FRIDAY, June 28, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Specific types of gut bacteria appear to be linked to compulsive eating, a new study reports. Researchers found that one type of gut bacteria — the Proteobacteria family — is abundant in people and mice with an addiction to food. Other types ofContinue Reading
FRIDAY, June 28, 20204 (HealthDay news) — An immunotherapy/chemotherapy combo drug can help early-stage breast cancer patients remain cancer-free following treatment, a new trial shows. The combo drug, Kadcyla, is already approved to treat patients with advanced HER2-positive breast cancer, researchers said. The new results show that stage 1 breastContinue Reading
FRIDAY, June 28, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The spread of H5N1 avian flu to dairy cows has health experts and many Americans on edge, and now a new study finds the virus stays viable on milking equipment for at least an hour. “Dairy cows have to be milked even ifContinue Reading
FRIDAY, June 28, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Exposure to air pollution as a child increases an adult’s risk of bronchitis, a new study warns. Young adults with bronchitis symptoms tended to have been exposed during childhood to two types of air pollutants, researchers found: Particle pollution from dust, pollen, wildfireContinue Reading
FRIDAY, June 28, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A new “microrobot” pill may help tame inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a new study in mice suggests. The pill significantly reduced IBD symptoms in mice and promoted the healing of damaged colon tissue without toxic side effects, researchers reported June 26 in theContinue Reading
FRIDAY, June 28, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Scientists have documented the first case of Down syndrome in Neanderthals, a finding which also supports the notion that these cousins of modern man were capable of providing care and support to a vulnerable member of their group. “The results have significant implicationsContinue Reading
FRIDAY, June 28, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Heart valve disease is much more common in aging adults that has been thought, a new study warns. More than a quarter of healthy and symptom-free people aged 60 and older had previously undetected heart valve disease, researchers report. “Our findings showed thatContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Just 25% of people battling opioid use disorder are getting medications aimed at helping them quit and potentially avoid an overdose, new data shows. Boosting access to proper treatment might save countless lives. “In 2022, 81,806 opioid-involved overdose deaths were reported in theContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) — In new vaccination guidance issued Wednesday, U.S. health officials now recommend that all Americans aged 75 and older get an RSV vaccine before fall arrives. However, those a bit younger — ages 60 to 74 — should only seek the shot if theyContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) — As psilocybin mushrooms become the most popular psychedelic in the United States, some states have started to ease regulations on its recreational use. Now, a new report warns that the federal government will have to decide whether to follow suit. RAND, a nonprofitContinue Reading