Biden Signs Bill That Helps Veterans Exposed to Toxic Burn Pits
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — President Biden signed a bill on Wednesday that expands health care benefits for U.S. veterans exposed to toxic burn pits.Known as the PACT Act, the legislation is the biggest expansion of veterans’ health …
Learn More¿Un ‘desequilibrio químico’ en el cerebro provoca la depresión? Tal vez no
MARTES, 9 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La idea de que la depresión es provocada por un desequilibrio químico en el cerebro se ha hecho común entre el público general.Pero en realidad no hay evidencias sólidas de que la serotonina, una sustanc…
Learn MoreMen More Prone to Cancer Than Women, But Why?
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Men are known to be more likely to develop cancer than women, and a new study suggests that this is largely due to biologic differences between the sexes.“After controlling for factors like smoking, alcohol…
Learn MoreBiden to Sign Bill That Helps Veterans Exposed to Toxic Burn Pits
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — President Biden was poised on Wednesday to sign a bill that expands health care benefits for U.S. veterans exposed to toxic burn pits.Known as the PACT Act, the legislation is the biggest expansion of veter…
Learn MorePSA Screening Tied to Lower Risk for Prostate Cancer Mortality
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening is associated with a decreased risk for prostate cancer-specific mortality (PCSM) among both Black and White men, according to a study published online Aug. 4 in JA…
Learn MoreRadiomics-Based AI Models Can Detect PDAC From Prediagnostic CT
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Radiomics-based machine learning (ML) models can detect pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) from prediagnostic computed tomography (CT) images, according to a study published online June 30 in Gastroe…
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Learn MoreHepatitis C Infection Can Kill, But Less Than a Third of Patients Get Treatment
Vital Signs Aug (HCV) Press Statement_EMBARGOED_ (1).pdfWEDNESDAY, Aug. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Less than one-third of people with hepatitis C get treatment for this potentially deadly, but curable, infection within a year of their diagnosis, a n…
Learn MoreSmoking Still Ends 123,000 American Lives Each Year
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Cigarettes are still responsible for far too many cancer deaths every year in the United States, a new study finds. In 2019, nearly 123,000 U.S. cancer deaths were from cigarette smoking (30% of all U.S. ca…
Learn MorePFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Are Linked With Liver Cancer
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A chemical called perfluooctane sulfate (PFOS) has been linked to the most common type of liver cancer, a new study indicates.PFOS are used in a wide range of consumer and industrial products, and are refer…
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