WEDNESDAY, Aug. 14, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Americans continue to rank dead last in life expectancy among English-speaking countries, a new study finds. People in the United States more often fall prey at younger ages to accidental deaths, homicides and chronic diseases, researchers reported Aug. 13 in the BMJ OpenContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Many nonsmokers have lung nodules that have been linked to lung cancer, a new study warns. About 42% of nonsmokers or former smokers have at least one lung nodule, which is a small mass of dense tissue that may be cancerous, according toContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Men, take note: Cancer cases and deaths among males will jump globally by 84% and 93%, respectively, by 2050, new research predicts. Published Monday in the journal Cancer, the study found the increases were greater among men 65 and older and in countriesContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) — New research confirms that alcohol is not your friend as you age: Even light drinking was linked to an increase in cancer deaths among older adults, with the raised risk most pronounced in those who had other health problems or lived in low-income areas. TheContinue Reading
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TUESDAY, Aug. 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) — New research suggests that switching from smoking to vaping won’t prevent some dangerous changes to a person’s genome. A new study conducted in young adults shows similar cancer-linked gene changes in both vapers and smokers. “These findings have significant implications for public healthContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — An experimental drug based on ancient Chinese herbal medicine can help ease the toxic side effects of chemotherapy and radiation therapy in cancer patients, the results of a small new trial results suggest. A small group of 24 patients experienced fewer GI sideContinue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — For years, the treatment of early-stage prostate cancers that haven’t spread beyond the organ have often included the removal of nearby lymph nodes in the pelvis. It’s done as a precaution and as a means of “staging” the disease. Now, a major expertContinue Reading
SATURDAY, Aug. 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Most folks know that a good sunscreen can guard against the sun’s harmful rays, but many might not realize that some medications and creams can undo some of that protection. “There are multiple reasons we should be mindful of excessive sun exposure asideContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug. 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Radiation therapy following surgery can keep breast cancer from returning for up to 10 years, a new study claims. The study supports the current standard of care for early-stage breast cancer, which involves surgery followed by radiation therapy, researchers said. “Our evidence suggests thatContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Deaths among Americans dropped by a significant 6.1% between 2022 and 2023, a new government tally finds. Much of this was due to COVID-19’s ebbing effect on deaths. During the pandemic, over a million Americans lost their lives, and in 2021 it wasContinue Reading