THURSDAY, June 27, 2019 (HealthDay News) — If you’re a woman who greets the early morning with a smile, new research delivers good news — you have a slightly reduced risk of developing breast cancer. For night owls and people who tend to sleep more than the usual seven toContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 26, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Young women are far less likely now to get an annual pelvic exam than they were in decades past, a new report finds. In 1988, about 42% of those aged 15 to 20 got the standard gynecologic exam, but by 2017 that numberContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 25, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Experts agree that detecting breast cancer early offers a better outlook, but when to start screenings and how often to have them has changed repeatedly. The goal has been to balance early detection with the distress of false positives that lead to unnecessaryContinue Reading
MONDAY, June 24, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Green tea is a popular health trend, with many people sipping in hopes of deriving benefits from the brew. There’s nothing wrong with that, dietitians say — green tea is a healthy drink loaded with antioxidants. But the jury’s still out on manyContinue Reading
MONDAY, June 24, 2019 (HealthDay News) — A possible link between World Trade Center dust and prostate cancer in first responders has been found by researchers. Exposure to dust at the New York City site after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks triggered chronic inflammation in the responders’ prostates, whichContinue Reading
FRIDAY, June 21, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Americans are eating as much processed meat as they did two decades ago, and have not increased the amount of fish they consume. That’s the bad news from new research on dietary data, which also found one-quarter of U.S. adults eat more thanContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 19, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Cigarette use fell in most countries over the past three decades, but increased in some nations, notably China, a new global study says. Researchers analyzed data from 71 countries that represent 85% of the world’s population and account for more than 95% ofContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 18, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Yogurt is a healthy food, and it may also be a cancer fighter, a new study suggests. Men who had two or more servings of yogurt a week had a 26% lower risk of developing precancerous growths in their colon, a new studyContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 13, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Radiation treatment for lung cancer can help extend lives, but it might also raise a patient’s odds for heart attacks and heart failure, a new study shows. Many patients may have no choice but to accept the risk: For about half of peopleContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 12, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Is that second serving of steak or extra strip of bacon worth shaving time off your life? That’s a question researchers want you to ponder, because their new study finds the more red and processed meat you eat, the greater the odds ofContinue Reading
FRIDAY, June 7, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Got a stuffy nose? If you vape, that might be why. Research in animals suggests vaping makes it harder to clear your nose of mucus, a new study reports. Experiments in sheep showed electronic cigarette vapor can cause a condition called mucociliary dysfunction,Continue Reading
TUESDAY, June 4, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Sudden withdrawal from coffee and cigarettes can trigger symptoms that mimic serious disease, leading to unnecessary tests in hospital intensive care units, a new review concludes. “Nicotine and caffeine are some of the most commonly used and highly addictive substances in modern society,Continue Reading
SUNDAY, June 2, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Cutting-edge prostate cancer drugs that help extend life in the toughest cases might also be useful in fighting less aggressive tumors, two new clinical trials suggest. Two drugs that interfere with cancer’s ability to use testosterone for fuel, apalutamide (Erleada) and enzalutamide (Xtandi),Continue Reading
SUNDAY, June 2, 2019 (HealthDay News) — More American women under age 65 have been diagnosed sooner and treated earlier for ovarian cancer since the Affordable Care Act went into effect in 2010, new research shows. And, more women received treatment within 30 days of diagnosis, improving their survival odds,Continue Reading