Urine Test Could Cut Need for Painful Bladder Cancer Procedure
MONDAY, April 8, 2024 -- A new urine test could spare bladder cancer survivors from a painful follow-up procedure needed to ensure their cancer hasn ’t come back, researchers report.People who’ve gotten surgery for high-risk bladder cancer... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Even HIV Patients Without Symptoms May Have Underlying Heart Trouble
FRIDAY, April 5, 2024 -- People with HIV could have an increased risk of heart disease even if they aren’t suffering any symptoms related to their infection, a new study finds.
Middle-aged people living with HIV were more likely to have early... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Eclipse Viewing Safety: Keeping Your & Your Kid's Vision Safe
FRIDAY, April 5, 2024 -- People preparing to watch Monday’s total eclipse of the sun need to protect their vision during the event, eye doctors say.
Powerful ultraviolet rays can do permanent damage to the eyes if people look directly at the... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Cancer Cases Set to Soar 77% by 2050, Thanks to Aging Population
FRIDAY, April 5, 2024 -- As the world ' s population ages, a new report warns that the number of people with cancer could climb 77% by 2050.
In the report, published Thursday in the journal CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, researchers from... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Suicide Rates Have Doubled in 20 Years Among U.S. College Athletes
FRIDAY, April 5, 2024 -- Suicides among U.S. college athletes have doubled over the past two years, according to data from the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
Suicide is now the second most common cause of death for college... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Have Only Well-Off Americans Gained From Recent Strides Against Heart Disease?
FRIDAY, April 5, 2024 -- America is making headway against heart disease, with heart-related deaths declining over the past three decades.
But it appears that only the well-to-do have benefitted, a new study shows.
Heart attack rates have stayed... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Antipsychotics Help Ease Episodes of Marijuana-Induced Psychosis
FRIDAY, April 5, 2024 -- Overuse of marijuana is increasingly being linked to dangerous bouts of psychosis, and a new study finds that antipsychotics may be needed to keep such patients out of the hospital.
Psychotic episodes involve a dangerous... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Was the FDA Too Quick Approving Test for Opioid Addiction Risk?
FRIDAY, April 5, 2024 -- A test to gauge if it ' s safe to prescribe a patient an addictive opioid may have been approved too soon by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, claims a letter sent to the agency by a group of experts.
The test, called... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Nerve Zap Treatment for Sleep Apnea Less Effective in Obese People
FRIDAY, April 5, 2024 -- Obese folks are less likely to benefit from a nerve-stimulation treatment for sleep apnea that’s recently been made available to them, a new study reports.
The treatment is likely to be 75% less effective among obese... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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It May Be Fine to Exercise During Long COVID
FRIDAY, April 5, 2024 -- People with Long COVID might be able to exercise to improve their health, something that up to now has been discouraged, a new study suggests.“The World Health Organization [WHO] and other major bodies have said that... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Maker Is Pulling Controversial ALS Drug Relyvrio Off the Market
THURSDAY, April 4, 2024 (HealthDayNews) -- Following disappointing trial results, the maker of a controversial ALS drug said it is pulling the medication off the market.
In a statement issued Thursday, Amylyx Pharmaceuticals said that Relyvrio... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Too Many U.S. Women Disrespected, Mistreated During Childbirth
THURSDAY, April 4, 2024 -- Childbirth is a harrowing ordeal, and it’s being made worse by mistreatment from health care providers during labor, a new study says.
More than one in every eight women are mistreated during childbirth, researchers... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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First Pig Kidney Transplant Patient Discharged From Hospital
THURSDAY, April 4, 2024 -- Rick Slayman, the first person to receive a kidney transplant from a genetically modified pig, headed home Wednesday after faring so well that he was released from the hospital just two weeks after his groundbreaking... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Early Menopause, Heart Disease a Bad Combo for Women's Brains
THURSDAY, April 4, 2024 -- Women who enter menopause before their 50s and who also have heart disease risk factors may be at especially high risk for thinking declines and later dementia, new research shows.“While cardiovascular risk factors... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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Rare Genes Can Raise Odds for Obesity 6-Fold
THURSDAY, April 4, 2024 -- Two newly discovered genetic variations can have a powerful effect on a person’s risk for obesity, a new report says.
Variants in the gene BSN, also known as Bassoon, can increase risk of obesity as much as sixfold,... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
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