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Colon Cancer Screenings Increase When Medicaid Arrives

There were greater increases in colon cancer screening rates in states that expanded Medicaid than in...
Many Kids With Chronic Illness Are Still Happy: Study

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Health Tip: Reduce Excess Gas

(HealthDay News) — Gas is air in the digestive tract, says the U.S. National Institutes of...

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- Posted April 30, 2019
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- Posted April 24, 2019
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Health Tip: Appendectomy
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- Posted April 24, 2019
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Kids’ ER Visits for Swallowing Toys, Foreign Objects Have Doubled Since 1990s
About 100 kids a day are rushed to U.S. emergency rooms after accidentally swallowing...
- Posted April 12, 2019
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Still No Source as E. Coli Outbreak Grows to 96 Cases Across 5 States: CDC
U.S. health officials say an outbreak of E. coli illness from an unknown source...
- Posted April 10, 2019
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Gum Disease Shows Possible Links to Alzheimer’s
Regular brushing and flossing can save your teeth into old age. Could it also...
- Posted April 8, 2019
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CDC Investigates Mystery E. Coli Outbreak Affecting 5 States
U.S. health officials say they are investigating an outbreak of E. coli gastrointestinal illness...
- Posted April 5, 2019
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Health Tip: Change Diet to Combat Constipation
(HealthDay News) — Constipation typically is diagnosed when there are fewer than three bowel...
- Posted April 5, 2019
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Is It Heartburn or Something Else?
With so many heartburn medications available over the counter, it might be surprising to...
- Posted April 4, 2019
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Could the U.S. Mail Deliver Better Colon Cancer Screening Rates?
No one likes to get a colonoscopy, but new research suggests that mailing at-home...
- Posted March 22, 2019
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Are You Living with Psoriasis?

A growing knowledge of the skin disease called psoriasis is leading to greater treatment choices, including personalized therapies, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration reports.

Psoriasis is an immune system disorder that causes overproduction of skin cells, resulting in scaling, pain, swelling, redness and heat. The condition affects about 7.5 million Americans.

“As we better understand the disease, researchers know more about what specific factors to target in order to develop effective treatments,” FDA dermatologist Dr. Melinda McCord said in an agency news release.

There is no cure for psoriasis, so the main goals of treatments are to stop skin cell overproduction and reduce inflammation. Current therapies include medicines applied to the skin (topical), light treatment (phototherapy), or drugs taken by mouth or given by injection.

Doctors used to take a step-by-step approach, starting patients with mild to moderate psoriasis on topical therapy. If that was ineffective, doctors moved on to phototherapy or drug treatment.