THURSDAY, Jan. 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Stem cell transplants may have long-lasting benefits for some people with aggressive cases of multiple sclerosis, a new study suggests. Italian researchers found that among 210 multiple sclerosis (MS) patients who received a stem cell transplant — with cells from their own bloodContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — There’s another reason to keep your tippling to a moderate level: Alcohol plays a significant role in cancer cases and deaths in the United States, researchers say. On average, drinking accounted for 4.8% of cancer cases and 3.2% of cancer deaths or aboutContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Jan. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — New research reveals an encouraging trend: Despite the rate of suicide rising overall for Americans, U.S. cancer patients are actually less likely now to take their own life than in the past. Researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) tracked national data onContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — When journalist Catherine Guthrie learned that she would need to have a mastectomy following a breast cancer diagnosis, she was shocked by what seemed like a cursory explanation from her surgeon about what would happen next. That included removing both of her breasts,Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — There’s yet another reason to quit smoking: It increases the risk of deadly bleeding strokes, a new study warns. Researchers focused on a type of stroke called subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), which occurs when a blood vessel on the surface of the brain rupturesContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Jan. 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A foodborne pathogen may be linked to a type of rare brain cancer in adults, a new study suggests. Researchers found that people who have glioma are more likely to have antibodies to toxoplasma gondii than a similar group that was cancer-free. ThatContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Jan. 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Improved lung cancer treatment is a major reason for the 31% decline in cancer death rates in the United States between 1991 and 2018, including a record 2.4% decrease from 2017 to 2018, the American Cancer Society says. How the COVID-19 pandemic willContinue Reading
TUESDAY, JAN. 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A cup of java may not be a bad idea for men’s health: Drinking lots of coffee may reduce their risk of prostate cancer, researchers report. The investigators analyzed data from 16 studies conducted around the world. Together, the studies involved more thanContinue Reading
MONDAY, Jan. 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Vaping may not be a way for kids to avoid the smoking habit, after all. A new study finds that teens who start vaping are three times more likely to smoke cigarettes in adulthood than those who never started with electronic cigarettes. AlthoughContinue Reading
MONDAY, Jan. 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Could a cancer diagnosis sometimes produce positive life changes? In a new study, many people with colon cancer, even in advanced stages, believed their diagnosis had brought some beneficial effects to their lives. In surveys of 133 colon cancer patients, researchers found thatContinue Reading