Money Troubles Can Delay Cancer Diagnoses, Putting Survival in Jeopardy
TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 -- Money woes have long been linked to worse health care. Now, a new study finds financially strapped patients often put off cancer screenings -- only to learn they have the disease when it ' s advanced and tougher to... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Targeted Drug May Lower Odds for Breast Cancer's Return in Some Patients
TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 -- Here ' s some good news for women with the most common type of breast cancer: Adding a targeted breast cancer drug to hormonal therapy reduced the risk of cancer returning by 25% for women with early-stage disease, a new... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - June 6, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Opdivo Could Boost Outcomes for People Battling Hodgkin Lymphoma
TUESDAY, July 6, 2023 -- The widely used immunotherapy drug nivolumab (Opdivo) is safer and more effective in treating adults and children with advanced Hodgkin lymphoma than the targeted therapy now used as standard care is, new clinical trial... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - June 6, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
More U.S. Kids, Teens Are Getting Weight-Loss Surgeries
TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 -- As obesity rises among U.S. kids and teens, the number of weight-loss surgeries is growing, too.
Metabolic and bariatric surgeries among 10- to 19-year-olds rose by nearly 20% between 2020 and 2021, after climbing since... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - June 6, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Could a Nitroglycerin Patch Ease Hot Flashes?
TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 -- A new study on using nitroglycerin patches to help women with frequent hot flashes caused by menopause has delivered mixed results.
The benefits of wearing these patches — long used as chest pain medication — were... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - June 6, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Another Reason to Hate Mondays: Higher Risk for Severe Heart Attacks
TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 -- Monday can be a downer as folks leave weekend play behind. Now, researchers say Monday might also be the most common day for deadly heart attacks.
Doctors at the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust and the Royal College of... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - June 6, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Targeted Drug, Kisqali, May Lower Odds for Breast Cancer's Return in Some Patients
TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 -- Here ' s some good news for women with the most common type of breast cancer: Adding a targeted breast cancer drug to hormonal therapy reduced the risk of cancer returning by 25% for women with early-stage disease, a new... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - June 6, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Targeted Drug Kisqali May Lower Odds for Breast Cancer's Return in Some Patients
TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 -- Here ' s some good news for women with the most common type of breast cancer: Adding a targeted breast cancer drug to hormonal therapy reduced the risk of cancer returning by 25% for women with early-stage disease, a new... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - June 6, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Men's health: Mayo Clinic Healthcare expert shares key symptoms to act on
LONDON — As men age, even those accustomed to good health may encounter symptoms that affect their quality of life and are important to mention to their physicians. Vikas Mehta, MBChB, a general medicine doctor at Mayo Clinic Healthcare in London, describes several physical signs that are worth following up on. Dr. Vikas Mehta "For men, very often the symptoms that affect their lives are things that they are not very comfortable talking to others… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - June 6, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Chinese Company May Help Ease U.S. Shortage of Cancer Drug
MONDAY, June 5, 2023 -- With the United States facing a high number of drug shortages, a Chinese company may help to boost the supply of one in particular, the chemotherapy agent cisplatin.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is working with the... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - June 5, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Chinese Company May Help Ease U.S. Shortage of Cancer Drug, Cisplatin
MONDAY, June 5, 2023 -- With the United States facing a high number of drug shortages, a Chinese company may help to boost the supply of one in particular, the chemotherapy agent cisplatin.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is working with the... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - June 5, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
One Form of Menopause Hormone Therapy Might Raise Blood Pressure
MONDAY, June 5, 2023 -- Women who use estrogen to ease menopause symptoms may see their blood pressure rise — but the way they take the hormone may determine that, a large new study suggests.
The study, of over 100,000 menopausal women on estrogen... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Circumcision: The Pros & Cons and What Parents Need to Know
MONDAY, June 5, 2023 -- MONDAY, June 5, 2023 -- Understanding circumcision can help you speed your baby boy ’s healing process and be aware of any complications that may arise.
Here, professionals offer advice on what circumcision is, the pros and... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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New Drug Could Be Advance Against Glioma Brain Tumors
MONDAY, June 5, 2023 -- An experimental targeted therapy can dramatically slow the progress of common slow-growing brain cancers, a new clinical trial finds.
The oral drug vorasidenib nearly tripled progression-free survival in patients with grade 2... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - June 5, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
New Experimental Drug, Vorasidenib, Could Be Advance Against Glioma Brain Tumors
MONDAY, June 5, 2023 -- An experimental targeted therapy can dramatically slow the progress of common slow-growing brain cancers, a new clinical trial finds.
The oral drug vorasidenib nearly tripled progression-free survival in patients with grade... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - June 5, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
