVES, 6 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — El vapeo entre adolescentes continúa a unos niveles preocupantes, reportaron el jueves las autoridades de salud de EE. UU.Alrededor de 2.5 millones de estudiantes de escuela intermedia y secundaria repo…
Learn MoreBreast Cancer Recurrence Rates Low With Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy
FRIDAY, Oct. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients undergoing nipple-sparing mastectomy, overall breast cancer recurrence rates are low at a median follow-up of 10 years, according to a study published in the October issue of Plastic and Reconstruc…
Learn MoreAI Could Improve Diagnostic Accuracy of Breast DCE-MRI
FRIDAY, Oct. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A deep learning (DL) system could improve the diagnostic accuracy of dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) of breast tissue for detecting breast cancer, according to a study published i…
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