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05 Nov

Frequent Hot Flashes Linked to Increased Risk of Type 2 Diabetes

A new study finds women who experience frequent hot flashes and night sweats during the menopause transition have significantly higher odds of developing type 2 diabetes.

04 Nov

Quitting Smoking After Cancer Diagnosis Significantly Boosts Survival

A new study finds smokers who quit after a cancer diagnosis improve their survival outcomes by up to 26%.

01 Nov

Sleep Apnea Linked to Higher Dementia Risk, Especially in Women

A new study finds adults 50 and older with sleep apnea face an increased risk of dementia, and researchers say the link is most significant in women as they age.

Mpox Spread in Congo May Be Slowing

Mpox Spread in Congo May Be Slowing

In an early sign that the mpox outbreak in Africa might be ebbing, some health officials report that case counts seem to be stabilizing in the Congo, the epicenter of the outbreak.

The World Health Organization first declared the mpox outbreak a global health emergency in August, but recent WHO data has shown the Congo has report...

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Fish Oil Supplements Might Help Prevent Cancer

Fish Oil Supplements Might Help Prevent Cancer

The omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids in fish oil supplements might help protect people from cancer, a new study claims.

Study participants with higher levels of omega-3s had lower rates of colon, stomach, lung and other digestive tract cancers, researchers found.

Likewise, high omega-6 levels led to lower rates of 14 different cancers...

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  • November 5, 2024
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22 Pesticides Linked to Prostate Cancer Risk

22 Pesticides Linked to Prostate Cancer Risk

Exposure to any one of 22 pesticides may bring heightened odds of developing prostate cancer, a new analysis suggests.

The study was conducted over decades because prostate cancer is known to grow very slowly, noted a team led by Dr. Simon John Christoph Soerensen, of Stanford University in California.

The researchers looked at U.S. ...

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  • November 5, 2024
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A Visit to the ER Can Often Precede a Cancer Diagnosis

A Visit to the ER Can Often Precede a Cancer Diagnosis

Canadian researchers have found that about 1 in every 3 people newly diagnosed with cancer experienced at least one emergency department visit sometime during the three months prior to their diagnosis.

Many of the visits ended up being caused by symptoms related to the cancer, noted a team led by Dr. Keerat Grewal, an emergency physician a...

  • Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
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  • November 5, 2024
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Medicaid Covers GLP-1 Meds for Obesity in Just 13 States

Medicaid Covers GLP-1 Meds for Obesity in Just 13 States

Poorer folks’ access to blockbuster weight-loss drugs through Medicaid remains limited, a new KFF analysis has found.

Only 13 states currently allow Medicaid to cover treatment of obesity using glucagon-like peptide-1 agonist (GLP-1) medications, researchers discovered.

Under the Medicaid system, individual states are allowed t...

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  • November 5, 2024
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Why Treatments Can Fail Folks With 'Wet' Macular Degeneration -- and What Might Really Work

Why Treatments Can Fail Folks With 'Wet' Macular Degeneration -- and What Might Really Work

Current treatments sometimes fail to help people with “wet” age-related macular degeneration -- and researchers now think they know why.

Wet AMD is caused by an overgrowth of blood vessels in the retina, the light-sensing tissue at the back of the eye. The vessels leak fluid or bleed, damaging the retina and causing vision loss...

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  • November 5, 2024
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Banning Menthol Cigarettes Might Drive Smokers to Quit-Smoking Therapies

Banning Menthol Cigarettes Might Drive Smokers to Quit-Smoking Therapies

Banning menthol cigarettes could help convince smokers quit the habit, a new study finds.

People who prefer menthol cigarettes would rather buy nicotine gum or other nicotine replacement therapies than switch to traditional tobacco cigarettes, researchers reported recently in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence.

In addit...

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  • November 5, 2024
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Diabetes Can Damage Your Eyes' Retinas: An Expert Explains

Diabetes Can Damage Your Eyes' Retinas: An Expert Explains

People with diabetes face a number of health challenges related to their chronic condition, and loss of vision due to retinal damage is one of them.

“Diabetes can silently damage a person’s most precious sense, their sight, before symptoms even appear. That’s why everyone with diabetes should focus on their eyesight and r...

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  • November 5, 2024
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Higher Heart Rate May Help Spur A-fib in Black Patients

Higher Heart Rate May Help Spur A-fib in Black Patients

An elevated heart rate could provide an important clue to which Black adults often have a dangerous heart rhythm disorder, a new study finds.

Higher resting heart rate is associated with increased risk of atrial fibrillation, researchers found.

What’s more, the higher a person’s heart rate, the higher their risk for A-fib...

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  • November 5, 2024
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In a National First, an Idaho Health Department Is Refusing to Give COVID Vaccines

In a National First, an Idaho Health Department Is Refusing to Give COVID Vaccines

In what may be a first for the United States, a regional public health department in Idaho will no longer provide COVID-19 vaccines, following a close vote by its board.

“I’m not aware of anything else like this,” said Adriane Casalotti, chief of government and public affairs for the National Association of County and Cit...

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  • November 4, 2024
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'Dawson's Creek' Star James Van Der Beek Has Colon Cancer

'Dawson's Creek' Star James Van Der Beek Has Colon Cancer

Actor James Van Der Beek, perhaps best known for his role as Dawson Leery in the popular television series "Dawson's Creek," has announced that he has been diagnosed with colorectal cancer.

"I have colorectal cancer. I’ve been privately dealing with this diagnosis and have been taking steps to resolve it, with the support of my incre...

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  • November 4, 2024
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Too Much Sitting Harms the Heart, Even in Folks Who Exercise

Too Much Sitting Harms the Heart, Even in Folks Who Exercise

There's just something about sitting.

New research shows that too much time on sofas and chairs harms the heart -- even among people who get the minimum recommended amount of daily exercise.

“Taking a quick walk after work may not be enough" to offset the health dangers of sitting, said study lead author Chandra Reynolds. She's...

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  • November 4, 2024
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World War II Data Shows Impact of Sugar on Kids' Health

World War II Data Shows Impact of Sugar on Kids' Health

The home front hardships of World War II illustrate how too much sugar is harming people’s health today, a new study shows.

British children who endured wartime rationing of sugar wound up with lifelong health benefits, researchers discovered.

Sugar restrictions during kids’ first 1,000 days after conception was associate...

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  • November 4, 2024
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Mindfulness Meditation Could Have Direct Effect in Reducing Pain

Mindfulness Meditation Could Have Direct Effect in Reducing Pain

Many people turn to mindfulness meditation to help them manage their chronic pain, a practice that’s been used for centuries.

However, it’s been an open question whether meditation is simply functioning as a placebo, rather than actually quelling pain.

Now, a new study involving brain scans has revealed that's not the cas...

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  • November 4, 2024
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Too Many Meds: 'Polypharmacy' Can Really Harm Alzheimer's Patients

Too Many Meds: 'Polypharmacy' Can Really Harm Alzheimer's Patients

Alzheimer’s disease patients prescribed fistfuls of daily drugs are at greater risk of harm, a new study warns.

Patients with Alzheimer’s prescribed five or more daily medications suffer from more symptoms, falls and hospitalizations, and they are at greater risk of death, researchers found.

“They also experienced m...

More Hot Flashes Could Mean Higher Odds for Type 2 Diabetes

More Hot Flashes Could Mean Higher Odds for Type 2 Diabetes

Menopausal women with frequent hot flashes and night sweats are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes, a new study warns.

Middle-aged women who regularly suffer those well-known symptoms of menopause are 50% more likely to wind up with type 2 diabetes, researchers reported recently in the journal JAMA Network Open.

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  • November 4, 2024
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New Approach to Fight Huntington's Disease Shows Early Promise

New Approach to Fight Huntington's Disease Shows Early Promise

Huntington's disease is a devastating, fatal neurological illness with little means of treatment, but a new study in mice offers a glimmer of hope.

Huntington's occurs when inherited genes cause key proteins to fold and clump together within brain cells. Over time, this severely hampers brain function and patients lose the ability to talk...

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  • November 4, 2024
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About 1 in 20 Women Use Marijuana During Pregnancy

About 1 in 20 Women Use Marijuana During Pregnancy

Although numerous studies have shown that marijuana use during pregnancy may harm both the fetus and a mom-to-be, almost 6% of women responding to a recent survey said they used weed while pregnant.

That's more than one in every 20 pregnancies, noted a team from the University of Georgia (UGA). Many of the women interviewed viewed marijuan...

Text-Messaging Program Helps Parents Keep Infants at Healthy Weight

Text-Messaging Program Helps Parents Keep Infants at Healthy Weight

Text messages and other online feedback can help prevent obesity in very young children, a new study demonstrates.

Kids had a healthier weight-for-height growth curve during their first two years if parents were offered electronic feedback on feeding habits, playtime and exercise, researchers found.

“What is kind of exciting fr...

  • Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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  • November 4, 2024
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History of Concussion Could Raise a New Mom's Odds for Mental Health Issues

History of Concussion Could Raise a New Mom's Odds for Mental Health Issues

Women who’ve had concussions are more likely to suffer severe mental health problems following childbirth, a new study shows.

A history of concussion increased a new mother’s risk of severe mental illness by 25%, after adjusting for other factors, Canadian researchers reported.

“We found that individuals with a hist...

  • Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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  • November 4, 2024
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