EPA Cracks Down on Toxins Threatening Those Living Near Chemical Plants
TUESDAY, April 9, 2024 -- Are you one of the estimated 104,000 Americans who lives within six miles of factories that spew organic chemicals into the air? New rules issued Tuesday by the Environmental Protection Agency might make your life... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Many Factors Stop U.S. Women From Getting Mammograms
TUESDAY, April 9, 2024 -- Health care cost and access are not the only barriers women face in getting lifesaving mammograms, a new government report finds.
Food insecurity, lack of transportation, less hours at work and feelings of isolation also... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy Poses No Risk of Autism, ADHD in Kids
TUESDAY, April 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- There’s no evidence that acetaminophen use during pregnancy increases the risk of childhood autism, ADHD or intellectual disability, the largest study to date on the subject has... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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More Fruits, Veggies, Grains Will Get to Kids Under New WIC Rule
TUESDAY, April 9, 2024 -- Changes to the federal program that helps pay for groceries for low-income moms and their young children means that soon these families will have access to more fruits, vegetables and whole grains, U.S. health officials... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Wegovy Helps Those With Both Diabetes, Heart Failure: Study
TUESDAY, April 9, 2024 -- For people struggling with both diabetes and a common type of heart failure, the weight-loss drug Wegovy may do more for their health than help them shed pounds, new research suggests.
In the study, published Saturday in... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Stopping Aspirin a Month After Stent Implant Helps Heart Patients
TUESDAY, April 9, 2024 -- People who ' ve survived a heart attack and have been given a stent may be better off quitting low-dose aspirin a month after the procedure, a new study finds.
The strategy is " beneficial by reducing major and minor bleeding... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Can Older Patients With Low-Risk Leukemia Quit Seeing Specialists?
TUESDAY, April 8, 2024 -- Some slow-growing cases of leukemia don ’t need constant surveillance by cancer specialists, a new study claims.Low-risk patients with slow-growing chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and no symptoms fared well even after... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Can Pregnancy Accelerate Aging for Women? Study Says Yes
TUESDAY, April 9, 2024 -- Pregnancy transforms women ' s bodies in many obvious ways, but new research suggests it may also accelerate aging.Women who had been pregnant appeared to be biologically older than women who had never carried a child, the... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Some Breast Cancer Patients Can Retain Lymph Nodes, Avoiding Lymphedema
TUESDAY, April 9, 2024 -- Removal of armpit lymph nodes can leave many breast cancer patients with lingering lymphedema, a painful and unsightly swelling of the arm.Now, new Swedish research may help narrow down which patients require extensive... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Adding Vaccine to Immunotherapy for Liver Cancer Shows Promise in Early Trial
TUESDAY, April 9, 2024 -- A custom-made anti-tumor vaccine added to standard immunotherapy was twice as likely to shrink liver cancer as when a patient received immunotherapy alone, a new study shows.The vaccine could help liver cancer patients... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Know Your Spring Allergens and the Meds That Can Help
TUESDAY, April 9, 2023 -- Spring is in the air, and along with it loads of tree, grass and weed pollen.Sneezing, watery and itchy eyes, runny nose and all the other miseries of seasonal allergies can prevent a person from fully enjoying the season... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Blood Test Spots Early Pancreatic Cancers With 97% Accuracy
MONDAY, April 8, 2024 -- A blood test appears capable of detecting early-stage pancreatic cancers with up to 97% accuracy, a new study reports.The test looks for eight small RNA particles and eight larger DNA markers shed by pancreatic cancers,... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Watching the Solar Eclipse, Safely
MONDAY, April 8, 2024 — Today is your last chance until 2044 to see a total eclipse of the sun in the continental United States.But be sure to protect your eyes if you plan to watch the moon block the sun ' s rays, briefly plunging Earth into... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Today's Young Adults Are Aging Faster, and That Might Help Spur Cancers
MONDAY, April 8, 2024 -- Younger generations are aging more rapidly, and this could be leading to an increased risk of cancer, a new study says.People born in or after 1965 are 17% more likely to be experiencing accelerated aging compared to... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Many Cancer Drugs Still Unproven 5 Years After Accelerated Approval
MONDAY, April 8, 2024 -- New research questions the effectiveness of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ' s accelerated drug approval program after finding that many cancer drugs remain unproven five years later.The study, published Sunday in the... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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