THURSDAY, Jan. 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Pumping iron and hitting the treadmill can improve your odds against cancer, a new evidence review says. People with more muscle strength and better cardio fitness are less likely to die from cancer, researchers reported recently in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.Continue Reading
SUNDAY, Jan. 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Menthol cigarettes are under fire in the United States for promoting smoking among Black Americans, with a number of cities and states banning the smokes. In response, the tobacco industry has come up with “menthol mimics” that imitate the cooling effect of menthol,Continue Reading
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FRIDAY, Jan. 17, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The cancer death rate continues to decline in the U.S. but new cases are rising among women, potentially undermining progress against the nation’s second-leading killer, according to a new report from the American Cancer Society (ACS). The cancer death rate declined by 34%Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A rather historic U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposal aims to make cigarettes and other tobacco products far less addictive by reducing their nicotine content. The move could help millions of Americans quit smoking while preventing many more from becoming addicted. TheContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A new federal report warns that drinking alcohol could raise your risk of dying early. The draft of the report released Tuesday by the Department of Health and Human Services states that “in the United States, males and females have a 1 inContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Jan. 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A popular diabetes drug can provide protection against skin cancers, a new study says. Metformin significantly reduces people’s risk of developing basal cell cancers or squamous cell cancers, the two most common skin cancers, researchers found in a recent study published in theContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Jan. 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — It takes a village to help a smoker quit. And a new study published recently in JAMA Internal Medicine shows that smokers had a nearly doubled success rate quitting when supported by an integrated approach that included medication and personal counseling. “Our studyContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Exercising now can increase your chances of successfully fighting cancer in the future. Even low levels of exercise provided protection against cancer, a new study published Jan. 7 in the British Journal of Sports Medicine shows. People were 47% less likely to dieContinue Reading
MONDAY, Jan. 6, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Heart disease and cancer might seem completely unrelated, but these two top causes of death sometimes act in concert. Women with heart disease appear to have a greater risk of aggressive breast cancer, according to a new study published Jan. 2 in JAMAContinue Reading
MONDAY, Jan. 6, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Mind-opening psychedelic drugs can provide a needed boost to people dealing with cancer or struggling with alcoholism, according to a pair of new studies from New York University. One study found that psilocybin — the active ingredient in magic mushrooms — significantly reducedContinue Reading
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FRIDAY, Jan. 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — AI can outperform human doctors when it comes to identifying ovarian cancer from ultrasound images. A new study published in the journal Nature Medicine shows that specially trained AI program achieved an accuracy rate of more than 86% in identifying ovarian cancer byContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Jan. 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The lungs are a tempting place for cancer cells — so much so that more than half of people with advanced cancer elsewhere in their bodies wind up with lung tumors. Researchers now think they know why. Elevated levels of an amino acidContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Considering a New Year’s resolution to quit smoking? New research might provide all the motivation you need: Each cigarette could shorten your life by up to 22 minutes, researchers say. The findings, published Dec. 29, 2024, in the journal Addiction, were based onContinue Reading