TUESDAY, July 10, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Afraid to raise your hand because of embarrassing body odor? Here’s some good news for you: Scientists say they’re one step closer to conquering smelly armpits. Researchers in England say they’ve identified a protein that enables bacteria in your armpits to take upContinue Reading
TUESDAY, July 3, 2018 (HealthDay News) — If you’re considering at-home DNA testing, there are some things you need to know, California State University experts say. The popular tests are found in nearly every drugstore in the country, ranging in price from $60 to $100. People use them to learnContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 28, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Robots work on assembly lines and assist doctors in the operating room. They manage inventory in warehouses and vacuum floors in homes. And one day soon, they could help care for Alzheimer’s patients. Several teams of scientists from around the world are investigatingContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 28, 2018 (HealthDay News) — The genes that make Fido your best friend are being uncovered by researchers. The investigators compared the DNA of modern dogs, ancient dogs and wolves. That comparison found something odd: Sometimes, the DNA of modern dogs didn’t match that from ancient canines. “WeContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 27, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Has that week-old yogurt really gone bad? Did the chicken you bought just three days ago already spoil? Your smartphone might one day be able to tell you, new research suggests. A group of scientists is developing a portable, inexpensive and easy-to-use electronicContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 26, 2018 (HealthDay News) — When kidney cancer strikes, surgical removal of the organ is often the standard course of action. But new research supports a nonsurgical approach for some patients: using a needle to “zap” kidney tumors away with either heat or cold. The procedure — knownContinue Reading
SUNDAY, June 24, 2018 (HealthDay News) — It’s important for children to socialize during their summer holidays, a family medicine and psychiatry expert says. “Kids deserve a break during the summer. They’ve worked hard during the school year and this is their time to relax, but they should continue interactingContinue Reading
FRIDAY, June 15, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Illegal opioid sales on the internet have surged in the wake of U.S. government crackdowns on prescriptions for the highly addictive painkillers, a new study shows. In 2014, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration reclassified the opioid hydrocodone (Vicodin). The change made the drugContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 14, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Doctors can’t yet predict if someone exposed to the flu will become sick. But such predictions may be getting closer to reality, new research hints. Researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine say they’ve identified a “biomarker” that indicates a person’s susceptibility toContinue Reading
(HealthDay News) –Joint replacement surgery removes damaged parts of a joint and replaces them with man-made parts. The goal is to restore function and reduce pain and inflammation. The most commonly replaced joints are the hip or knee. Less often, a shoulder, finger joint, ankle or elbow is replaced, theContinue Reading
SUNDAY, June 3, 2018 (HealthDay News) — A cancer drug that boosts the immune system outperforms chemotherapy in fighting advanced lung cancer, a new trial shows. Keytruda (pembrolizumab) extended life four to eight months longer than chemotherapy in lung cancer patients whose immune systems had been duped by their cancerContinue Reading
SUNDAY, June 3, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Children suffering from rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare cancer of the muscle tissue, may have better chances for a cure if they have extended chemotherapy, a new study finds. In a phase 3 clinical trial, adding six months of low-dose maintenance chemotherapy after initial treatmentContinue Reading
SATURDAY, June 2, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Genetic blood testing is showing potential as a means of catching some early stage cancers, researchers are reporting. For example, a panel of three different genetic tests was able to detect early stage lung cancer about half of the time in people who’dContinue Reading
SATURDAY, June 2, 2018 (HealthDay News) — A new and highly targeted drug slowed the growth of advanced breast cancers by about an average of two months, researchers report. “The findings in this study show a modest benefit to a subgroup of women with estrogen receptor-positive tumors,” said Dr. StephanieContinue Reading