FRIDAY, March 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A new trial confirms that the drug selumetinib shrinks tumors in children suffering from neurofibromatosis type 1. The condition is characterized by changes in skin coloring and the growth of tumors along nerves in the skin, brain and other parts of the body.Continue Reading
FRIDAY, March 20, 2020 (American Heart Association News) — Pandemic. Politics. An upending of life at a level that few Americans have ever experienced. And all of it amplified by social media. The ever-shifting news has some people constantly checking their phones for updates – and others saying they’re readyContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) — U.S. immigration policies may put Hispanic teens’ mental and physical health at risk, researchers say. Of 547 U.S.-born Hispanic kids surveyed in Atlanta, one-quarter had a parent, aunt, uncle or other family member who was detained or deported in 2017 or 2018. ParticipantsContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Using past weather data to predict climate change-linked increases in extreme weather events may underestimate how often they’ll occur, with potentially serious consequences, a Stanford University study says. It found that predictions based solely on historical records underestimated by about half the actualContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) — People often turn to music to boost their mood or relieve stress. And new research suggests there may be science supporting that practice. The study found that listening to 30 minutes of music a day eased chest pain and anxiety in people whoContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Schools are closing. Sports and other activities have been cancelled. Everything is changing. In the midst of this chaos, how do parents keep kids from stressing too much? “For families, this is truly now hitting home,” said psychologist Robin Gurwitch, from Duke UniversityContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Considering a knee replacement? Plastic surgery? With a pandemic of new coronavirus cases looming, it’s probably time to postpone elective surgery if you can, a surgeons’ group says. In a statement, the American College of Surgeons (ACS) noted that as cases of severeContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) — As more people recover from COVID-19, that means more people should have antibodies against the virus. And it’s possible that blood donations from those survivors could help protect or treat other people, according to some infectious disease experts. The general notion is farContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. State Department warned Americans to avoid international travel and residents of the country’s most populous state, California, were ordered to stay at home indefinitely, as national coronavirus cases climbed past 13,000. California’s order — the most drastic measure taken yet inContinue Reading
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